How to Stop Going in Circles with an Entrenched Couple
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Some partners just stubbornly refuse to be accountable for their own role in a mutual mess and you find yourself going in circles in therapy sessions. Perhaps
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Emotion vs. Thinking in War and Marriage
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As the Presidential primary races heat up and the November elections approach, I find myself thinking more and more about the role of emotion vs thinking in
Confrontation Options: Financial Irresponsibility
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“Many of us believe that wrongs aren’t wrong if done by nice people like ourselves.” Author Unknown. At the risk of starting this blog sounding sexist, there
Couples Therapy Benefits From Interpersonal Neurobiology
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In my online training program, I often invite guest experts to teach an extra class for my members. Recently Dr. Dan Siegel joined us. He packed an
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
Suggestions for Working with Hostile Angry Couples
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We are now halfway through my blog series on Hostile Angry Couples. In the first blog I wrote about some challenges you face working with these couples.
Goals of Early Therapy with Hostile Angry Couples
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Goal Setting is always helpful to drive progress in couples therapy, and with hostile angry couples the use of goal setting in early therapy is particularly important.
First of Four-Part Series: Challenges of Hostile Angry Couples
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I consult on so many cases where therapists are struggling to be effective leaders with hostile angry couples, I know it is a widespread problem. The more
A Fresh Perspective on The Couples Conference
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One attraction of The Couples Conference is that in addition to presenting and learning, I am able to connect with colleagues and meet face-to-face for the first
Update on Couples Conference 2015
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This year’s Couples Conference has come and gone. Happily, it turned out to be another dynamic meeting filled with therapists from many countries as well as those
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