Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy Books
Oedipus and the Couple
This title consists of a diverse series of contributions and reflections on couples and the Oedipus complex from leading psychotherapists and psychoanalysts in the couples field. All contributors... (more)
The Uninvited Guest: Emerging from Narcissism towards Marriage
A fascinating and imaginative book combining psychoanalytic theory and literature - in particular classic plays about marriage and married couples - to help couples therapists as they piece together... (more)
Work with Parents: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
Drawing on the rich range and depth of the clinical experience of the contributors, this welcome volume will be a valuable tool for clinicians and trainees. The authors share a powerful commitment to... (more)
Trauma-Organized Systems: Physical and Sexual Abuse in Families
This book is about the experience of individuals who have been abused or who have abused others, but it also traces the way an abusive experience can organize a family or professional system so that... (more)
Countertransference in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
This collection of papers from psychoanalysts across Europe is intended to highlight the similarites and differences between approaches to working with children and adolescents. Part of the EFPP... (more)
The Illusion of Love: Why the Battered Woman Returns to her Abuser
Why do many men assault the woman they love, and why do battered women return for more abuse? This text examines the basic attraction between abuser and victim which results in disorders and... (more)
The Motherhood Constellation: A Unified View of Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
The author addresses the field of infant mental health. He draws on his experience - in both the lab and the clinic - to present an integrated model of treatment for both infants and their... (more)
Gender and Family Therapy
Burck and Daniel share the personal meaning that gender holds for them, and the open and enquiring, rather than definitive, style of their writing makes it easy for the reader to grasp their ideas.... (more)
Expanding the Limits of Individual and Family Therapies: A Critical Realist Approach
This book invites individual therapists to think systemically (including issues of social justice) and family therapists to explore a deeper understanding of the individual in contexts, including the... (more)
Couple Work, Work with Couples
Couple Work, Work with Couples provides a new exploration of psychoanalysis with couples. Éric Smadja takes two key approaches, first providing a metapsychological exploration of couple work – at... (more)
Sensate Focus and the Psyche: Integrating Sense and Sexuality in Couple Therapy
Sensate Focus and the Psyche explores in depth both psychoanalytic and psychosexual perspectives of sensate focus, a programme of touching exercises for couples with sexual problems, and in so doing... (more)
Couple and Family Psychoanalysis: Volume 12 Number 2
Couple and Family Psychoanalysis is an international journal sponsored by The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology, which aims to promote the theory and practice of working with couple and... (more)
More About Couples on the Couch: Approaching Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy from an Expanded Perspective
Following the critically acclaimed Couples on the Couch, this volume offers further compelling ideas about couple psychotherapy from a psychoanalytic perspective.
The book well represents the... (more)
Same-Sex Couples and Other Identities: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
This book provides a contemporary exploration of psychoanalytic theory and its application to therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer relationships, challenging heteronormative practice... (more)
Mentalization-Based Treatment with Families
Examining clinical practice with families through a mentalizing lens, this innovative book is filled with practical therapeutic strategies and in-depth case illustrations. The expert authors focus on... (more)
International Family Therapy: A Guide for Multilateral Systemic Practice in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
International Family Therapy brings the international plane and its emphasis on the global community of states to systemic family therapy.
Informed by a coherent, multilateral perspective, each... (more)
Therapeutic Arts in Pregnancy, Birth and New Parenthood
Therapeutic Arts in Pregnancy, Birth and New Parenthood explores the use of arts in relation to infertility, pregnancy, childbirth and new parenthood. It is the first book to bring all these subjects... (more)
Treating Relationship Distress and Psychopathology in Couples: A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach
Close relationships and mental health are two key ingredients to living a meaningful, fulfilled life. These two domains are the central focus of Treating Relationship Distress and Psychopathology in... (more)
Psychoanalytic Work with Families and Couples: Clinical Perspectives on Suffering
Psychoanalytic Work with Families and Couples rethinks the ways in which conflicts present today in psychoanalytic consulting rooms and the nature of suffering in family, couple, and sibling... (more)
Working with Attachment in Couples Therapy: A Four-Step Model for Clinical Practice
Through an exploration of extensive case studies, this book demonstrates how the discovery and examination of original childhood attachment wounds is crucial to couple therapy. As many as half of all... (more)
Internal Family Systems Therapy: Second Edition
Now significantly revised with over 70% new material, this is the authoritative presentation of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which is taught and practiced around the world. IFS reveals how... (more)
Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy: Through the Lens of Early Career Professionals
Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy is one of the first casebooks to have been written from the perspective of the early career therapist and demonstrates how key issues in therapy occur for... (more)
Understanding and Managing Parental Alienation: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention
In Understanding and Managing Parental Alienation: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention, Janet Haines, Mandy Matthewson and Marcus Turnbull offer a comprehensive analysis of contemporary... (more)
How to Talk to a
Bringing to light new developments in the treatment of marital conflict, this second edition of How to Talk to a Narcissist addresses the ever-changing faces and phases of narcissism within the... (more)
Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues
In this fully revised new edition, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issuessummarises and analyses the most relevant research regarding father-daughter relationships, aiming to... (more)
How Psychotherapy Helps Us Understand Sexual Relationships
In this fascinating book, Cherry Potter takes readers on her personal and professional quest for insights into sex, relationships and gender differences. Why do we feel what we feel, and do what we... (more)
Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself
"I yelled at the kids again--and feel so ashamed." "I barely have time to shower, let alone exercise; no wonder I'm so out of shape." "I'm just not the dad I hoped I would be." Parenting is hard.... (more)
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection
Since its original publication in 1996, The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy has been the definitive guide for couple therapists, supervisors, and students wishing to practice... (more)
Treating Couples Well: A Practical Guide to Collaborative Couple Therapy
Treating Couples Well shows clinicians how to create a collaborative approach to couple therapy, which will empower couples to take charge of their own treatment. Written in an engaging and... (more)