Overview

From leading marital therapists and researchers, this unique book presents a three-stage therapy approach for clinicians working with couples struggling in the aftermath of infidelity. The book provides empirically grounded strategies for helping clients overcome the initial shock, understand what happened and why, think clearly about their best interests before they act, and move on emotionally, whether or not they ultimately reconcile. The volume is loaded with vivid clinical examples and carefully designed exercises for use both during sessions and at home. The book will be invaluable to clinicians who treat couples, including couple and family therapists and counselors, clinical psychologists, social workers, pastoral counselors, and psychiatrists. It may also serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses.

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9781609182397

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Based on sound theory and accumulating evidence, this book is a clear-headed, compassionate guide for working with the volatile emotional issue of infidelity. - Andrew Christensen, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA We have long known that traditional couple therapy models are not applicable to treating couples who experience infidelity. Baucom et al. offer a revolutionary approach in which infidelity is conceptualized as a traumatic event, yet they are able to facilitate empathy for both parties...I have already begun using this therapy model in my private practice and teaching it to my clinical psychology graduate students, with wonderful results. - Erika Lawrence, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, USA

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Donald H. Baucom, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA and Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee--Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA

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