Constructivist, Critical, And Integrative Approaches To Couples Counseling

Couples counseling is distinct from individual and family therapy and, while ideas from these other formats may be overlapping, applying theoretical concepts to couples has distinctive challenges. Constructivist, Critical, and Integrative Approaches to Couples Counseling is unique in that it addresses how to conceptualize various theories around a single case. By discussing only one case, the reader is more readily able to compare and contrast the theoretical ideas of each theory, as well as the pragmatics of techniques. Five theories are discussed around four consistent parts: history, theory of problem formation, theory of problem resolution, and case transcript. This book follows the same format as its companion Behavioral, Humanistic-Existential, and Psychodynamic Approaches to Couples Counseling.

Michael D. Reiter, PhD, LMFT, is a professor in the Department of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University. Ronald J. Chenail, PhD, is associate provost and professor in the Department of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University. He also served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the flagship research journal of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

About the Editors About the Chapter Contributors Preface 1. Counseling Couples Michael D. Reiter 2. The Case: David and Natalie Johnson Michael D. Reiter 3. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy James L. Furrow, Nicholas Lee, and Hannah S. Myung 4. Feminist Couple Therapy Megan J. Murphy 5. Solution-Focused Couples Therapy Michael D. Reiter 6. Narrative Couples Therapy marcela polanco, Tirzah Shelton, and Catalina Perdomo 7. Queer Intersectional Couple Therapy Sheila Addison