This Book and Comedy Show Hit Close to Home
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Today’s blog is meant to bring some smiles your way! It’s about a video and book that are guaranteed to make you laugh– and help your clients,
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I Can’t Live With You, I Can’t Live Without You: The Hostile-Dependent Couple
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Earlier this week, we talked about how the symbiotic-symbiotic stage of a relationship can present as “peace at any price” conflict avoidance. This week, I’d like to
Peace at Any Price: The Conflict Avoidant Couple
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When couples are in the symbiotic-symbiotic stage of their relationship, it’s often characterized by “peace at any price.” While minimizing differences and building a strong bond early
Working with Couples Where One Partner Has A Severe Anxiety Disorder
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When you apply the Developmental Model in your work with couples, sometimes you will encounter issues that add an extra layer of complexity. Examples of this include
Cabin Fever Couples
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Couples around the world are being impacted by this challenging time. According to surveys we conducted recently, here are just a few examples of how people are
Couples and Mental Health Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
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Since the inception of The Couples Institute in 1984, we have been dedicated to supporting therapists and improving their expertise, no matter where they are in the
The Timed Tantrum
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My wife Ellyn and I are hard at work looking for new and innovative ways to support your clients in these trying times. We’ve asked therapists in
Sharing Inspiration from my Volunteer Work
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There’s a scene in The Little Mermaid after Ariel trades her voice for legs and makes it to land to have dinner in Eric’s palace. New to
Building a Foundation for Working with Highly Distressed Couples
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When working with a couple that’s in deep distress, it can be a challenge to get each partner to look at his or her own role in
Couples and Addiction
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My advanced online training group recently has been focusing on working with addiction issues in couples therapy. For this blog, I thought I’d share some important insights
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