Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy Books
Losing Clive to Younger Onset Dementia: One Family's Story
Clive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45, when his children were aged just 3 and 4. He had become less and less able to do his job properly and had been made redundant from... (more)
Maternal Encounters: The Ethics of Interruption
Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. However,... (more)
I Am Interrupting This Program: ...and Other Writings
In her latest book, Mary Goulding discusses many relevant subjects, from practical applications of Redecision Therapy to atheism in America, the promulgation of ignorance about Cuba (and other... (more)
In Her Own Words... Virginia Satir
Satir's broadly encompassing perspective is communicated in this new book, "In Her Own Words", through a series of previously published and never-before-published short works she produced between... (more)
The Imprinters: Surviving the Unlived Life of Our Parents
The Imprinters is the story of a very personal journey. The book evolved out of an intensive year's work near Florence, Italy with a group of dedicated persons willing to follow Dr. Walkenstein into... (more)
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Heralded by the "New York Times" and "Time" magazine as the couple therapy with the highest rate of success, Emotionally Focused Therapy works because it views the love relationship as an attachment... (more)
The 3-Point Therapist
An ambitious trainee therapist, determined to make her mark in the therapy world, seeks supervision and guidance. In her meetings with the 3-Point Therapist she gains much more than she had bargained... (more)
Systemic Therapy and Attachment Narratives: Applications in a Range of Clinical Settings
Professional interest in the clinical applications of attachment theory continues to grow and evolve, and at the same time narrative approaches are also gaining ground. This book explores how... (more)
Cyberspace Romance: The Psychology of Online Relationships
Address questions such as how do people play at love in cyberspace? How are these relationships different and similar to the way individuals initiate, develop and maintain offline relationships? This... (more)
Coping with Breast Cancer: Workbook for Couples
As a couple coping with early stage breast cancer, it is important that you face the stresses and challenges together. To support each other during this difficult time, you and your partner may... (more)
Coping with Breast Cancer: A Couples-focused Group Intervention: Therapist Guide
Early stage breast cancer can be stressful and upsetting for both the woman dealing with the disease and her partner. This illness can also place a strain on a couples relationship. However, couples... (more)
School Violence: Studies in Alienation, Revenge and Redemption
Experiences of violence in schools are encountered much more frequently than they used to be. The shocking repercussions of these acts are felt nation-wide and particularly impact school populations,... (more)
A Mother Apart
A Mother Apart has been written to relieve the isolation of the many women separated from their child who say, "I thought I was the only one". Moving beyond the stereotype of mothers who leave, this... (more)
I Didn't Divorce My Kids!: How Fathers Deal with Family Break-ups
Popular culture often portrays divorced fathers as deadbeats who have little interest in caring for the emotional, physical, and financial needs of their children. In this stereotype-shattering book... (more)
Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Divorce: What Children Need to Know
Is it my fault that my parents are getting divorced? Do I have to choose between my mum and my dad? Is it normal to feel angry with my parents? When faced with their parents' divorce, children have... (more)
Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Adoption: What Children Need to Know
Why was I abandoned? Why did my parents adopt me? What if I want to meet my biological parents? Children who find out they are adopted have many questions that are difficult for a parent to answer.... (more)
The Secret Language of Intimacy: Releasing the Hidden Power in Couple Relationships
In The Secret Language of Intimacy, shame and its consequences are foregrounded as a major, if not the major, impediment to the healthy functioning in the relationships of couples. In the first part... (more)
Psychotherapy in Everyday Life
Therapy cannot fulfill its purpose until the clients can make it work outside the therapy room in relation to the concerns, people, and places of their everyday lives. Research on therapy has largely... (more)
Child-Friendly Therapy: Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children and Families
Finding a therapy that fits children - one that cuts through their state of overstimulation and aversion to traditional language-based methods - is not easy. Now in paperback, this treasure trove of... (more)
Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families
This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete... (more)
Motivating Substance Abusers to Enter Treatment
Filling a crucial need, this book presents a time- and cost-effective therapy program oriented to the concerned significant other (CSO) who wants to motivate a family member or partner to seek help.... (more)
Big Steps for Little People: Parenting Your Adopted Child
A mother of two adopted children, Celia Foster has written "Big Steps for Little People" as a personal 'insider's guide' to parenting adopted children. Drawing on the hard-won wisdom gained in her... (more)
Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist: From Classroom to Consulting Room
This text presents a state-of-the-art, evidence-based integrated model for supervision in marital and family therapy. It is structured in three parts: an introduction to the new model for family... (more)
Does Wednesday Mean Mom's House or Dad's?: Parenting Together While Living Apart
A new edition of the bestselling guide for parents on how to successfully and positively navigate every aspect of the divorce, custody, and co-parenting process. Divorce is tough for everyone... (more)
Family Influences on Childhood Behavior and Development: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Approaches
Irrespective of theoretical orientation, families matter. Families are the entity in which children are introduced to words, objects, shapes, and colors. Families are the people related in a myriad... (more)
Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques
Provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the fundamentals of this field. Divided into helpful and appropriate sections, it covers: Family Therapy Theory; Essential Family Therapy Practice... (more)
Being in Love: Therapeutic Pathways Through Psychological Obstacles to Love
Expands the traditional field of psychoanalytic couple therapy, and explores therapeutic methods of working through the obstacles leading to true love. Becoming who we are is an inherently relational... (more)
Families of Adults with Autism: Stories and Advice for the Next Generation
A collection of real-life stories of people on the autism spectrum growing up, as told by their parents and siblings. The individual accounts explore the challenges that families of people with... (more)
Understanding Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing in Children: Management Strategies for Parents and Professionals
Children with Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing struggle to regulate their emotions and behaviors in response to sensory stimulation. This book explains how to recognize these disorders,... (more)
Nurturing Attachments: Supporting Children Who are Fostered or Adopted
Combines the experience and wisdom of parents and carers with that of professionals to provide support and practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure... (more)