The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Mentalizing Tales of Dating and Marriage is about the dynamics of intimate interpersonal relationships (dating and marriage) - how and why human pairings occur, what helps them function optimally and how therapists can intervene when they don't. J. Mark Thompson and Richard Tuch employ a multidimensional perspective that provides a variety of "lenses" through which intimate relationships can be viewed. The authors also offer a new model of couples therapy based on the mentalization model of treatment developed by Peter Fonagy and his colleagues.
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- Aimed at those interested in the nature of intimate relationships.
- Expands clinical skills for therapists conducting one-on-one therapy or conjoint treatment.
- Explores relationships through various perspectives including mentalization, attachment theory, and evolutionary psychology.
- Provides a "how to" approach for mentalization-based couples therapy.
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This book will appeal to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage therapists, and others interested in learning more about the dynamics of one-on-one intimate relationships from a truly multidimensional perspective and in learning how to conduct mentalization-based couples therapy.
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