Description
Book SynopsisThis book comprises a method of teaching psychotherapists about working with couples from a psychoanalytic perspective. The theoretical approach is broad-based, explaining how psychoanalytic theories are useful in carrying out this challenging work.
Trade Review"This book is an important contribution that will help these clinicians develop the skills necessary to work with troubled marriages. Numerous clinical case presentations bring this work to life, clearly illustrating each phase of treatment." - Lewis Aron, Director, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, USA
"... this is a valuable book. There is a dearth of good introductory texts in the field, and despite the omissions and questions that I have highlighted, I would recommend it to clinicians who are new to the area and wish to have a helpful, practical guide alongside them as they begin the arduous but rewarding discipline of working with couples. Reading this book will, I believe, both help them to think, and stimulate further questions, as it did for me, about the complex but fascinating clinical situation of couple psychotherapy." - Andrew Balfour, Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 31, 2009
"This book is an important contribution that will help these clinicians develop the skills necessary to work with troubled marriages. Numerous clinical case presentations bring this work to life, clearly illustrating each phase of treatment." - Lewis Aron, Director, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, USA
"... this is a valuable book. There is a dearth of good introductory texts in the field, and despite the omissions and questions that I have highlighted, I would recommend it to clinicians who are new to the area and wish to have a helpful, practical guide alongside them as they begin the arduous but rewarding discipline of working with couples. Reading this book will, I believe, both help them to think, and stimulate further questions, as it did for me, about the complex but fascinating clinical situation of couple psychotherapy." - Andrew Balfour, Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 31, 2009
"...a good resource for professionals who have a kindling interest in furthering their knowledge of psychoanalytic psychotherapy...Usher writes about an often-intimidating syle of therapy in a friendly, engaging way that expresses her capacity as a well-informed and experienced professional...The format of this book includes a generous supply of helpful anecdotes, a tasteful sprinkling of humorous and thought-provoking cartoon illustrations, and a dash of heartfelt advice from the experience of a seasoned psychoanalytic therapist...this book makes for an easy and eye-opening read into the often elusive realm of psychoanalytic therapy...this work would serve well as an addition tot he developing psychoanalytic therapist's library, a potential secondary text for graduate students, or just as a brief special-interest read for therapists who have an interest in expanding their theoretical horizons." - Christopher L. Peters and Kami L. Schwerdtfeger, Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Psychoanalytic Perspective. Getting Started: The First Three Sessions. Interlude: On Love. The Ongoing Therapy: Technique. Transference. Countertransference. Denouement: Working Through and Termination. References.
