Now in a significantly revised sixth edition with 70% new material, this comprehensive handbook has introduced tens of thousands of practitioners and students to the leading forms of couple therapy practiced today. Prominent experts present effective ways to reduce couple distress, improve overall relationship satisfaction, and address specific relational or individual problems. Chapters on major approaches follow a consistent format to help readers easily grasp each model's history, theoretical underpinnings, evidence base, and clinical techniques. Chapters on applications provide practical guidance for working with particular populations (such as stepfamily couples and divorcing couples) and clinical problems (such as psychological disorders and medical issues). Instructive case examples are woven throughout.
 
New to This Edition
*Chapters on additional clinical approaches: acceptance and commitment therapy, mentalization-based therapy, intergenerational therapy, socioculturally attuned therapy, and the therapeutic palette approach.
*Chapters on additional populations: older adult couples, queer couples, and parents of youth with disruptive behavior problems.
*Chapters on assessment and common factors in couple therapy.
*Chapters on cutting-edge special topics: relationship enhancement, telehealth interventions, and ethical issues in couple therapy.
 

Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University and Senior Scholar at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is also editor-in-chief of the journal Family Process. Dr. Lebow has engaged in clinical practice, supervision, and research on couple and family therapy since the 1970s, and is board certified in family psychology and an approved supervisor and clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). His numerous publications focus on the practice of couple and family therapy, the relationship of research and practice, integrative practice, and intervention strategies with divorcing families. Dr. Lebow served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology), and on the board of directors of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from AFTA and the Family Psychologist of the Year Award from APA Division 43.
 
Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University, where he also served as Director of Clinical Training for 20 years. Dr. Snyder has engaged in clinical practice and training of couple therapists since the 1970s, and is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). He is coauthor or coeditor of several books, including Helping Couples Get Past the Affair and Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families. Dr. Snyder has served as editor of the Clinician’s Research Digest and as associate editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Family Psychology. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Research in Family Therapy Award from the AAMFT, the Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology), and the Distinguished Psychologist Award from APA Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy).

Overview and Guiding Principles
1. Couple Therapy in the 21st Century, Jay L. Lebow & Douglas K. Snyder
2. Couple Assessment, Douglas K. Snyder & Christina Balderrama-Durbin
I. Models of Couple Therapy
- Behavioral Approaches
3. Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy, Donald H. Baucom, Norman B. Epstein, Melanie S. Fischer, Jennifer S. Kirby, & Jaslean J. LaTaillade
4. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, Andrew Christensen, Sona Dimidjian, Christopher R. Martell, & Brian D. Doss
5. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Couples, Erika Lawrence, Aaron Samuel Cohn, & Samuel H. Allen
- Emotion-Centered, Psychodynamic, and Multigenerational Approaches
6. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Susan M. Johnson, Stephanie A. Wiebe, & Robert Allan
7. Object Relations Couple Therapy, Judith P. Siegel
8. Mentalization-Based Couple Therapy, Efrain Bleiberg, Ellen Safier, & Peter Fonagy
9. Intergenerational Factors in Couple Therapy, Mona DeKoven Fishbane
- Post-Structural Approaches
10. Narrative Couple Therapy, Jill Freedman & Gene Combs
11. Solution-Focused Couple Therapy, Cynthia Franklin, Anao Zhang, Kristin Bolton, & Helen Taylor Yates
12. Socioculturally Attuned Couple Therapy, Carmen Knudson-Martin & Lana Kim
- Integrative Approaches
13. Common Factors in Couple Therapy, Sean Davis
14. Integrative Systemic Therapy for Couples, Douglas C. Breunlin, William P. Russell, Anthony L. Chambers, & Alexandra H. Solomon
15. Therapeutic Palette Integrative Couple Therapy, Peter Fraenkel
16. Gottman Method Couple Therapy, John Mordechai Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
II. Applications of Couple Therapy
- Specific Relational Issues and Populations
17. Couple Therapy for Partner Aggression, Norman B. Epstein, Jaslean J. LaTaillade, & Carol A. Werlinich
18. Couple Therapy for Infidelity, Kristina Coop Gordon, Erica A. Mitchell, Donald H. Baucom, & Douglas K. Snyder
19. Couple Therapy and Sexuality, Kathryn S. K. Hall & Daniel N. Watter
20. Therapy with Older Adult Couples, Bob G. Knight
21. Divorce Issues in Couple Therapy, Jay L. Lebow
22. Therapy with Stepfamily Couples, Patricia L. Papernow
23. Therapy with Queer Couples, Deb Coolhart
- Couple-Based Therapy for Individual Problems
24. Couple Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Candice M. Monson & Steffany J. Fredman
25. Couple Therapy for Alcohol Problems, Barbara S. McCrady, Elizabeth E. Epstein, & Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer
26. Couple Therapy for Depression or Anxiety, Mark A. Whisman, Steven R. H. Beach, & Joanne Davila
27. Couple Therapy with Parents of Youth with ADHD or Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Frances A. Wymbs, Brian T. Wymbs, & Will H. Canu
28. Couple Therapy and Medical Issues, Nancy Breen Ruddy & Susan H. McDaniel
- Special Topics
29. Relationship Enhancement and Distress Prevention, Ryan G. Carlson, Galena K. Rhoades, Sabrina Johnson, Scott M. Stanley, & Howard J. Markman
30. Telehealth and Digital Couple Interventions, Brian D. Doss, Kayla C. Knopp, Elizabeth R. Wrape, & Leslie A. Morland
31. Ethical Issues in Couple Therapy, Gayla Margolin, Elana B. Gordis, & Hannah F. Rasmussen