The Crowded Bed: An Effective Framework for Doing Couple Therapy

The principles of couple and family therapy are synthesized in a straightforward, jargon-free guide. The crowded bed is a potent metaphor for the ghosts each partner brings to the relationship. Here are the basic principles of the many approaches to family therapy that will empower students to help couples achieve the intimacy they long for. Also included is an extensive case study and guidelines for working with various populations. While written primarily for students, this book will attract all who are experiencing the strain of a crowded bed.

Toby Bobes, Ph.D., is a couple and couple therapist. While engaged in private practice, teaching, and writing in Los Angeles for many years, she now lives in Santa Barbara. She is on the faculty of Antioch University Los Angeles. Barbara Rothman, Ph.D., is a marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Beverly Hills. In addition to writing and supervising students, she is on the faculty of Antioch University in Los Angeles. Both authors are AAMFT-approved supervisors. They have a long association with the Southern California Counseling Center in Los Angeles.