Couples Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner

Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., PhD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world. David J. Berghuis, MA, LLP, is in private practice and has worked in community mental health for more than a decade. He is also coauthor of numerous titles in the PracticePlanners® series.

• PracticePlanners® Series Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Alcohol Abuse 3Anger 13Anxiety 25Blame 37Blended-Family Problems 45Communication 55Dependency 65Depression Due to Relationship Problems 75Depression Independent of Relationship Problems 87Disillusionment with Relationship 97Eating Disorders 107Financial Conflict 115Infidelity 125Internet Sexual Use 135Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)—Intimate Terrorism 145Intimate Partner Violence-Situational (Bi-directional)Couple Violence 155Intolerance 165Jealousy 177Job Stress 189Life-Changing Events 201Loss of Love/Affection 209Midlife Transition Problems 219Only One Partner Willing to Attend Therapy 229Parenting Conflicts—Adolescents 239Parenting Conflicts—Children 251Personality Differences 263Psychological Abuse 271Recreational Activities Dispute 283Religious/Spirituality Differences 291Retirement 301Separation and Divorce 313Sexual Abuse 325Sexual Dysfunction 335Transition to Parenthood Strains 347Work/Home Role Strain 357