The Couples Therapy Companion: A Cognitive Behavior Workbook PDF
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THE COUPLES THERAPY COMPANION Learn to look at marriage and couples counseling through the lens of Rational Emotive Couples Therapy. Dr. Russell Grieger walks the reader through the RECT process and includes numerous exercises that are appropriate for clini- cians to use with their clients, for those couples who are in therapy and need a little extra help, and for couples working to improve their relationship on their own. Along with explaining the process of Rational Emotive Couples Therapy, Dr. Grieger makes the distinction between relationship difficulties, which are small disagreements and dissatisfactions, and relationship disturbances, which occur when a couple becomes emotionally distressed and entrenched in nega- tivity. He walks readers through the couple diagnosis and presents eight power- ful strategies for helping resolve both couple difficulties and disturbances to find relationship harmony. Dr. Grieger addresses such issues as ridding hurt, anger, fear, and insecu- rity, enhancing closeness and intimacy, win-win conflict resolution, and build- ing couple commitment and connection. Replete with exercises that empower couples to take action and solve their problems, The Couples Therapy Companion also helps readers to sustain the positive momentum learned in therapy in everyday life. Russell Grieger, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 35 years of treating couples, an organizational consultant, and an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. This page intentionally left blank THE COUPLES THERAPY COMPANION A Cognitive Behavior Workbook Russell Grieger First published 2015 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business. © 2015 Russell Grieger The right of Russell Grieger to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Greiger, Russell. The couples therapy companion : a cognitive behavior workbook / Russell Greiger. pages cm Couples therapy. I. Title. RC488.5.G734 2015 616.89'1562—dc23 2014042097 ISBN: 978-1-138-82843-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-82844-5 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-73839-0 (ebk) Typeset in Dante by Apex CoVantage, LLC For Patti This page intentionally left blank Contents About the Author ix Introduction 1 PART I DIAGNOSING AND GOAL SETTING 1 The Couple Diagnosis 15 2 The Couple Goal Setting 33 PART II PRESCRIBING SOLUTIONS Eliminating Relationship Disturbance 3 Eliminating Relationship Disturbance: An Overview 43 4 Premeditated Acceptance and Forgiveness: The Antidote to Hurt and Anger 54 5 Unconditional Self-Acceptance: The Antidote to Fear and Insecurity 73 6 Relationship Resilience: The Antidote to Low Frustration Tolerance 92 Building Relationship Harmony and Satisfaction 7 Building Relationship Harmony and Happiness: An Overview 109 8 Relentless and Intelligent Giving 121 9 Commitment to the Couple 136 vii viii CONTENTS 10 Frequent, Passionate Intimacy 147 11 Win-Win Conflict Resolution 161 PART III FOLLOWING THROUGH TO SUCCESS 12 Purposely Sustaining Momentum 175 Epilogue 185 Bibliography 187 Index 189 About the Author Russell Grieger, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 35 years of experience treating couples, as well as an organizational consultant and an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. He has authored six books, 75 articles, and monthly self-help blogs for Psychology Today. He is currently writing a self-help book, tentatively titled The Happiness Handbook, and a memoir, The Perfect Season, about his NCAA championship basketball team. ix
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