{"product_id":"couples-as-parents-kate-thompson-9781032482163","title":"Couples as Parents: Explorations in Couple Therapy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCouples as Parents: Explorations in Couple Therapy \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the complex task of parenting from the perspective of the couple relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book for clinicians and parents alike, it describes problems that can occur during the transition to parenthood and the initial decision to have a child to raising young children and adolescents. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of the nature and patterns of intimate partner relationships and how they can be affected by such things as the loss of a baby, raising a child with autism or adoption. Chapters delve into issues unique to same-sex parents and those facing an empty nest. With moving clinical examples, it illustrates how a couple's sex life can be altered on becoming parents and describes how parents can best help their children as they separate. \u003ci\u003eCouples as Parents\u003c\/i\u003e explains how couple therapy has a unique stance with which to help parents and describes clinical vignettes that demonstrate how parents have been helped in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book considers the historical context of couple relationships, utilises research and psychoanalytic ways of thinking to further understanding for psychotherapists and interested parents, as well as offering a variety of therapeutic approaches to the specific needs of parents, whether as a couple, separated or single.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032482168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032482163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Kate Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980990537983,"sku":"9781032482163","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de8de769-5471-4d60-a0ec-a78c9b793154.jpg?v=1722417432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/couples-as-parents-kate-thompson-9781032482163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}