TY - BOOK AU - Taibbi,Robert TI - Doing couple therapy: craft and creativity in work with intimate partners T2 - Guilford family therapy series SN - 9781609182045 AV - RC488.5 .T327 2009 U1 - 616.891562 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - Couples theraphy KW - Local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Into the fray: theoretical foundation and overview -- The basics: clinical goals & tasks -- Beginnings: presentations, assessments, and goals -- Beginnings in action -- Clearing the clutter: improving communication skills -- Drilling down: core issues -- Termination -- Of money, sex & children: handling the power issues -- The challenges of the early years -- Re-creating the vision -- Battle and loss: managing the teenage years -- One big happy family: working with stepfamilies -- The challenges of old age -- Helping two, two helping one: working with individuals in relationships -- Life in the details: the nuts and bolts of couples therapy ER -