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In this chapter, we will discuss how we use REBT to treat couples —whether they be in love but experiencing conflict , have drifted apart and wish to rekindle their connection, or are at a crisis point where the survival of the relationship is at stake.
This chapter is abstracted from Dr. Grieger’s book, The Couples Therapy Companion: A Cognitive Behavior Workbook, published by Routledge in 2015.
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Grieger, R., Alexander, K.A. (2019). REBT with Couples. In: Dryden, W., Bernard, M. (eds) REBT with Diverse Client Problems and Populations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02723-0_13
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