10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy

In 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, two of the world's leading couple researchers and therapists give readers an inside tour of what goes on inside the consulting rooms of their practice. They have been doing couples work for decades and still find it challenging and full of learning experiences. This book distills the knowledge they've gained over their years of practice into ten principles at the core of good couples work. Each principle is illustrated with a clinically compiled case plus personal side-notes and storytelling. Topics addressed include: - You know that you need to "treat the relationship," but how are you supposed to get at something as elusive as "a relationship"? - How do you empathize with both clients if they have opposite points of view? Later on, if they end up separating does that mean you've failed? Are you only successful if you keep couples together? - Compared to an individual client, a relationship is an entirely different animal. What should you do first? What should you look for? What questions should you ask? If clients give different answers, who should you believe? - What are you supposed to do with all the emotional and personal history that your clients stir up in you? - How can you make your work research-based? No one who works with couples will want to be without the insight, guidance, and strategies offered in this book.Author: Julie Schwartz Gottman, John M. GottmanBinding Type: HardcoverPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 10/26/2015Series: Norton Interpersonal Neurobiology #0Pages: 288Weight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.10dISBN: 9780393708356About the AuthorGottman, Julie Schwartz: - Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and President of The Gottman Institute. A highly respected clinical psychologist, she is sought internationally by media and organizations as an expert advisor on marriage, domestic violence, gay and lesbian adoption, same-sex marriage, and parenting issues. She is the co-creator of the immensely popular The Art and Science of Love weekend workshop for couples and she also co-designed the national clinical training program in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. She is the co-author with John Gottman of 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy and The Science of Couples and Family Therapy, and editor of The Marriage Clinic Casebook.Gottman, John M.: - John M. Gottman, PhD, is William Mifflin Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle. World-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, Dr. Gottman has conducted 40 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples. He is the author of over two dozen books, including the bestseller 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, The Science of Couples and Family Therapy, The Science of Trust, and The Marriage Clinic.Siegel, Daniel J.: - Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute. He is the founding editor of Norton's IPNB Series and best-selling author of Mind, The Mindful Therapist, and The Mindful Brain.