Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy for Intercultural Couples: Helping Couples Navigate Cultural Differences

Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), an empirically supported third-wave behavioral approach for the treatment of couples, is examined in this multiple case study. IBCT was developed to help couples navigate challenging differences, so study examines its use with reporting problems arising from differences self-identified cultural identities, practices, or beliefs. The experiences three therapists using their work intercultural examined. Each participating therapist contributes by describing one which used couple existing conflicts related differences. These descriptions, provided through written responses open-ended questions, were cross-case analysis. Results include descriptions various stressors faced therapists’ formulations change processes and mechanisms during treatment, similarities across reports. Specific quotations that demonstrate main ideas particularly poignant useful information are integrated. concludes recommendations general, utilizing implications future research.