The Process of Change in Couples Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation

Authors

Lisa L. Christensen
Candyce S. Russell
Rick B. Miller, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Colleen Margaret Peterson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

couple therapy clients

Abstract

Open‐ended interviews with 24 couples therapy clients regarding their experience of the process of change revealed shifts in clusters of affect, communication, and cognition. Six additional contextual preconditions for change were also identified. The change process within couples was uniformly reported to be gradual.

Original Publication Citation

*Christensen, L., Russell, C.S., Miller, R.B., & *Peterson, C. (1998). The process of change in couples therapy: A qualitative investigation. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 24, 177-188.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Christensen, Lisa L.; Russell, Candyce S.; Miller, Rick B.; and Peterson, Colleen Margaret, "The Process of Change in Couples Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation" (2007). Faculty Publications. 2536.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2536

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2007-06-08

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5370

Publisher

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor