The Passive-Aggressive Male
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This article was written for the public and appeared in Esquire magazine in April, 1989. It is helpful for professionals to use with passive-aggressive partners to identify
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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
Early Stages of Couples Therapy
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Define Yourself Clearly to Your Clients Last month we started working on your own definition of what you offer to the couples in your practice. This month
Transactional Analysis: Strategies
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Strategies for Working With Lies, Passive-Aggressive Behavior and Affairs Dr. Ellyn Bader is Co-Founder & Director of The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California. She is long-time
How To Be a Better Couples Therapist
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With one Exercise–Guaranteed! Want to improve your ability and your self esteem as a couples therapist? You can, with one exercise. This one exercise won’t be easy
Marital Therapy When Partners Have Incompatible Goals
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“Practice Development Dispatch” Newsletter Collection It was the first session with a very distressed couple -the woman had made an irrevocable decision the marriage was over. We
A Developmental Model of Couples Relationships for Couples Therapists
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Edna, 28, and Steve, 30, had been living together for two years when they requested couples therapy. In appearance Edna was dressed immaculately, while Steve looked disheveled.
Recognizing Beliefs that Foster Marital Disillusionment
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Partners meet. They fall in love and everything is wonderful – until within a year or two when they get mugged by the realities of daily life.
7 Strategies for Establishing Positive Contact in Couples Therapy
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In this newsletter, we look at the issue of how you establish contact in the early sessions of couples therapy. Most graduate school courses teach the importance
“What Happens When I’m Not In Love Anymore?”
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Strategies for Increasing Differentiation and Rebuilding Love and Passion In our last newsletter, we started looking at specific challenges presented in early sessions. One challenge is presented
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