Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy (CBCT) is an enhanced and contextually grounded approach that provides evidence-based strategies for working with couple distress, as well as individual psychopathology in the context of a distressed relationship. Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy: Distinctive Features explores this truly integrative and experiential way of working. This model has significantly widened the traditional CBT focus on cognition and behaviour to include an equal emphasis on emotion, stable individual differences and vulnerabilities, as well as an awareness of the importance of the environment and the wider context for couple relationships.

Comprising 30 key points, and divided into two parts - Theory and Practice - this concise book includes numerous clinical examples that illustrate the key features of Cognitive Behavioural Couple Therapy. It will offer essential guidance for students, practitioners experienced in individual CBT, as well as practitioners of couple therapy from other theoretical orientations who require an accessible guide to the distinctive theoretical and practical features of this contemporary approach.

About the Author
Michael Worrell is Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Director of Training at the London CBT Training Centre. He is a BABCP accredited Therapist, Trainer and Supervisor and delivers training in CBCT. He has presented at national and international conferences on training issues related to increasing access to CBCT. His previous publications have focused on issues related to developing metacompetence in CBT and aspects of the therapeutic relationship.

Reviews

"Here is a masterful discussion of applying well documented cognitive behavioural principles to intimate, committed relationships."- Professor Don Baucom, University of North Carolina. From the foreword

"This excellent book describes the fundamental principles and practices of cognitive behavioural couple therapy in a way that is clear, concise and clinically meaningful. It is an essential and pleasurable read for novice and experienced therapists working with relationship distress."- Professor Roz Shafran, UCL Institute of Child Health

Book Information
ISBN 9780415729284
Author Michael Worrell
Format Paperback
Page Count 146
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 162g