The Couple's Hypnotic Dance: Creating Ericksonian Theories in Marital Therapy

Whether gliding across the ballroom floor or arguing across the kitchen table, the verbal and nonverbal language of a couple's interaction constitutes a kind of hypnotic dance. To an outsider, the steps of the dance may seem completely improvised, erratic, and without form. However, there is an intricate pattern, which the dancers themselves may not see—though the steps come easily as soon as the rhythm begins.

Herein lies the goal of this extraordinary book: to foster a greater understandi...