This practical hands-on textbook helps undergraduate and graduate students in marriage and family programs, as well as professors and marriage and family therapists, understand and apply a variety of the most popular family therapy models. With contributions by highly recognized master therapists, this resource thoroughly details each theory or model to help readers feel more confident in implementing these approaches in an actual family therapy situation. Each chapter in Marriage and Family Therapy includes: An introduction to the theory, its main assumptions, techniques, and components Interviews from master therapists, as well as a case study that is presented to the master therapists along with their commentary A template for utilizing the approach and a guideline that provides steps to take that promote collaboration with a new client Suggested questions, therapeutic strategies, and/or comments for each phase of therapy