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A common scenario that many of us see in our practices is the over-functioning wife with the anxious-avoidant husband. He is a highly anxious procrastinator and is
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A common scenario that many of us see in our practices is the over-functioning wife with the anxious-avoidant husband. He is a highly anxious procrastinator and is

It’s easy to believe that the world’s greatest problems live “out there” in distant countries, in governments, in systems too large to influence. Yet we encounter these

“Hi, Petunia” My mother leaves voicemails that begin like this often. “Hi, Petunia, it’s me.” There is something in that voicemail that is so quintessentially my mom:

Thoughts on Filling Your Practice (When things feel uncertain) I’m hearing this question from many therapists now about their practice: “It’s not just me… right?” The calendar

Friday night at Networker: Ellyn and Pete connect with Developmental Model Colleagues and Trainees Reflections from the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium I’ve just returned from the Psychotherapy Networker

About thirty minutes into a regular weekly team meeting, I started losing my concentration. You might not know this, but there is a small team behind The

The Hidden Fear Beneath Hostile Interaction Many couples enter therapy in a state of intense distress. They are not just unhappy – they are entrenched in repetitive,

[Editor’s Note: This exercise for couples helps partners communicate to each other twice a day that they love, respect, value, or appreciate what they do or who

[Editor’s note: this love letter went to our email list on Valentine’s Day and it seemed good enough to give it a permanent home on our blog.

As we look into the New Year, I want to share with you very clearly what Couples Institute stands for, now and always. Most of us became
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