Treating the Difficult Divorce

Jay Lebow, PhD, ABPP, is senior scholar and senior therapist at the Family Institute at Northwestern and clinical professor of psychology at Northwestern University. For more than 3 years, he has engaged in clinical practice, supervision, and research is board certified in couple and family psychology and is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy amp ndash approved supervisor. Dr. Lebow served as president of the Society of Couple and Family Psychology and has received the Society amp rsquo s Family Psychologist of the Year award as well as the American Family Therapy Academy amp rsquo s Lifetime Achievement Award.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter . Working in the Territory of Difficult DivorceChapter 2. Divorce TodayChapter 3. Considerations in Psychotherapy With Clients Contemplating DivorceChapter 4. Intervention With DivorceChapter 5. Structuring Treatment in Difficult DivorceChapter . Specific Treatment Strategies in Difficult DivorceChapter 7. Interacting With the Legal System and Other ProfessionalsChapter 8. Special Challenges and Problems in Difficult DivorceChapter 9. The Therapist amp rsquo s Interface With Difficult DivorceChapter . Adaptations for Less Difficult DivorcesChapter . Case Examples: Working With Difficult DivorceReferencesIndexAbout the Author

amp ldquo Lebow amp rsquo s book is essential for the novice family therapist and yet still a treasure trove of information for the seasoned family therapist. amp rdquo -The Family Psychologist