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  • Chapter 7 - Use of the Gottman Method with African American Couples Impacted by Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome

  • from Part III - Adapting Major Therapeutic Approaches for Work with African American Couples
  • 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 166-192

  • Summary

    This chapter explores the trauma and challenges Black couples have faced along with the impact of Dr. Joy DeGruy’s theory of Post-Traumatic Slavery Syndrome (PTSS). The central theory of the Gottman Method for couples therapy is reviewed along with special considerations that should be given and ways it can be enhanced in work with Black couples. Specific Gottman interventions aree explored along with how they can be aligned with trauma informed/culturally responsive care. Case conceptualizations of three African American couples who have been impacted by PTSS and treated using Gottman Method interventions are also presented.