Estrangement Reconciliation Therapy
A New Model for Treating Family Conflict
- Author:
- Joshua Coleman, PhD
- Copyright:
-
2026
- Publication Date:
- Nov 10, 2026
- Publisher:
- PESI Publishing
- Product Code:
- PUB180175
- ISBN10:
- 1683739574
- ISBN13:
- 9781683739579
- Format:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 328
- Media Type:
- Book
Description
In Estrangement Reconciliation Therapy (ERT), psychologist and estrangement expert Dr. Joshua Coleman offers a structured, compassionate framework for clinicians to understand the emotional roots of family cutoff and help clients move beyond blame toward meaningful change.
Based on decades of clinical experience and research, ERT gets to the heart of the many pain points within estranged families, while recognizing and honoring that not everyone’s goals—rebuilding contact vs. maintaining distance—are the same.
Filled with clinical insight, case examples, therapeutic tools, and strategies, this practical guide will support you in helping clients:
- Set reasonable expectations and communicate constructively
- Recognize their role in shaping this relational dynamic
- Process their unresolved anger, grief, sadness, and confusion
- Navigate one-sided estrangements with dignity and respect
- Engage in their own emotional growth, self-care, and legacy building
Whether your client initiated the distance or wants to resolve it, this book provides critical structure and support for navigating the delicate emotional climate of adult estrangement.
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Author
Joshua Coleman, PhD Related seminars and products
Joshua Coleman, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families, a non-partisan organization of leading sociologists, historians, psychologists, and demographers dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families. He is the author of several books, including Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict, and When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don’t Get Along. Dr. Coleman has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including Atlantic Magazine, Psychology Today, The New York Times, and CNN.com. He has television and radio appearances including on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, Sesame Street, and NPR.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Joshua Coleman maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Coleman receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Joshua Coleman is a senior fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families.
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