part 1. Introducing the case study -- What we know about stepfamilies / Joshua M. Gold -- part 2. Specific family counseling models applied to the case study -- Adlerian family therapy / Tara M. Hill -- Transgenerational family counseling / Kathie T. Erwin -- Prescriptive play therapy / Gloria Bieret -- Structural family therapy / Debra Hyatt-Burkhart -- Cognitive behavioral therapy / Kimberly Duris -- Solution-focused brief therapy / Kristin L. Bruns, Luke Barker -- Narrative family therapy / Diane Clark O'Brien, Rebecca George -- part 3. Professional issues -- Ethics consideration for counseling stepfamilies / Naomi J. Wheeler, Michael E. Deitz -- Blended families of color, gay and lesbian blended families, and blended worldviews / Darrick Tovar-Murray, Breanna Jones, Dallas Wright, Samuel Donham, Antonio Porter -- Concluding thoughts / Joshua M. Gold.