Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1: Foundational Considerations -- 1. A Christian understanding for family therapy -- 2. Historical foundations of family therapy -- Part 2: Models Of Family Therapy -- 3. Bowenian family therapy -- 4. Strategic family therapy -- 5. Structural family therapy -- 6. Psychodynamic family therapy -- 7. Contextual family therapy -- 8. Experiential family therapy -- 9. Solution-focused family therapy -- 10. Cognitive-behavioral family therapy -- 11. Narrative family therapy -- 12. Toward an integrative Christian family therapy -- Part 3: Integration Of Family Theory With Critical Issues In Psychotherapy -- 13. Crisis and trauma -- 14. Attending to marital conflict -- 15. Separation, divorce, and remarriage -- 16. Individual psychotherapy -- 17. Substance abuse -- 18. Gender, culture, economic class, and race -- 19. Cohabiting couples and families: Christian counseling's new reality -- 20. LGBT+ couples and families -- Part 4: Casting A Vision -- 21. Conclusion: Casting a vision for Christian family therapy.

Fully updated and revised, this second edition includes new chapters on cohabitation and LGBTQ+ marriage and family formation. Other issues covered include crisis and traumamarital conflictseparation, divorce, and blended familiessubstance abuse and addictionsgender, culture, economic class, and racesexual identity Yarhouse and Sells conclude by casting a vision for an integrative Christian family therapy and offer timely wisdom for therapeutic practice in the midst of a diverse and rapidly changing global context. Family Therapies is an indispensable resource for those in the mental health professions, including counselors, psychologists, family therapists, social workers, and pastors. --! From publisher's description.

In Family Therapies, Mark A. Yarhouse and James N. Sells survey the major approaches to family therapy and treat, within a Christian framework, significant psychotherapeutic issues. A landmark work, this volume was written for those studying counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. Fully updated and revised, this second edition includes new chapters on cohabitation and LGBTQ+ marriage and family formation. Other issues covered include: crisis and trauma; marital conflict; separation, divorce, and blended families; substance abuse and addictions; gender, culture, economic class, and race; and sexual identity. Yarouse and Sells conclude by casting a vision for an integrative Christian family therapy and offer timely wisdom for therapeutic practice in the midst of a diverse and rapidly changing global context. --! From back cover.