Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling

Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling explores the most common and difficult issues that people in the helping professions face when using cognitive-behavior therapy with couples and provides concrete solutions for addressing them effectively.

Edited by Robey, Patricia A.; Wubbolding, Robert E.; Carlson, Jon

Part I: Choice Theory and Reality Therapy. Wubbolding, Robey, Introduction to Choice Theory and Reality Therapy. Robey, Wubbolding, An Interview with William Glasser and Carleen Glasser. Part II: Issues and Applications. Olver, Multicultural Couples: Seeing the World Through Different Lenses. Robey, McIntosh, Relationship Recovery After Infidelity. Burdenski, Recovering from Substance Misuse. Fain-Morgan, Counseling Military Couples. Buck, Resolving Differences, Disagreements, and Discord. Casstevens, Care-giving Couples and Adult Children Diagnosed with Major Psychiatric Disorders. Smith Cissé, When Childhood Trauma Haunts the Couple Relationship. Minatrea, Duba, Counseling Inter-faith Couples. White, Robey, The Struggle for Identity as a Gay Couple. Roth, The Celebrity Challenge: Counseling High-profile Clients. Shaffer, Couples Counseling and Illness: The Real Deal. Part III: Proactive Approaches to Good Couple Relationships. Britzman, Nagelhout, What Will It Be Like Being Married to Me? Crowell, Mobley, A Contextual Approach to Relationship Assessment. Gilchrist Banks, Using Choice Theory and Reality Therapy in Premarital Counseling. Part IV: Conclusion. Robey, Wubbolding, Carlson, Commentary from the Editors.