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Love, its meaning and exploration in couple therapy
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- Book Synopsis
- Love, its Meaning and Exploration in Couple Therapy explores essential questions about love in couple relationships and couple therapy.The respected international contributors assembled here consider a range of topics in relation to love: its place in the consulting room, what love means to couples and whether this can be problematic, specific challenges for same-sex couples, love in non-monogamous relationships, and the impacts of cultural difference. Each chapter considers an aspect of love and psychoanalytic practice or theory with openness and curiosity, providing a valuable and vibrant perspective on this essential topic. The contributing authors offer a variety of perspectives on love reflecting different theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks.Love, its Meaning and Exploration in Couple Therapy will be essential reading for all clinicians who want to understand, and find new ways of working with, love in intimate adult relationships.
- About The Author
- Mary Morgan is a psychoanalyst and consultant couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She is a leading figure in the field of couple psychoanalysis and is author of several books, chapters and articles in the field, including A Couple State of Mind: Psychoanalysis of Couples and the Tavistock Relationships Model (2019) and Couple Relations: A Contemporary Introduction (2025), both published by Routledge.Julie Friend is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist serving individuals and couples and offering professional consultation. A founding member of the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group of the San Francisco Bay Area, she is past director of their Intensive Study Program and current core faculty. She also sits on the editorial board of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis. Her publications (2013, 2021) have explored creative engagement and love in couple relationships.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781032854236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (30 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 510 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 mm
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