Book Being Reviewed:
Shepard, D. S., & Harway, M. (Eds.). (2012). Engaging men in couples therapy. New York, NY: Routledge.

Reviewer:
Jenifer Aronson

Over twenty contributors, who are leading practitioners associated with current therapeutic models including Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy and Integrated Behavioral Couple Therapy, present chapters with in-depth case examples demonstrating their approaches, which included information on how the approached can be adapted to be more male sensitive therapeutically. The ambivalence so many men experience in counseling due to challenges such as masculine gender role stress, stonewalling and withdrawal, performance orientations and sexuality are openly discussed. Special topics of infidelity, cultural diversity, working with veterans and fathering are also addressed. Couples counseling be challenging, and working effectively with the male partner, especially as a female counselor, can be even more challenging.

This book is truly valuable in addressing men’s unique needs. This resource is fresh off the press from Routledge and available in paperback for $34.95. It is a part of Routledge’s series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys & Men, which contains many other interesting titles such as Engaging Boys in Treatment and Psychotherapy with Older Men.