Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy

Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy

Author: Christopher F. Clulow

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0415224160

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Brings research and practice perspectives to bear on the adult couple relationship, and provides a framework for assessing and working with secure and insecure attachment.


Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy

Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy

Author: Susan M. Johnson

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2005-12-15

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9781593852924

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This practical book presents cutting-edge approaches to couple and family therapy that use attachment theory as the basis for new clinical understandings. Fresh and provocative insights are provided on the nature of interactions between adult partners and among parents and children; the role of attachment in distressed and satisfying relationships; and the ways attachment-oriented interventions can address individual problems as well as marital conflict and difficult family transitions. With contributions from leading clinicians and researchers, the volume offers both general strategies and specific techniques for helping clients build stronger, more supportive relational bonds.


Attachment Theory in Practice

Attachment Theory in Practice

Author: Susan M. Johnson

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 146253824X

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Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment--and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice--Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection. The primary developer of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples, Johnson now extends her attachment-based approach to individuals and families. The volume shows how EFT aligns perfectly with attachment theory as it provides proven techniques for treating anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Each modality (individual, couple, and family therapy) is covered in paired chapters that respectively introduce key concepts and present an in-depth case example. Special features include instructive end-of-chapter exercises and reflection questions.


Couple Attachments

Couple Attachments

Author: Molly Ludlam

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-26

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0429912358

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The couple relationship is at the centre of this book. The complex nature of the couple attachment is emphasized, drawing both on psychoanalytic concepts and on attachment theory. The chapters aim to integrate theory with practice and can be seen, both separately and together, as offering new insights into the intricate web of psychic fantasies, shared unconscious anxieties and external realities that shape the attachment between the couple. The book is divided into four sections. The first focuses on ways in which the couple identity is shaped, perceived and presented. It does this through looking at how images of the couple are formed by the couple itself, the therapist, the artist, the writer and society at large. The following section explores the impact of some of the developmental challenges that couples may encounter as part of family life, such as dealing with adolescent children, the childless older couple, and managing sibling relationships.


Attachment Theory in Practice

Attachment Theory in Practice

Author: Susan M. Johnson

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2018-11-30

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1462538282

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Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment--and providing an innovative roadmap for clinical practice--Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective when it focuses on the healing power of emotional connection. The primary developer of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples, Johnson now extends her attachment-based approach to individuals and families. The volume shows how EFT aligns perfectly with attachment theory as it provides proven techniques for treating anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Each modality (individual, couple, and family therapy) is covered in paired chapters that respectively introduce key concepts and present an in-depth case example. Special features include instructive end-of-chapter exercises and reflection questions.


Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors

Author: Susan M. Johnson

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2011-11-03

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1462504353

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This book provides a theoretical framework and a practical model of intervention for distressed couples whose relationships are affected by the echoes of trauma. Combining attachment theory, trauma research, and emotionally focused therapeutic techniques, Susan M. Johnson guides the clinician in modifying the interactional patterns that maintain traumatic stress and fostering positive, healing relationships among survivors and their partners. In-depth case material brings to life the process of assessment and treatment with couples coping with the impact of different kinds of trauma, including childhood abuse, serious illness, and combat experiences. The concluding chapter features valuable advice on therapist self-care.


Attachment and Adult Psychotherapy

Attachment and Adult Psychotherapy

Author: Pat Sable

Publisher: Jason Aronson

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780765702845

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She demonstrates how exploration of attachment histories helps patients to form a more cohesive narrative of their life experiences and develop more secure affectional bonds with others. This thoughtful and extensive work adds an interesting and valuable dimension to clinical practice, provides a new perspective for appraising and dealing with difficulties with affectional relationships, and offers guidelines for effective treatment."--BOOK JACKET.


Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy

Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy

Author: Christopher Clulow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 113459237X

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Attachment theory has triggered an explosion of research into family relationships, and has provided a conceptual basis for the work of practitioners. Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy brings research and practice perspectives to bear on the adult couple relationship, and provides a framework for assessing and working with secure and insecure partnerships. Divided into three parts, the book: * looks at what is meant by secure and insecure attachment in the couple * describes how theory and research have been applied to practice, and how practice has added to the understanding of the complex problems that couples bring to therapy * examines the significance of training and the organisation of work for effective practice with couples. Using vivid illustrations from clinical and community work, Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy offers stimulating reading for all those involved in this field who wish to re-assess their models of practice.


Attachment and Family Systems

Attachment and Family Systems

Author: Phyllis Erdman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1134946619

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IAttachment and Family Systems is a cogent and compelling text addressing the undeniable overlap between two systems of thought that deal with the nature of interpersonal relationships and how these impact functioning. In this enlightening work, leading thinkers in the field apply attachment theory within a systemic framework to a variety of life cycle transitional tasks and clinical issues.


Adult Attachment Patterns in a Treatment Context

Adult Attachment Patterns in a Treatment Context

Author: Sarah Daniel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-27

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1317622596

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Attachment theory posits that the need for attachment is a life-long phenomenon that becomes especially relevant in times of crisis or trauma. When adults experience illness, accidents, assaults, psychological difficulties or losses, their attachment-behavioural systems are activated, motivating them to seek help and support from family and friends and/or from helping professionals. However, the resulting request for help is affected and shaped by earlier experiences regarding the support and trustworthiness of attachment figures. Can others be trusted? Is it safe to show vulnerability? How should one behave to increase the likelihood of receiving the help needed? Adult Attachment Patterns in a Treatment Context provides an integrated introduction to the subject of adult attachment. Research into adult attachment patterns offers professional helpers a theoretically sound insight into the dynamics underlying a range of client behaviours, including some of the more puzzling and frustrating behaviours such as denying obvious pain or continually pushing the professional for more personal involvement. Sarah Daniel shows how applying knowledge of attachment patterns to treatment settings will improve the way in which professionals engage with clients and the organization of treatments. This book will be relevant to a range of helping professionals such as psychotherapists, psychologists and social workers, both in practice and in training.