Couples InstituteChoice Points in Disrupting Symbiosis in Conflict-Avoidant Couples: Moving These Couples ForwardWhen you are working with a conflict-avoiding couple, it is especially difficult to create positive forward moving momentum. These couples…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Couples InstituteGetting Started with an Enmeshed Couple Moving to Early DifferentiationCouples who marry young often establish enmeshed relationships that inhibit individual growth. They have not had the opportunity to mature…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019
Couples InstituteAre You Using the Latest Strategies in Couples Therapy?Couples Therapy Training that Works!Jul 5, 2019Jul 5, 2019
Couples InstituteWorking with Partners Who Aren’t Equally Committed to Their RelationshipIn a recent blog post I outlined some of the ways I work with couples who are caught in patternsof externalization and blame in their…Jun 23, 2019Jun 23, 2019
Couples InstitutePlay “Twenty Questions” With Your PartnerDo you remember the game “Twenty Questions?” You could ask twenty questions to identify what thing the other person was thinking about.Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
Couples InstituteIntimacy Avoidance Comes with Externalization and BlameIn spring of 2018 I wrote a blog post about the cycle of externalization and blame. This dynamic is a familiar one for couples therapists…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
Couples InstituteThe Developmental Model of Couples TherapyThe Developmental Model of Couples Therapy explains normal and natural stages and struggles that growing couples encounter. The model…Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
Couples InstituteCouples TherapyThe reality is — you won’t know for sure until you have one or two meetings. But that can be expensive in terms of time and money.Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Couples InstituteA Powerful Exercise to Promote the Work of Differentiation in CouplesThe differentiation stage is, by far, the most difficult for many couples. Helping each partner set self-focused autonomous goals is…May 22, 2019May 22, 2019
Couples InstituteA Dialogue for Individual Goal-Setting with Conflict-Avoidant CouplesWhen working with couples within The Developmental Model, it’s crucial to help partners set self-focused, individual goals to support the…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
