Introduction: dilemmas and choices in couple therapy -- What is a good relationship? -- Principles and methods -- The first session -- The individual in the system: a critical pathway to change -- Common underlying relationship issues and how to address them -- From the first to the second session: clinical illustrations -- The genogram: a window into the psyche -- "The Things They Carry": working with legacy issues -- Deepening connections -- Troubleshooting common challenges -- Epilogue. Principles of hange in individual and couple therapy, Paul L. Wachtel -- References -- Index.