Doing Couple Therapy Second Edition Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners

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Now thoroughly revised this practical user-friendly guide has helped thousands of novice couple therapists and students to navigate the challenges of clinical work with couples in conflict. Robert Taibbi presents effective strategies for rapidly identifying a couple's core issues and conducting each stage of therapy from the first sessions to termination. Rich with sensitive case material the book features end-of-chapter exercises that help readers identify and develop their own strengths as practitioners. Appendices include reproducible client handouts that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Three chapters offering detailed treatment maps for common couple problems with new case examples. *Chapter on the middle stages of treatment. *Increased attention to the all-important opening sessions. *Sharper focus on the three major obstacles to couple success: poor communication emotional wounds and differing visions. *Reproducible client handouts explaining key techniques. See also the author's Doing Family Therapy Fourth Edition: Craft and Creativity in Clinical Practice. | Doing Couple Therapy Second Edition Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners