Case Study
The Therapist as Traffic Cop: Learning the Hard Way with a Volatile Couple
Being a good traffic cop can mean the difference between success or failure as a couples therapist.* Commentary by Peter Fraenkel
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When Male Partners Won't Open Up
Helping Closed-Off Men See Vulnerability as a Path to Healthier Relationships
By George Faller - Many of our clients, especially men, believe in the traditional definition of vulnerability: a state of weakness that leads to being open to attack. But vulnerability is the language of emotionally connected beings, and like a powerful magnet, pain, doubt, fear, mistrust, and other vulnerable states bring forth new opportunities for deep intimacy and transformation, especially in work with couples.
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Case Study
Doing Vulnerability: The Art of Helping Men Open Up
Helping emotionally closed-off men embrace vulnerability without getting lost in shame requires not only empathy but good timing.
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When Male Partners Won't Open Up
Helping Closed-Off Men See Vulnerability as a Path to Healthier Relationships
By George Faller - Many of our clients, especially men, believe in the traditional definition of vulnerability: a state of weakness that leads to being open to attack. But vulnerability is the language of emotionally connected beings, and like a powerful magnet, pain, doubt, fear, mistrust, and other vulnerable states bring forth new opportunities for deep intimacy and transformation, especially in work with couples.
Daily Blog
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Case Study
The Therapist as Traffic Cop: Learning the Hard Way with a Volatile Couple
Being a good traffic cop can mean the difference between success or failure as a couples therapist.* Commentary by Peter Fraenkel
Magazine Article
Case Study
Doing Vulnerability: The Art of Helping Men Open Up
Helping emotionally closed-off men embrace vulnerability without getting lost in shame requires not only empathy but good timing.
Magazine Article
Page 1 of 1 (2 Items)
George Faller, LMFT, is the founder of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. He teaches at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and is the director of training at the Center for Hope and Renewal. He’s coauthor of Sacred Stress: A Radical Approach, True Connection: Using NAME IT model to Heal Relationships, and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Restoring Connection and Promoting Resilience.
