- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshop
- Category:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2015 | Press Products
- Faculty:
- Peter Pearson, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:53:12
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Apr 26, 2015
Description
Description:
Conventional approaches begin with: What brings you here? How can I help? What are your objectives? These are great questions for individuals but they are toxic for dysfunctional couples. Their responses will get you a truckload of cross complaints. After ten minutes nobody is feeling great.
Educational Objectives:
- Demonstrate how therapists can understand the presenting problems without the couple blaming, shaming or guilting each other. Couples listen curiously and exchange compliments as problems are described.
- Demonstrate how each partner identifies their individual objectives for being in therapy and how to deal with the inevitable resistance to achieve those goals.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
