What makes couples therapy effective is getting each partner to commit to something that they inherently view as irrational or counterintuitive – to changing before their partner does. We, therapists, help create this commitment by offering both partners a unique experience, both with us and with each other in the session: a relationship in which they won’t be judged, blamed, or manipulated. We encourage special kinds of conversation; we teach people to honor their partner’s efforts, clumsy though they might at first be; we help people define integrity for themselves, and communicate it to each other; and we help the couple envision the relationship they each want.
After months or years of feeling hurt, neglected, invisible, taken for granted, and exploited, focusing on what they actually want, rather than what they don’t want, can be a powerful intervention in itself.
We are pleased to announce a new 4 CE credit course with renowned sex and couples therapist,
Dr. Marty Klein:
Couples Therapy: Counterintuitive Approaches to Working More Effectively
This course is comprised of engaging, funny, and illuminating audio presentations by Dr. Klein.
Written transcripts are also available.