The self in the couple relationship: part 2
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences
School
School of International, Cultural and Community Studies
RAS ID
76
Abstract
Part 1 of this paper examined some of the ways in which individual therapy, by assisting in the development of a more cohesive sense of self in the individual, inevitably has an impact on the individual's relationships, especially their relationship with a partner. This paper approaches the topic of the significance of ‘the self’ in the couple relationship from an alternative direction. It focuses on the significance of ‘the self’ for couples therapy, and argues that couples therapy may sometimes need to include therapeutic work with one partner to facilitate change in the relationship. In both parts of the paper, a conceptualization of the couple relationship as ‘a transitional space’ is central.
DOI
10.1080/13533330110087714
Comments
Crawley, J., & Grant, J. (2001). The self in the couple relationship: part 2. Psychodynamic Counselling, 7(4), 461-474. Available here