1st Edition

Intimate Couple

Edited By Jon Carlson, Len Sperry Copyright 1999
    526 Pages
    by Routledge

    526 Pages
    by Routledge

    As important as intimacy is in our personal and professional lives, intimacy as a theoretical and clinical factor still remains a phenomenon. Contributors to this work examine the many definitions of intimacy, putting forth a provocative discussion of the multi-faceted topic and offering the best possible clinical methods of creating intimacy and addressing its challenges.

    Preface. Section 1. Overview. Introduction. Multi-Layered Context of Intimacy. Levels in Style of Intimacy. Intimacy and Culture: An Interview with Insoo Kim Berg, Len Sperry, and Jon Carlson. Creating Passion and Intimacy. Marital Intimacy: Assessment and Clinical Considerations. Measurement of Sunlight: Assessing Intimacy in Couple Therapy. Section 2. Methods of Creating Intimacy. The intimacy Dilemma: A Guide for Couples Therapists. The Intimacy Styles Approach: A Cognitive Behavioral Model for Understanding and Treating Problems of Intimacy. The Object Relations of Sex and Intimacy. A Post-Modern Perspective on Relational Intimacy: A Collaborative Conversation in Relationship with a Couple. Creating intimacy Through Reality Therapy. Love is a Noun (Except when its a Verb): A Solution-Oriented Approach to Intimacy. Intimacy and Internal Family Systems. Issue of Intimacy in Marriage. Intimacy as a Goal and Tool in Adlerian Couples Therapy. Experiential Approaches to Creating the Intimate Marriage. Increasing Intimacy in Couples Through Long Distance and Face-to-Face Approaches. Integrated Psychoeducational Approach. A Power of Shared Subjectivity: Revitalizing Intimacy through Relationship Enhancement Therapy. Searching for the Mythical Mate: A Developmental Approach to Intimacy. The Conscious Heart: A Body Centered Approach to Intimacy. Section 3. Intimate Challenges. Spiritual Intimacy. Intimate Bi-Sexual Couples. The Psychopathological Couple.

    Biography

    Carlson, Jon; Sperry, Len