Over 50% of couples presenting for treatment will complain of insufficient sexual desire in one or both partners. Thus, all clinicians are very likely to encounter HSD in both individual and couple... (more)
Here, in one brief volume, are the answers to many questions on couple therapy. This will be a lifesaver for faily therapy students and beginning therapists. In a straightforward manner, the authors... (more)
This practical book presents cutting-edge approaches to couple and family therapy that use attachment theory as the basis for new clinical understandings. Fresh and provocative insights are provided... (more)
Most adopted children and their families will, sooner or later, encounter the challenges of dealing with unresolved attachment issues or early traumatic experiences. "New Families, Old Scripts" is an... (more)
Mothers Who Kill Their Children draws on extensive research to identify clear patterns among the cases of women who kill their children, shedding light on why some women commit these acts. (more)
Written from a parent's perspective, this book gives a candid and thoughtful account of one family's trek through the world of Asperger's Syndrome. The author makes it very clear that, while... (more)
Mental health professionals consider the impact of death on entire family systems, the multiple generational legacies of loss, and the differential impact of a death depending on the developmental... (more)
This book is a comprehensive guide for family centre workers, their managers and senior managers, and for all social workers working with children and families. As family centres are becoming an... (more)
Sex is part of a loving relationship. However, really loving someone doesn't always mean the sex will be wonderful - it might be as routine and dull as brushing your teeth, it might be difficult, or... (more)
A life changing book that has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. Family therapist Dr Robin Skynner and his former patient John Cleese guide us through the daily issues that confront us all in a... (more)
For bereaved parents the development of a continuing bond with the child who has died is a key element in their grieving and in how they manage the future. Using her experience of working in a... (more)
This impressively honest book explores the effects a challenging disability or illness can have on the mind and personal relationships, and how others can help. Illness or disability can isolate... (more)
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy is the definitive manual for applying the effectiveness of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) to the complexities of family life.
The book sets out a... (more)
This volume presents the concept of vigilant care as a protective and non-intrusive parental attitude to risky behaviors of children and adolescents. The effective component in vigilant care is not... (more)
Couples on the Couch provides a clear guide to applying the Tavistock model of couple psychotherapy in clinical psychoanalytic practice, offering a compelling sampling of ideas about couple... (more)
Relationships are a resource for healing a range of psychological difficulties. This is the fundamental principle of family therapy, an increasingly influential form of psychotherapy that is building... (more)
Focused Genograms introduces and provides a guide to constructing focused genograms through the lens of attachment theory. A genogram is a graphic representation of an intergenerational family tree... (more)
Drawing on the evidence-based Internal Family System (IFS) therapy model, An Internal Family Systems Guide to Recovery from Eating Disorders addresses the necessity of healing the eating disorder... (more)
Identity, Attachment and Resilience provides a timely foray into the new field of psychology and genealogy, exploring the relationship between family history and identity. The field encompasses... (more)
In this text, Butler takes an in-depth look at the development of family systems theory and how the work of Bowen, Gelso, and Meissner has shaped family psychotherapy. Family systems theory considers... (more)
Everyone engages in self-protecting behaviours to some extent, but when these begin to take on the form of bad habits, they can be damaging. People often use self-protection strategies in love and... (more)
This book presents the application of key psychoanalytic concepts in thinking about the dynamics in the couple relationship. The contributions to the first part, mainly theory, discuss how different... (more)