The mission of the Program in Couple and Family Therapy at UNLV is to provide quality training in the theory and practice of marriage and family therapy. We are committed to helping students become competent professionals through developing greater self-awareness, appreciating and embracing diversity, learning the art and science of clinical practice, and promoting a sense of ethical behavior, professionalism, and personal identity.
Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Couple and Family Therapy Program.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Sex Worker and Proud: A Phenomenological Study of Consensual Sex Workers' Lives, Michael Gerald Curtis Jr.
Client’s Perception of Therapist’s Way-of-Being, Derek Holyoak
Latino LGBQ Young Adults' Coming-Out Experiences, Monica Munoz
Attitudes, Attachment Styles, and Gender: Implications on Perceptions of Infidelity, Christian M. Stewart
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Development of Sexual Attitudes in the Family of Origin and Sexual Satisfaction Later in Life, Bryant Christlieb
The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Divorce on Young Adult Relationships, Skyler William Roper
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
"Does Gaming Create Partner Agro" Online Gamings Impact on Partner Intimacy, Steven Burnell Henderson
The Impact of Parental Divorce on Children's Confidence Levels in Young Adulthood, Lawrence Jackson
Experiencing Parental Loss during Adolescence and Factors Influencing Hospital Involvement and the Grieving Process, Vaida Kazlauskaite
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Presentation of Childhood Parental Divorce in Adulthood: A Retrospective Phenomenological Study, Sheala Catherine Morrison
Client Selected Music Based Effects On Marital And Couples Therapy, Kevin Matthew Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
What Works in Suicide Bereavement: What Helps and What Hurts?, Quintin Hunt
Perceptions and Definition of Infidelity: A Multimethod Study, Sarah Schonian
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
CSA Survivors: What Heals and What Hurts in a Couple Relationship, Laura S. Smedley
Couples' Process of Healing from Infidelity While in Therapy, Jordan Mark Staples
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A brief content analysis of attachment and sexual relationships in sex therapy and research journals, Kathryn Zambrano Devis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Experienced clinician’s understanding and approach to treatment with male survivors of child sexual abuse, Blendine Perreire Hawkins
Commercial sex workers: Lives and practices, Sarah J. Knowles
Therapist-initiated addiction assessment procedures of marriage and family therapists in the southwest United States, Emire Olmeztoprak
“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge”: A content analysis of The Dr. Phil Show and implications for marriage and family therapists, Barbara Ann Spanjers