Jay Lebow, Ph.D., ABPP, Task Force Co-Chair (Level III)

Jay Lebow, Ph.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychology at the Family Institute at Northwestern. He has conducted clinical practice, supervision, and research on couple and family therapy for over thirty years. He is board certified in family psychology by ABPP and an approved supervisor in AAMFT.

Dr. Lebow is the author of 100 book chapters and articles, most of which focus on the interface of research and practice and the practice of integrative couple and family therapy. His published books include Research for the Psychotherapist and four edited volumes including The Clinical Handbook of Family Therapy.

He is a past president of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association and is involved in the Family Institute’s Psychotherapy Change research project.

Publications

Books:

1. Lebow,J. (ed.). (2002). Integrative and eclectic psychotherapies (Volume 4). In F. Kaslow, Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy. New York: Wiley

2. Lebow, J. (ed.). (2005). Handbook of clinical family therapy. John Wiley & Sons.

3. Pinsof, W. & Lebow, J. (eds.). (2005). Family psychology: The science of the art. New York: Oxford Press.

4. Lebow, J. (2006). Research for the psychotherapist: From science to practice. New York: Routledge.

5. Lebow, J. (ed.). (2008). 21st century psychotherapies. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

6. Sprenkle, D., Davis, S., & Lebow, J. (in press). Common factors in relational psychotherapy. New York: Guilford.

Book Chapters:

Lebow, J. (2002). Integrative and eclectic therapies at the beginning of the 21st century. In J. Lebow (ed.), Integrative and eclectic psychotherapies (Volume 4). In F. Kaslow, Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy (pp.1-12). New York: Wiley.

Lebow, J. (2002). Training in integrative/eclectic psychotherapy: Foundations for the creation of a personal paradigm. In J. Lebow (ed.), Integrative and eclectic psychotherapies (Volume 4). In F. Kaslow, Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy (pp. 545-568). New York: Wiley .

Lebow, J. (2002). Emergent issues in integrative and eclectic psychotherapies. In J. Lebow (ed.), Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapies (Volume 4). In F. Kaslow, Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy (pp. 569-578). New York: Wiley.

Lebow, J. (2002). An integrative approach for treating families with child custody and visitation disputes. In J. Lebow (ed.), Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapies (Volume 4) . In F. Kaslow, Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy (pp. 437-54). New York: Wiley.

Lebow, J. (2003). Integrative couple and family therapies. In G. Weeks, T. Sexton, & M. Robbins, Handbook of family therapy (pp. 201-228). New York: Brunner-Mazel.

McCrady, B., Haaga, D. & Lebow, J. (2005). Integration of therapeutic factors in treating substance use disorders. In L. Castonguay & L. Beutler (Eds.), Empirically supported principles of practice (pp. 341–349). New York: Oxford Press.

Lebow, J. (2006). A case study in integrative couple therapy. In G. Stricker & J. Gold (Eds.), A casebook in psychotherapy integration (pp. 211-224). Washington DC: APA Books.

Lebow, J. (2005). Family therapy in high conflict divorce. In J. Lebow (ed.), Handbook of clinical family therapy. John Wiley & Sons.

Newcomb, K., & Lebow, J. (2007). Homework in couple and family therapy. In N. Kazantzis and L. L’Abate (Eds.), Handbook of homework assignments in psychotherapy: Research, practice, and prevention. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic.

Lebow, J. (2008). Marital distress. In Clinical updates for family therapists: Research and treatment approaches for issues affecting today’s families, Volume 3 (pp.23-38). Arlington, VA: AAMFT.

Articles:

Lebow, J. (1984). On the value of integrating approaches to family therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 10, 127-138.

Lebow, J. (1987). Integrative family therapy: An overview of major issues. Psychotherapy, 24, 584-594.

Lebow, J. (1997). The integrative revolution in couple and family therapy. Family process, 36(1), 1-17.

Lebow, J. (1997). Why integration is so important in couple and family therapy. Family Process, 36(1), 23-24.

Johnson, S. & Lebow, J. (2000). The coming of age of couples therapy: A Decade review. Journal Marital and Family Therapy, 26, 23-38.

Lebow, J. (2000). What does research tell us about couple and family therapies. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In session, 56, 1083-1094.

Lebow, J. (2003). Integrative family therapy for disputes involving child custody and visitation. Journal of Family Psychology, 17, 181-192.

McCrady, B., Haaga, D. & Lebow, J. (2006). Integrative principles for treating substance use disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 675-684.

Lebow, J. & Newcomb-Rekart, K. (2007). Integrative family therapy for high conflict divorce with disputes over child custody and visitation. Family Process, 46, 79-92.