Reviews
Donovan's book is a treasure trove of maps, guides, and directions for finding our way through the tricky terrain of couples treatment using brief therapy models....[The book] repeatedly demonstrates that even within the complex context of brief couple therapy, a powerful therapeutic relationship based on a profound sense of empathy can allow a wide array of approaches to be quite successful., "Donovan's book is a treasure trove of maps, guides, and directions for finding our way through the tricky terrain of couples treatment using brief therapy models. The book is a delight because each author is able to articulate a simple, clear formulation of how they think about couples, how to organize an effective treatment, and how to apply these ideas with superb case illustrations....What makes the maps in this book immediately helpful is that each chapter follows the same basic formula: There is a presentation of theory, a clear articulation of the therapy model, and then very concrete examples that show how the theory is applied....Donovan's book repeatedly demonstrates that even within the complex context of brief couple therapy, a powerful therapeutic relationship based on a profound sense of empathy can allow a wide array of approaches to be quite successful." --Journal of Systemic Therapies, "Drawing from different schools and approaches, this book provides a wealth of specific practical guidelines and case examples that makeShort-Term Couple Therapytruly useful. Donovan and his colleagues, an all-star lineup, have produced a rich and readable volume that I highly recommend." --Michael F. Hoyt, PhD, author ofBrief Therapy and Managed CareandSome Stories Are Better than Others, editor ofConstructive Therapies, Vols. 1 & 2andThe Handbook of Constructive Therapies, and co-editor ofThe First Session in Brief Therapy. "Family/couple therapy has always emphasized brevity, but untilShort-Term Couple Therapy, the defining characteristics of brief psychotherapy have never been thoroughly examined in the context of the major systemic approaches. In this well-edited volume, the essential ingredients common to all brief therapies are examined in a wide variety of influential couple therapies, ranging from behavioral, structural, and solution-focused, to Bowenian, psychodynamic, and experiential. This is a most welcome guide for contemporary practice." --Alan S. Gurman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical School, "Drawing from different schools and approaches, this book provides a wealth of specific practical guidelines and case examples that make Short-Term Couple Therapy truly useful. Donovan and his colleagues, an all-star lineup, have produced a rich and readable volume that I highly recommend." --Michael F. Hoyt, PhD, author of Brief Therapy and Managed Care and Some Stories Are Better than Others, editor of Constructive Therapies, Vols. 1 & 2 and The Handbook of Constructive Therapies, and co-editor of The First Session in Brief Therapy. "Family/couple therapy has always emphasized brevity, but until Short-Term Couple Therapy, the defining characteristics of brief psychotherapy have never been thoroughly examined in the context of the major systemic approaches. In this well-edited volume, the essential ingredients common to all brief therapies are examined in a wide variety of influential couple therapies, ranging from behavioral, structural, and solution-focused, to Bowenian, psychodynamic, and experiential. This is a most welcome guide for contemporary practice." --Alan S. Gurman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical School, "Donovan's book is a treasure trove of maps, guides, and directions for finding our way through the tricky terrain of couples treatment using brief therapy models....[The book] repeatedly demonstrates that even within the complex context of brief couple therapy, a powerful therapeutic relationship based on a profound sense of empathy can allow a wide array of approaches to be quite successful."--Journal of Systemic Therapies, "Anyone who has worked with couples who are in enough pain to go to a therapist knows how challenging this work can be. Doing couples work within the reality of today's marketplace is even more challenging. [This book] succeeds in making the challenge seem less daunting....I highly recommend this book for experienced clinicians who work with couples regardless of whether they have managed care clients....I consider it a valuable addition to my library."--Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Anyone who has worked with couples who are in enough pain to go to a therapist knows how challenging this work can be. Doing couples work within the reality of today's marketplace is even more challenging. [This book] succeeds in making the challenge seem less daunting....I highly recommend this book for experienced clinicians who work with couples regardless of whether they have managed care clients....I consider it a valuable addition to my library., "Drawing from different schools and approaches, this book provides a wealth of specific practical guidelines and case examples that make Short-Term Couple Therapy truly useful. Donovan and his colleagues, an all-star lineup, have produced a rich and readable volume that I highly recommend." --Michael F. Hoyt, PhD, author of Brief Therapy and Managed Care and Some Stories Are Better than Others , editor of Constructive Therapies, Vols. 1 & 2 and The Handbook of Constructive Therapies , and co-editor of The First Session in Brief Therapy. "Family/couple therapy has always emphasized brevity, but until Short-Term Couple Therapy , the defining characteristics of brief psychotherapy have never been thoroughly examined in the context of the major systemic approaches. In this well-edited volume, the essential ingredients common to all brief therapies are examined in a wide variety of influential couple therapies, ranging from behavioral, structural, and solution-focused, to Bowenian, psychodynamic, and experiential. This is a most welcome guide for contemporary practice." --Alan S. Gurman, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical School
Table of Content
Donovan, Short-Term Couple Therapy and the Principles of Brief Treatment. Part I: Psychodynamic Methods. Johnson, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Straight to the Heart. Donovan, Short-Term Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Tale of Four Fights. Vogel, A Control Mastery Approach to Short-Term Couple Therapy. Part II: The Systemic Approach. Guerin, Jr., Fay, Fogarty, Kautto, Brief Marital Therapy: The Story of the Triangles. Nichols, Minuchin, Short-Term Structural Family Therapy with Couples. Cohen, Psychoanalytically Informed Short-Term Couple Therapy. Budman, Time-Effective Couple Therapy. Part III: Collaborative Models. Wile, Collaborative Couple Therapy. Lawrence, Eldridge, Christensen, Jacobson, Integrative Couple Therapy: The Dyadic Relationship of Acceptance. Part IV: The Postmodern Schools. Keim, Brief Strategic Marital Therapy. Eron, Lund, Narrative Solutions in Brief Couple Therapy. Friedman, Lipchik, A Time-Effective, Solution-Focused Approach to Couple Therapy. Neal, Zimmerman, Dickerson, Couples, Culture, and Discourse: A Narrative Approach. Donovan, Short-Term Couple Therapy: The Present and the Future.
