TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wachtel,Ellen F.
AU  - Wachtel,Paul L.
TI  - The Heart of Couple Therapy: Knowing What to Do and How to Do It
SN  - 9781462528219
AV  - RC488.5.W334 2017 
U1  - 616.89/1562 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Guilford Publications
KW  - Couples Therapy - methods
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1. Introduction: Dilemmas and Choices in Couple Therapy -- 2. What Is a Good Relationship? -- 3. Principles and Methods -- 4. The First Session -- 5. The Individual in the System: A Critical Pathway to Change -- 6. Common Underlying Relationship Issues and How to Address Them -- 7. From the First to the Second Session: Clinical Illustrations -- 8. The Genogram: A Window into the Psyche -- 9. "The Things They Carry": Working with Legacy Issues -- 10. Deepening Connections -- 11. Troubleshooting Common Challenges -- Epilogue: Principles of Change in Individual and Couple Therapy -- References -- Index
N2  - Grounded in a deep understanding of what makes intimate relationships succeed, this book provides concrete guidelines for addressing the complexities of real-world clinical practice with couples. Leading couple therapist Ellen Wachtel describes the principles of therapeutic intervention that motivate couples to alter entrenched patterns, build on strengths, and navigate the "legacy" issues that each person brings to the relationship. She illuminates the often unrecognized choices that therapists face throughout the session and deftly explicates their implications. The epilogue by Paul Wachtel situates the author's pragmatic approach in the broader context of contemporary psychotherapy theory and research
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