How to Help Couples Resolve Conflict in Therapy
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A simple visual to help couples understand and break up the pattern of conflict without shame or shutdown. What if your couples could actually see the roles
Hostile Angry Couple
5 Strategies for Treating Highly Volatile Couples
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All couples engage in some conflict when they’re in therapy. But some can’t seem to manage themselves for even a few minutes without exploding into rage, resentment,
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,
Losing Control: When Couples Fight
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It is very common for angry partners to come in saying they had a great big fight during the week and they want to talk about it.
Losing Control: When Couples Sessions Spin Out of Control
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Please think about a time when you lost control of a session. Were you too caught up in your own discomfort, anxiety, or discouragement to contemplate specifically
Enduring Models of Couples Therapy: What principles have stood the test of time?
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Artificial Intelligence is currently one of the hottest topics in news and culture. I find it fascinating to think about with respect to couples relationships and also
The Questions You Need To Ask Yourself When Working With Long-Term Hostile Dependent Couples
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A couple that’s been together for fifty-plus years with a history of alcoholism, violence, and codependency walks into your office… No, this isn’t the beginning of a
Getting Started: Disrupting the Cycle of Externalization and Blame
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Many of the couples who come to see us are stuck organizing their complaints around an external symptom or problem. It’s easier for them and preserves individual
10 Skills for Early Sessions
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Each year I mentor a small group of therapists to help them set goals for their business and clinical skills. I often ask them to assess themselves
Clinical Example: Transcript of a Hostile Angry Couple
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In my last blog post, I gave a list of practical suggestions to support your work with hostile angry couples. To end my series on working with
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