Beyond Plateaus
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Quick Questions to Help Increase Momentum When Couples Therapy is Bogged Down Therapists often tell us that they’re quite skilled at getting started with a couple, but
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Better Communication Now
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Transferring Initiator-Inquirer Skills Learned in Therapy Sessions to Home We love getting questions and comments from our readers. This month we will answer a wonderful question that
Integrating Individual Therapy Sessions into Couples Therapy
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6 Advantages of Making This Choice This month we are writing our thoughts about the question that is asked more often than any other when we are
How to Identify Failed Empathy in the Narcissistic Personality
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And Utilize Specific Tools For Increasing Differentiation Last month we talked about one defensive pattern of a narcissistic partner. This month we will address the low level
The Narcissistic Personality
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Why Recognizing Hurt and Vulnerability Leads to Greater Self-Acceptance Our culture in the United States is one that supports narcissism. We tend to revere athletes and celebrities
7 Step Process if You Want to Influence Your Spouse to Change
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Everyone has something they’d like to change in their partner. As a therapist, you know that the biggest improvements in a couples’ relationship come when both people
Challenging Couples, Challenging Therapists
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For this month’s newsletter, I thought I’d do something different, and share highlights from a few of the sessions of a recent couples’ conference in Los Angeles.
Interview with Dr. Ellyn Bader
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by Richard Landis, Ph.D. This article was originally published in the Spring 2004 issue of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter. Dr. Ellyn Bader is Co-Founder &
How to Talk More Successfully About Household Clutter
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By Emphasizing 4 Quadrants of Effective Communication The most common presenting problem couples report is…. Communication. But what does that really mean? If you ask couples what
How To Get The Most From Couples Therapy
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This document is designed to help you get the most benefit from our work together. The first three sections deal with how to prepare for and maximize
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