We've gathered Psychotherapy Networkers most popular posts and arranged them here by topic.
How to Find and Reaffirm Shared Values
Lambers Fisher
For the roughly 23 percent of married couples who don’t share a political affiliation, disagreements over a party or candidate can easily escalate into personal attacks that threaten an otherwise healthy relationship.
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Esther Perel Shares the Trends She's Been Seeing with Her Clients
Esther Perel
Couples therapist and bestselling author Esther Perel explains how life in quarantine is changing the dynamics of romantic relationships, and what this means for couples therapy.
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How to Unravel Trauma Bonds
Ryan Howes
It’s important to recognize that a trauma bond doesn’t have to play out as overt, obvious toxicity or abuse. So many people in relationships have learned to be loved in ways that are transactional—“If you do this for me, I’ll comfort you,” or “If you play this role, I’ll show you affection”—and it's now exhausting them. Therapist and researcher Laura Copley shares how to help clients interrupt these unhealthy, even dangerous, relational patterns.
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A Three-Part Approach to Defusing Shame
Sara Schwarzbaum
I’ve spent a long time doing therapy with conflict-avoidant men. Working with them isn’t always easy, but I’ve developed a three-part road map that’s helped me expedite what can often be a lengthy and difficult process. This is the story of a particular couple that fundamentally shaped my approach.
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Sue Johnson on EFT and Attachment Theory
Susan Johnson
What does Attachment Theory tell us? That emotion is the most powerful force in the therapy room, says couples therapist Sue Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Here, she explains how to establish a safe, supportive connection with the client and facilitate that same connection between partners in treatment.
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Challenges and Opportunities
Sara Schwarzbaum
A clinician who's spent almost two years doing online couples therapy shares the tips and strategies she's found especially helpful.
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What They Need Most Right Now
Esther Perel
Partners in quarantine are facing distinct challenges, says couples therapist and bestselling author Esther Perel. Here, she breaks down the patterns she's seeing and shares what she's doing to help polarized couples repair their relationship.
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Sue Johnson Breaks Down the Core Tenets
Susan Johnson
Perhaps now more than ever, maintaining strong relationships is crucial to our emotional well-being. In this video clip from the 2020 Virtual Symposium, EFT originator Sue Johnson explains the core tenets of attachment theory.
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Does Good Intimacy Mean Good Sex?
Esther Perel
By Esther Perel - It’s long been the conventional wisdom among couples therapists that if couples fix the emotional issues in their relationship, their sexual lives will improve. But good intimacy doesn’t guarantee good sex.
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What Makes Esther Perel Stand Out?
Lauren Dockett, Rich Simon
By Lauren Dockett and Rich Simon - By questioning some of the fundamental premises of traditional marriage, couples therapist Esther Perel has become, at least for the moment, psychotherapy’s public face and most quotable voice. But what is she saying that’s so intriguing and makes her stand out from all the other relationship experts our field produces?
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