Motivation in Couples Therapy

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By Dr. Ellyn Bader

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good idea.

Vicki Lundgren

Thanks Ellyn. I find your insights helpful and your willingness to share them unusually generous.

Melodie

Thank you Ellyn, You are so generous, wise and relational. Thanks so much for being the role model you are.

Ephraim Frankel, MFT, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Thanks Ellyn for challenging my thinking here. Low motivation is such a fascinating, vital dynamic where some v intricate, empowering therapy and life experience can happen.
It’s always good to learn more about it.

Claudia Crawford

Thanks Ellyn,

You are always raising issues with which it seems I am dealing. You are so generous with your time. This is an amazing opportunity and I am excited to participate.

connie

I always appreciate your wisdom when it comes to challenging clients and situations!

Glenna Linder

Ellyn,
I have benefited greatly from the information that you share online and from the material that I have bought from The Couples Institute. I am grateful and look forward to learning more from you over the years.

Lisa M. Stanton

Ellyn, thank you for all you do to help us! I just answered all of your questions re a partner’s motivation, but couldn’t find a place to type in my name. Hope you can tell it’s from me. Lisa

Maggie Matheson

Thanks Ellyn. I came to a workshop of yours and Peters in Melbourne some years ago and found it to be one of the most useful workshops on couples therapy I have ever been to. I use your techniques and suggestions often and feel they are so wise, sensible and down to earth. Thank you!
Low motivation is a really interesting one. It seems that so often couples (and individuals) are happy to sit in the room with you and feel that’s all they need to do!!

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Dr. Ellyn Bader

Thank you all for your kind and generous comments. I look forward to sharing lots more about motivation with you-including a summary of all the responses I am getting on this survey.

Denise Carlin, M.S.

Thanks for your hard work, your dedication to help others, and your willingness to share your knowledge. Your ideas are clear and thought-provoking, and help me to find more effective ways of working with clients I appreciate hearing from you and I appreciate the opportunity to participate!

Sheila Longerbeam

Thanks, Ellen. I look forward to your comments. I had never isolated motivation as an area to target in treatment. But it is of course, an important one.

HEIKO GANZER

YOU BRING ALLOT TO THE TABLE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS SUBJECT OF COUPLES

Bea Schild, Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Berne Switzerland

Thanks Ellyn, I am very glad, I get a chance to participate.

Dr. Ellyn Bader

Dr. Ellyn Bader is Co-Founder & Director of The Couples Institute and creator of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Ellyn is widely recognized as an expert in couples therapy, and since 2006 she has led innovative online training programs for therapists. Professionals from around the world connect with her through internet, conference calls and blog discussions to study couples therapy. Ellyn’s first book, "In Quest of the Mythical Mate," won the Clark Vincent Award by the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists for its outstanding contribution to the field of marital therapy and is now in its 18th printing. She has been featured on over 50 radio and television programs including "The Today Show" and "CBS Early Morning News," and she has been quoted in many publications including "The New York Times," "The Oprah Magazine" and "Cosmopolitan."