Techniques for the Couple Therapist features many of the most prominent psychotherapists today, presenting their most effective couple therapy interventions. This book provides clinicians with a user-friendly quick reference with an array of techniques that can be quickly read and immediately used in session. The book includes over 50 chapters by experts in the field on the fundamental principles and techniques for effective couple therapy. Many of the techniques focus on common couple therapy processes such as enactments, communication, and reframing. Others focus on specific presenting problems, such as trauma, sexual issues, infidelity, intimate partner violence, and high conflict. Students, beginning therapists, and seasoned clinicians will find this pragmatic resource invaluable in their work with couples.
<em>Techniques for the Couple Therapist</em> features many of the most prominent psychotherapists today, presenting their most effective couple therapy interventions. This book provides clinicians with a user-friendly quick reference with an array of techniques that can be quickly read and immediately used in session. The book includes over 50 chapters by experts in the field on the fundamental principles and techniques for effective couple therapy. Many of the techniques focus on common couple therapy processes such as enactments, communication, and reframing. Others focus on specific presenting problems, such as trauma, sexual issues, infidelity, intimate partner violence, and high conflict. Students, beginning therapists, and seasoned clinicians will find this pragmatic resource invaluable in their work with couples.
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Gerald R. Weeks, PhD, is a professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Stephen T. Fife, PhD, is an associate professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Colleen M. Peterson, PhD, is the director of the Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling and an associate professor-in-residence in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
<strong>Gerald R. Weeks, PhD,</strong> is a professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
<strong>Stephen T. Fife, PhD,</strong> is an associate professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
<strong>Colleen M. Peterson, PhD,</strong> is the director of the Center for Individual, Couple and Family Counseling and an associate professor-in-residence in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Preface <strong>I. Fundamental Principles for Effective Couple Therapy</strong> 1. The Heart and Soul of Couple Therapy <em>Fife</em> 2. Joining: From the Perspective of the Use of Self <em>Aponte</em> 3. The Road to Mastery: Three Steps for Improving Performance as a Couples Therapist <em>Miller and Hubble </em> 4. The Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) <em>Duncan and Sparks </em> <strong>II. Techniques and Interventions A. Enactments</strong> 5. Enactment: From the Perspective of the Use of Self <em>Aponte</em> 6. Enactments in Five Developmental Stages <em>Davis</em> 7. Effectively Structuring Enactments <em>Davis and Espinoza</em> <strong>B. Couple Communication</strong> 8. Expanding Levels of Communication <em>Weeks and Gambescia</em> 9. Rule-Governed Speaker-Listener Techniques <em>Diamond and Lebow </em> 10. Problem Solving Strategies Based on PREP (Prevention and Relationship Education Program) <em>Parson, Ritchie, and Markman</em> 11. The Daily Dialogue <em>Carlson and Lorelle </em>12. Using Shared Journaling to Practice Communication Skills with Couples <em>Zimmerman and Haddock </em> 13. Soft/Hard/Soft Communication <em>Papernow</em> 14. Multidirectional Partiality <em>Long and Kort</em> <strong>C. Reframing</strong> 15. Systemic Reframing <em>Simon</em> 16. Taking Ownership <em>Carlson and Lorelle </em> 17. Re-Attribution <em>Epstein </em> 18. Clarifying the Negative Cycle in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) <em>Johnson and Brubacher</em> 19. Externalizing Conversations <em>Combs and Freedman</em> 20. Re-Storying the Problem <em>Long and Kort</em> 21. Reattribution and Narrative Change <em>Diamond and Lebow </em> <strong>D. Anger and Conflict</strong> 22. Anger Management Self-Talk <em>Epstein</em> 23. Unbalancing <em>Simon </em> 24. Confronting Splitting <em>Siegel</em> 25. Identifying and Working through Projective Identification <em>Siegel</em> 26. Helping Partners Break Free of Adversarial Relationships: Transitioning from I-It to I-Thou <em>Fife</em> 27. Tracking Protective Sequences in Internal Family Systems Therapy <em>Herbine-Blank</em> 28. Emphatic Joining <em>Papernow</em> <strong>E. Intimacy, Growth, and Change</strong> 29. Aspects of Intimacy <em>Fife</em> 30. Intimacy and Sharing Hurts <em>L'Abate</em> 31. Deepening Attachment Emotion in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) <em>Johnson and Brubacher </em> 32. Asking about the Absent but Implicit in Narrative Therapy <em>Freedman and Combs</em> 33. What's Better?: Focusing on Positives <em>Jordan </em> 34. Scaling Questions with Couples <em>Jordan </em> 35. Support Talk: Intervention for Enhancing Social Support Based on PREP (The Prevention and Relationship Education Program) <em>Ritchie, Parsons, and Markman</em> 36. Hugging, Holding, Huddling, and Cuddling (3HC)<em> L'Abate</em> 37. "Your Cyberplace or Mine?": Electronic Fantasy Dates <em>Hertlein </em> 38. Forgiveness in Couples Therapy: Expanding Compassion, Responsibility, and Apology <em>Hammer and Hargrave</em> 39. Restoration of Relationships After Affairs <em>Hargrave and Hammer </em> 40. Myths about Marriage <em>Larson </em> 41. Developmental Tasks in the Critical First Year of Marriage: Clinical Guidelines <em>Larson </em> <strong>F. Health and Wellness</strong> 42. A Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Assessment in Brief or Extended Couple Therapy Formats <em>Hodgson, Lamson, and Kolobova</em> 43. Using the Wellness Wheel with Couples <em>Zimmerman and Haddock</em> 44. Identifying and Reducing Stress that Influences Relational Health <em>Lamson, Hodgson, and Muse</em> 45. Psychoeducation on the Influences of Stress on Couples <em>Milek and Bodenmann</em> 46. 