Integrative Couple and Family Therapies

“I recommend this book without reservation to anyone working with couples and families.  All the chapters are quite strong.  The integrative treatment models described here will be useful for trainees as well as practicing psychologists, social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists.” —C. Wayne Jones, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 
 
“By exploring the chapters of this book, the reader will come away with a deeper understanding of the variety of family systems therapy…. I can suggest this book as a resource for any clinician working with couples and families that want to learn how to more effectively treat contemporary issues, couples and families from an integrative perspectives.” ­— Jim Walkup, LMFT, D. Min.
 

I recommend this book without reservation to anyone working with couples and families. All the chapters are quite strong. The integrative treatment models described here will be useful for trainees as well as practicing psychologists, social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists.

-- C. Wayne Jones, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

By exploring the chapters of this book, the reader will come away with a deeper understanding of the variety of family systems therapy…. I can suggest this book as a resource for any clinician working with couples and families that want to learn how to more effectively treat contemporary issues, couples and families from an integrative perspectives.

-- Jim Walkup, LMFT, DMin

Using fascinating case material, this clinically sophisticated yet practitioner- and reader-friendly volume demonstrates how various techniques can be interwoven to alleviate some of life's biggest challenges. I highly recommend this creative application of psychotherapy integration to couple and family therapists of all theoretical orientations.

-- Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Dean, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

As the couple and family therapy fields move toward integrative therapies, this volume represents a timely and essential contribution. Chapters devoted to special populations illustrate masterfully why therapy with these clients necessitates an integrative approach.

-- Douglas C. Breunlin, MSSA, LMFT, LCSW, Clinical Professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

The speed of change and the reshaping of our assumptions about what should happen with a couple and their relationship demand innovative and integrative approaches. Packed with useful answers to the questions couple therapists confront, this book makes the case that various forms of integration can aid couples in overcoming internal and external challenges. Patient vignettes help readers comprehend how each integrative approach works.

-- Gonzalo Bacigalupe, EdD, MPH, Professor, Department of Counseling and School Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Massachusetts Boston