I’ve been highlighting waysI’ve used Initiator-Inquirer when working with couples who haveexperienced infidelity. Recently I shared a role play with a couple we called Logan and Marta.
Infidelity can be devastating to a couple’s relationship.Even before we walk into the room and learn anything about the couple, we can be sure the crisis has
Few situations are as painful for a couple, and as difficult for a couples’ therapist to work through as the experience of infidelity. The bottom-line questions you’ll
Treating couples in the aftermath of an affair is one of the most important challenges you will face. Other problems gradually weaken a relationship, but infidelity, once
When two people get together, they date and spend time getting to know each other. For some, the “falling in love” is intense and the decision to
When One Partner Keeps Obsessing About the Details of a Partner’s Affair In today’s world of cell phones, text messages and emails, it has become much easier
Sooner or later you will encounter a situation where one partner is aggressively triggered in your office. They explode after hearing an unexpected comment. At that point
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
At the end of last month’s post, I asked you to think about a couple’s unfolding history and share how you would structure treatment after disclosure of
When working with a couple in the aftermath of infidelity, how do you approach lies and a history of deception? When is a lie “just a little
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