Description
Book SynopsisSchema Therapy for Couples represents the first practitioner guide to detail effective Schema Therapy techniques in couple and relationship therapy.
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Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii
About the Authors viii
Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xiv
Introduction xv
About the Companion Website xvii
1 What Schema Therapy Offers 1
2 The Initial Contract and First Interview 13
3 Relationship Assessment 29
4 Understanding the Origins of Relational Styles 45
5 Foundations for Evidence]Based Practice in Couple Therapy 57
6 Schemas and Modes 69
7 Approaching Schema Therapy for Couples 95
8 Mode Mapping and Mode Cycle Clash]cards 109
9 Interventions in Couple Treatment 139
10 Common Problems in Couple Therapy, Including Affairs, Forgiveness, and Violence 173
11 Differentiating Needs from Wants, and the Challenge of Integration 215
12 Building Friendship, Building the Healthy Adult 239
Appendix A: Self-care for the Couple Therapist 253
References 261
Index of Therapy Tools and Interventions 271
Index 273
