Contributed by Peter Fraenkel
Helping Couples on the Brink
How Validating Ambivalence Can Foster HopeHow can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read more
Whatever Happened to Family Therapy?
Today's Renaissance in Systems ThinkingIn their rush to change family systems—if not the world—family therapists didn’t anticipate that they too would be affected by structural forces. Read more
Last-Chance Therapy in a Tumultuous Time
Discovering Hope in Higher Values with CouplesWorking with couples on the brink of divorce during this pressure-cooker time requires us to help them “reach up” to their highest values. Read more
The Therapist as Traffic Cop
Learning the Hard Way with a Volatile CoupleBeing a good traffic cop can mean the difference between success or failure as a couples therapist.* Commentary by Peter Fraenkel Read more
Second Adolescence
An Alternative to the Midlife CrisisInstead of viewing midlife as a time of emotional unraveling, therapists can see it as an opportunity to help clients gain a fuller sense of purpose in... Read more
From Tough Love to Empathic Love
Teaching Parents to Earn Their Children’s RespectHelping families move past stalemates often means teaching parents to earn their children’s respect. Read more
From Isolation To Connection
How to Create a Community of PracticeA modest proposal about how to get out of your cubbyhole, enliven your conversations with others in the field, and experience a new kind of professional... Read more
Beeper in the Bedroom
Technology has become a therapeutic issueAs the digital revolution permeates and alters our lives, therapists are increasingly called upon to become the guides to a balance between the allure of... Read more
A jazz drummer tunes in to how a couple organizes time Read more
Peter Fraenkel
Peter Fraenkel, PhD, is a couple therapist, psychologist, associate professor of psychology at City College of New York, and professional drummer who studied with Aretha’s drummer. He received the 2012 American Family Therapy Award for Innovative Contribution to Family Therapy, and is the author of Sync Your Relationship, Save Your Marriage: Four Steps to Getting Back on Track, and Last Chance Couple Therapy: Bringing Couples Back from the Brink.