Catherine F. Eubanks, PhD is Associate Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University. Dr. Eubanks received her PhD in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research Program, where she serves as associate director and collaborates on research on the therapeutic alliance. Dr. Eubanks's research interest is the psychotherapy process and outcome, particularly with patients with personality disorder diagnoses. The goals of her research program are to identify therapist skills and characteristics that are linked to effectiveness across various theoretical orientations and to explore how therapists' skills can be enhanced through training.

Lisa Wallner Samstag, PhD is Professor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Long Island University and has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology since 999. Dr. Samstag is author and co-author of numerous psychotherapy research studies and papers, with a particular focus on the development of the therapeutic relationship, including identifying ruptures in the working alliance and other factors that contribute to poor outcome and premature termination. She is the Research Director and a Clinical Supervisor in the Psychological Services Center at the Brooklyn Campus of LIU and serves as Associate Editor/Book Review Editor of the journal Psychotherapy. Dr. Samstag's specialties include psychotherapy research, clinical research, and developmental research.

J. Christopher Muran, PhD is Associate Dean and Professor at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, where he serves as training director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Dr. Muran is also Principal Investigator and Director of the Brief Psychotherapy Research Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Muran has published extensively on changes in the self and the therapeutic relationship and has presented on the national and international stage. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, former editor of the international journal Psychotherapy Research, and past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Preface

Introduction: Rupture in a Wicked and Wonderful World
J. Christopher Muran, Catherine F. Eubanks, amp amp Lisa Wallner Samstag

. Antioppressive Approaches to Alliance Rupture and Repair: A Critical amp ndash Cultural amp ndash Relational Model of Rupture Resolution
Doris F. Chang, Maryam Omidi, amp amp Jordan J. Dunn

2. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Group Psychotherapy
Giorgio A. Tasca amp amp Cheri Marmarosh

3. A Close Look at the Complex Rupture and Repair Process in Family Therapy
Myrna L. Friedlander amp amp Valent amp iacute n Escudero

4. Therapist amp ndash Adolescent Therapeutic Ruptures in Attachment-Based Family Therapy
Sophie Cassell amp amp Guy Diamond

5. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Tara Impala, Annika Okamoto, amp amp Nikolaos Kazantzis

. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Tali Boritz, Sonya Varma, Anne Sonley, amp amp Shelley F. McMain

7. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Robyn D. Walser amp amp Manuela O amp rsquo Connell

8. Relational Dialogue in Emotion Focused Therapy: Process Analysis and Comparison With the Alliance-Focused Training Model
James Macdonald, Robert Elliott, amp amp Ana Bela Couto

9. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Allan Abbass amp amp Joel M. Town

. Alliance Rupture and Repair in Mentalization-Based Therapy
Peter Fonagy, Chloe Campbell, amp amp Patrick Luyten

. Expanding the Rupture Resolution Paradigm: An Integrative Perspective
Sasha Rudenstine, Paul L. Wachtel,Talia Schulder, amp amp Benjamin Bernstein

Conclusion: Don amp rsquo t Be Afraid to Get Messy:Points of Convergence in Rupture and Repair
Catherine F. Eubanks, Lisa Wallner Samstag, amp amp J. Christopher Muran