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Searching for Intimacy and Aliveness

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Here is the transcript I promised you in my most recent blog post, “Moving Couples Through Defense and Ambivalence Toward Intimacy.” In that blog post I said

Moving Couples Through Defense and Ambivalence Toward Intimacy

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It’s easy for partners to say, “I want more intimacy” while having no idea what they mean and no history of expressing their desires to one another.

Shifting Relationship Impasses, Part Four

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Translating Internal Conflicts as an Emotional Bridge Before sharing the final part of this transcript from a session on shifting relationship impasses, I want to answer the

Conflict Avoidance: Shifting Relationship Impasses, Part 3

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Helping partners develop clearer separation between self and other This is the third part of a series in which I have shared sections of a session on

Conflict Avoidance: Shifting Relationship Impasses, Part 1

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About a year ago, I wrote a series of newsletters dissecting one session with a particular couple. It seemed to motivate readers to exchange ideas on the

Overcoming Passivity and Passive-Aggressive Behavior

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In the Early Stages of Therapy Couples therapy has numerous challenges in the early sessions depending on the type of presenting problem. Our next few newsletters will

Learning to Work With Conflict-Avoidant Couples

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In this article we will explore some of the dynamics and relevant issues with the conflict-avoidant couple. These couples look deceptively easy when they first present for