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  • Introduction

  • Edited by Yamonte Cooper, El Camino College, Torrance, California, Erica Holmes, Antioch University, Los Angeles
  • Book:
    Black Couples Therapy
    Published online:
    27 July 2023
    Print publication:
    10 August 2023, pp 1-8

  • Summary

    This volume encompasses five sections and 16 chapters. Each section is composed of chapters with similar themes and focal areas. Each chapter was written to stand independently, which allows the reader to select chapters most relevant to their work or curiosity. Each chapter is structured to provide a sociocultural understanding of the factors that influence African American coupling, the impact of anti-Black racism and its manifestation in the couple dynamic, along with intervention strategies. A list of questions is provided at the end of each chapter to encourage the reader to reflect on the main themes and their application. The themes of the five sections are racism and identity; fundamentals for healthy coupling; adapting major therapeutic approaches for work with Black couples; sex and intimacy, and special topics, including infertility issues of Black lesbians and Black men and couples dealing with medical illness.

Black Couples Therapy
  • Clinical Theory and Practice
  • Edited by Yamonte Cooper, Erica Holmes
  • Published online:
    27 July 2023
    Print publication:
    10 August 2023
  • Most research and couple therapy modalities tend to be normed on white European American couples and fail to include research on Black couples. This volume fills a void in the theory, research, and practice of couples therapy where clinicians have historically not been specifically trained to provide culturally responsive care when addressing the unique experiences and needs of Black couples. It aims to provide students, researchers, and allied mental health professionals with greater awareness, knowledge, and competency in working with Black couples. It assists therapists in developing a working alliance with Black couples and places an emphasis on cultivating environments that are instrumental to decreasing relationship distress and disconnection. Black Couples Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of the research and theory behind race and collective identity as well as romantic coupling, illustrated by examples of practice.