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.
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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
Your Yearly Update from the Wisdom 2.0 Conference
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Each year I enjoy a special weekend attending the Wisdom 2.0 conference with Pete, our daughter, Molly, and some other special friends. A second pleasure of the
Painful Interactions Are Defining Moments in Couples Therapy
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Sooner or later you will encounter a situation where one partner is aggressively triggered in your office. They explode after hearing an unexpected comment. At that point
To Think or Not to Think
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Here are two very different couples therapy resources for you to consider… Long ago I immersed myself in studying object relations theory. Winnicott was one of the
Kenya: The Transformative Power of Hope
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If you have known me for a while, you know that Pete and I are very dedicated to building schools for displaced refugee communities in Kenya. I’ve
Creating Intrapsychic Change in Self-Absorbed Partners
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In my previous blog, I started showing you the elegance of using Gestalt two-chair work to transform self-absorbed parts of your clients. With self-absorbed partners, it’s important
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