Introduction: Psychotherapy with Individuals, Couples, and
Families As a Creative Enterprise
Old Wine in New Wineskins: What Is Creativity in the Context of
Therapy?
Strengths and Limitations of Creativity in the Therapeutic
Process
Getting the Most from the Incubation and Breaking Out of the
Box Exercises
Section I: The Importance of Creativity in Individual, Couple,
and Family Therapy: Health, Dysfunction, and Resiliency
Chapter 1. Essential Components of Creativity in Individual,
Couple, and Family Treatment
Creative Incubation Exercise #1: Setting the Tone
Creativity As an Ecological, Contextual, and Systemic
Concept
Eminent and Everyday Creativity
Creativity in Some Prominent Theories of Counseling
Creative Problem Finding and Problem Solving
The Importance of Divergent Thinking in Therapy
The Creative Process in Therapy
The creative Use of Play and Humor in Therapy
Breaking Out of the Box: Creating My Box
Chapter 2. An Overview of the Role of Creativity in Individual
Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Family Dysfunction
Creative Incubation Exercise #2: Changing Lenses
The Importance of Creativity to Mental Health
Creativity, Mental Health, and Psychopathology in Adults: An
Overview
Breaking Out of the Box: Creating My Metaphor
Chapter 3. Creativity and Resiliency in Children, Adults,
Marriages, and Families
Creative Incubation Exercise #3: A Fresh Perspective
Creativity and Resiliency
Creativity in Marriage
Creativity in Families
Other Ways of Facilitating Creativity and Creative Thinking in
Children and Adults
Conclusion
Breaking Out of the Box: Creating Spice
Section II: Therapists' Perceptions of Creativity in Their Work
with Couples and Families
Chapter 4. The Meaning, Importance, and Role of Creativity in
Couples and Family Therapy
Creative Incubation Exercise #4: Creativity is . . .
The Multifaceted Nature of Creativity
Summary of Qualitative Findings Regarding the Importance of
Creativity in Therapy According to Study Participants
Breaking Out of the Box: From the Eyes of Babes (and
Beyond)
Chapter 5. Characteristics of the Creative Family
Therapist
Creative Incubation Exercise #5: My Creativity Time Line
Qualities/Characteristics of Creative Family Therapists
Enhancing Creativity in Individuals, Couples, and Families As
Part of the Therapeutic Process
Breaking Out of the Box: Finding My Flow
Chapter 6. Creative Interventions in Couples and Family
Therapy: Therapists' Descriptions
Creative Incubation Exercise #6: Creating Options
Therapists' Descriptions of creative Interventions in Couple
and Family Therapy
Creative Closing Rituals and Terminations in Couple and Family
Therapy
Contraindications in Using Experiential and Play-Oriented
Approaches
Breaking Out of the Box: A Session of Possibilities
Chapter 7. Barriers and Constraints to Creativity in Family
Therapy
Creative Incubation Exercise #7: Barriers and Beyond
Social-Psychological Inhibitors of Creativity
Institutional/Organizational Rules, Policies, and Turfism As
Inhibitors of Creativity
Responses from Study Participants Regarding Barriers to
Creativity in Therapy
Breaking Out of the Box: Designing a Creative Ritual
Section III: Creative Interventions in Individual, Couple, and
Family Therapy and Supervision
Chapter 8. Creative Interventions in Ten Contemporary Schools
of Thought, Part 1: Psychodynamic, Intergenerational,
Cognitive-Behavioral, and Emotion Focused
