Counselling Couples

`In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in applying the systemic ways of working developed in the context of family therapy to couples work, but without a corresponding body of literature to foster and support this. Therefore any additions to the small amount currently available are welcome. This publication benefits from an approach which makes systemic ideas comprehensible and approachable to those not familiar with them... an accessible introduction′ - Sexual and Marital Therapy`This is a resource book... from which can be pulled endless ideas and innovative techniques for counselling couples. It is thought-provoking rather than prescriptive, genuinely eclectic rather than partisan... Because the book is written by practising clinicians, with a wealth of experience, it has an immediacy and appeal that more prescriptive manuals or terse research based-treatment applications lack′ - Clinical Psychology Forum

• The Nature of Couple RelationshipsDomains of Intervention and Systems Variables Targeted for ChangeStructuring of the Counselling SessionMotivational InterventionsInterventions to Address Issues of ComprehensionManaging In-Session BehaviourManaging Out-of-Session BehaviourTherapeutic Responses to Special Issues in Counselling CouplesEpilogueThoughts Along the Way