{"title":"Philip A. Ringstrom","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip A. Ringstrom's works delve deeply into the fields of psychotherapy and mental health, offering insightful perspectives grounded in relational psychoanalysis. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations of therapeutic processes, particularly focused on couples and relational dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese books provide a compelling blend of clinical expertise and compassionate understanding, making them valuable for both professionals and those interested in the complexities of emotional wellness and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-relational-psychoanalytic-approach-to-couples-psychotherapy-by-philip-a-ringstrom-9780415889247","title":"A Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2014 Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Scholarship!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e presents an original model of couples treatment integrating ideas from a host of authors in relational psychoanalysis. It also includes other psychoanalytic traditions as well as ideas from other social sciences. This book addresses a vacuum in contemporary psychoanalysis devoid of a comprehensively relational way to think about the practice of psychoanalytically oriented couples treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Ringstrom\u003c\/strong\u003e sets out a theory of practice that is based on three broad themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe actualization of self experience in an intimate relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe partners' capacity for mutual recognition versus mutual negation\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe relationship having a mind of its own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on these three themes, Ringstrom's model of treatment is articulated in six non-linear, non-hierarchical steps that wed theory with practice - each powerfully illustrated with case material. These steps initially address the therapist’s attunement to the partners' disparate subjectivities, including the critical importance of each one's perspective on the \"reality\" they co-habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir perspectives are fleshed out through the exploration of their developmental histories, with focus on factors of gender, culture, and more. Out of this arises the examination of how conflictual pasts manifest in dissociated self-states, the illumination of which lends to the enrichment of self-actualization, the facilitation of mutual recognition, and the capacity to more genuinely renegotiate their relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with a chapter that illustrates one couple treated through all six steps and a chapter on frequently asked questions (\"FAQ's\") derived from over thirty years of practice, teaching, supervision, and presentations during the course of this book's development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e balances a great range of ways to work with couples, while also providing the means to authentically negotiate their differences in a way which is insightful and invaluable. This book is for practitioners of couples therapy and psychoanalytic practitioners. It is also aimed at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, marriage and family therapy, and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605037138156,"sku":"9780415889247","price":435.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415889247-a-relational-psychoanalytic-approach-to-couples-psychotherapy.jpg?v=1778121263"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/philip-a-ringstrom.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}