Challenging Communication with your Conflict Avoidant Couples
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I recently sat in my office listening to a couple named Bill and Sally describe twenty years of conflict avoidance and intimacy avoidance. Their communication was packed
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A Dialogue for Individual Goal-Setting with Conflict-Avoidant Couples
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When working with couples within The Developmental Model, it’s crucial to help partners set self-focused, individual goals to support the process of differentiation. This presents more of
Principles & Techniques for Working with Conflict Avoidant Couples
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In my last post, I shared 4 key insights that can help you lay the groundwork for counseling couples who shy away from conflict. In looking at
Understanding the Hidden Dangers of Conflict Avoidance
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You’ve seen the pattern before. A couple comes to you, seeking help with tension that they just can’t understand or resolve. As you’re working to build openness
Conflict avoidance comes in many forms.
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Conflict avoidance comes in many forms. Do you recognize these? 1. Some couples avoid so many issues that you feel enormous tension just sitting in the room
Working with Couples Who Are Stuck – How The Developmental Model Helps You
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As relationships grow and develop, we often see couples who have gotten stuck in a particular developmental stage. When you approach couples therapy from a developmental framework,
Tough Couple Challenge: Do You Take On Too Much Responsibility?
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A few weeks ago, Dr. Peter Pearson and I were talking with fellow therapists about a pattern we’ve all fallen into at one time or another. Pete
Building Effective Collaboration with a Highly Anxious Client
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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
Peace at Any Price: The Conflict Avoidant Couple
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When couples are in the symbiotic-symbiotic stage of their relationship, it’s often characterized by “peace at any price.” While minimizing differences and building a strong bond early
Choice Points in Disrupting Symbiosis in Conflict-Avoidant Couples: Moving These Couples Forward
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When you are working with a conflict-avoiding couple, it is especially difficult to create positive forward moving momentum. These couples merge boundaries often and it can be
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