{"product_id":"what-is-this-thing-called-sarah-fels-usher-9780415433846","title":"What Is This Thing Called Love?: A Guide to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Couples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is This Thing Called Love?\u003c\/em\u003e provides a clear how-to guide for carrying out psychotherapy with couples from a psychoanalytic perspective. The book draws on both early and contemporary psychoanalytic knowledge, explaining how each theory described is useful in formulating couple dynamics and in working with them. The result is an extremely practical approach, with detailed step-by-step instructions on technique, illuminated throughout by vivid case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on several key areas including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn initial discussion about theories of love.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgression of therapy from beginning to termination.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransference and countertransference and their unique manifestations in couples therapy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComparisons between couples therapy and individual therapy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStep-by-step instruction on technique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is This Thing Called Love?\u003c\/em\u003e is enlivened with humour and humanness. It is crucial reading for psychoanalytic therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, couples therapists and students who want to learn about--or augment their skills in--this challenging modality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Fels Usher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415433843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415433846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Sarah Fels Usher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136085897471,"sku":"9780415433846","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d269c8a-c26e-4738-981f-f8d36a944027.jpg?v=1770160414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-this-thing-called-sarah-fels-usher-9780415433846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}