Dr. Peter Pearson, Ph.D., Relationship & Teamwork Expert for Entrepreneur Couples Pete has been training and coaching couples to become a strong team since 1984 when he co-founded The Couples Institute with his psychologist wife, Dr. Ellyn Bader. Their popular book, “Tell Me No Lies,” is about being honest with compassion and growing stronger as a couple. Pete has been featured on over 50 radio and television programs including “The Today Show,” "Good Morning America,” and "CBS Early Morning News,” and quoted in major publications including “The New York Times,” “Oprah Magazine,” “Redbook,” “Cosmopolitan,” and “Business Insider.”
I’ve specialized in working with couples for 40 years. A “back-of-the-envelope” calculation tells me that’s about 33,000 hours of couples work. You can bet I’ve learned a lot of lessons – both painful and productive ones. Here’s one I’m still refining, and it might make a difference for you. I have found that defining my […]
It’s kind of a paradox that most people come to us as therapists and coaches for answers, but our real job is to ask questions. I’ve just read an inspiring book about asking questions, with a very touching story to illustrate their importance. Clients want to know answers to life’s difficult questions – how to […]
Ah, Sisyphus, the legendary rock roller from Greek mythology. He was forever doomed to push the boulder up the mountain only to have it roll back. Again and again. Here’s a rock many people push. It’s the rock of unrealistic expectations. Especially the expectations we place on others. And especially expectations around the holidays. Many […]
Imagine you are leisurely walking through the woods thoroughly enjoying the perfect weather and the serenity of nature. Then you are jolted into a salvo of fear – by an unmistakable sound. The tail shaking of a rattlesnake. Your emotional brain demands you freeze at this moment. And you do. You hold your breath, look around, and listen […]
Couples are often uncertain what to expect from the process of couples coaching. They are not sure of what to expect of the coach or even if the coach has any expectations of them. I have found most couples approach coaching with the notion that each person will describe their distress and somehow the coach […]
It can be so infuriating to have a couple come to you for help, and then they refuse essentially all the help you try to provide! I’ve been there, and you have too – possibly too many times to count. And in a lot of these situations, we’re seeing a couple whose relationship is filled […]
Many couples hope that we therapists can magically solve their problems by fixing what’s wrong with the other partner. And nowhere is this faulty thinking more active than in couples where one or both parties show passive-aggressive patterns. There are nearly 300 mental disorders in the DSM-5, but the two I took special interest in […]
When working with a couple that’s in deep distress, it can be a challenge to get each partner to look at his or her own role in the problems. More often than not, both partners blame and try to make the case that the other is at fault. What neither partner wants is for you […]
Dateline Hong Kong August 18, 2019 Protestor March 5:03 PM I am standing in front of a mall in the middle of Hong Kong as thousands of marchers parade by me in the rain. No violence. No threats. No police brutality. Some chants in Chinese but not too much or too loud. Some marchers are […]
Thanks for your interest in my recent interview on NPR. I hope you get some valuable insights for your relationship regarding: The stages of a relationship or marriage Lies we tell our partners Triggers we have that cause challenges in our relationships You won’t want to miss my impromptu session with a stranger where I […]
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