3-Phase Method of Dyadic Coping <em>Bodenmann and Milek</em> <strong>G. Intimate Partner Violence</strong> 47. Clinical Assessment Interview for Intimate Partner Violence <em>Smith and Whiting</em> 48. "I didn't hurt you, but if I did I had a good reason!": Denial and Distortion in Abuse Couples <em>Whiting and Smith</em> <strong>H. Addressing Childhood Sexual Abuse in Couple Therapy</strong> 49. Using Psychoeducation when Assessing and Treating the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Couple Relationships <em>Peterson and Smedley </em>50. Promoting Healing of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) Survivors within the Couple Relationship <em>Smedley and Peters</em>on
"Weeks, Fife, and Peterson assembled the most influential names in couples therapy and let them write about the most exciting techniques-from the Speaker Listener Technique to EFT to Scaling Questions. Using these techniques, beginning and advanced therapists can help couples deal with anger, stress and intimacy issues, develop forgiveness, and cope with affairs. The finished product is a must-have book for any therapist working with couples."-Mark E. Young, PhD, Marriage and Family Research Institute, University of Central Florida.
"The editors have produced a unique resource for anyone working with couples. This book includes some of the finest names in the field and nicely distills the essential ingredients for conducting effective therapy, from developing a strong therapeutic alliance to utilizing the full spectrum of therapeutic interventions. I highly recommend this resource to all professionals aspiring to sharpen their clinical skills."-Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
"As a director of an accredited MFT program, I know my students will find Techniques for the Couple Therapist immediately useful. The book addresses many dilemmas faced by MFTs, from how to join with couples to how to reduce denial and distortion in high conflict couples. The book will be invaluable to beginning and seasoned therapists and to clinical supervisors who provide guidance in areas they may find challenging. I will recommend this book be included in our couple's therapy course."-Sandra Stith, PhD, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Kansas State University.
"With Techniques for the Couple Therapist, editors Weeks, Fife, and Peterson have assembled the leaders in contemporary couples therapy-over forty internationally-known scholars and practitioners representing the major systemic clinical orientations-to offer state-of-the-art clinical ideas and techniques to help distressed couples. The aggregate wisdom and experience presented in this book will serve to teach, motivate, and inspire both new and seasoned clinicians alike."-Terry S. Trepper, PhD, Editor, Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Purdue University Northwest.
"Weeks, Fife, and Peterson assembled the most influential names in couples therapy and let them write about the most exciting techniques-from the Speaker Listener Technique to EFT to Scaling Questions. Using these techniques, beginning and advanced therapists can help couples deal with anger, stress and intimacy issues, develop forgiveness, and cope with affairs. The finished product is a must-have book for any therapist working with couples."-<strong>Mark E. Young, PhD</strong>, Marriage and Family Research Institute, University of Central Florida.
"The editors have produced a unique resource for anyone working with couples. This book includes some of the finest names in the field and nicely distills the essential ingredients for conducting effective therapy, from developing a strong therapeutic alliance to utilizing the full spectrum of therapeutic interventions. I highly recommend this resource to all professionals aspiring to sharpen their clinical skills."-<strong>Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP</strong>, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
"As a director of an accredited MFT program, I know my students will find <em>Techniques for the Couple Therap</em>ist immediately useful. The book addresses many dilemmas faced by MFTs, from how to join with couples to how to reduce denial and distortion in high conflict couples. The book will be invaluable to beginning and seasoned therapists and to clinical supervisors who provide guidance in areas they may find challenging. I will recommend this book be included in our couple's therapy course."-<strong>Sandra Stith, PhD</strong>, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Kansas State University.
"With <em>Techniques for the Couple Therapist,</em> editors Weeks, Fife, and Peterson have assembled the leaders in contemporary couples therapy-over forty internationally-known scholars and practitioners representing the major systemic clinical orientations-to offer state-of-the-art clinical ideas and techniques to help distressed couples. The aggregate wisdom and experience presented in this book will serve to teach, motivate, and inspire both new and seasoned clinicians alike."-<strong>Terry S. Trepper, PhD</strong>, Editor, <em>Journal of Family Psychotherapy</em>, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Purdue University Northwest.
