Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships

Presenting an evidence-based treatment for couples in which one or both partners suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this step-by-step manual is packed with practical clinical guidance and tools. The therapy is carefully structured to address both PTSD symptoms and associated relationship difficulties in a time-limited framework. It is grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about interpersonal aspects of trauma and its treatment. Detailed session outlines and therapist scripts facilitate the entire process of assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 50 reproducible handouts and forms.

I. Background and Overview of CBCT for PTSD1. An Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD2. Initial Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Working with Complex CasesII. CBCT for PTSD Treatment ManualPhase 1. Rationale for Treatment and Education about PTSD and RelationshipsSession 1. Introduction to TreatmentSession 2. Safety BuildingPhase 2. Satisfaction Enhancement and Undermining AvoidanceSession 3. Listening and Approaching Session 4. Sharing Thoughts and Feelings: Emphasis on FeelingsSession 5. Sharing Thoughts and Feelings: Emphasis on ThoughtsSession 6. Getting U.N.S.T.U.C.K.Session 7. Problem Solving to Shrink PTSDPhase 3. Making Meaning of the Trauma(s) and End of TherapySession 8. AcceptanceSession 9. BlameSession10. TrustSession 11. ControlSession 12. Emotional ClosenessSession 13. Physical ClosenessSession 14. Posttraumatic GrowthSession 15. Review and Reinforcement of Treatment Gains

Candice M. Monson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Monson is a foremost expert on traumatic stress and the use of individual and conjoint therapies to treat PTSD. Steffany J. Fredman, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Fredman is a recipient of the Martin S. Wallach Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her clinical and research interests focus on the interpersonal context of individual psychopathology, with an emphasis on PTSD. Together, Drs. Monson and Fredman are the codevelopers of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD.