Couples Counseling: Tools and Interventions

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 Provide a confidential dialogue, which normalizes feelings
 Enable each person to be heard and to hear themselves
 Set boundaries so each person feels safe and empowered to express
his or her point of view in a way the other can hear and understand,
even though he or she may not agree
 Teach active listening, using I statements and objective terms from
the beginning
 Reflect the relationship's difficulties and the potential for
change
 Inform couples that it is not a matter of one person being right or
wrong, since both partners make sense from their perspective. They
will be learning how to better understand each other and improve
communication to restore harmony and intimacy
 Identify times in the past that have been good and what was different

Help each partner begin to understand how he or she is
contributing to the conflicts and can contribute to solutions
 Move from the "blame game" to looking at what happens to them as
a process.
 Look for exceptions
 Help both partners see the relationship in a more objective manner
 Identify repetitive, negative interaction cycles as a pattern
 Sex/Intimacy
 Resentments→Explosions
 Change the view of the relationship via functional perspective taking
 How is this behavior helpful to him/her/you?

Create new and positively bonding emotional events and
establish intimacy
 Meet the couple where they are--- What can they currently
comfortably do?
 What do they hope they will eventually be able to do?
 Teach the 5 love languages (touch, gifts, words, acts, quality time)
 Have each partner make a list of what those things are for them
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[gradydl]

Extremely valuable information concisely but clearly presented. Thank you so very much it has given me hope.

[mariancounsellor]

This was really useful. I’m a relationship counsellor as well as a coach and I learnt a lot here, thank you 👍🏽

[Yourtherapistknows]

Very well presented and some quality content, thank you for this, it is systemic and solution focused which is valuable as a base to have.

[sunitashrestha]

it is really very effective and helpful. Thank you very much,

[KrystynaSus]

really enjoyed the insights shared in this video, great job! but i can’t help but wonder if some of these tools might actually oversimplify the complexities of relationships. i mean, every couple is so unique, right? just a thought!

[roseemeigh]

I recently graduated with my masters in cmhc.. this was very helpful thank you!

[GazSimo-np]

amazing, looking for work on my relationship and this gives me alot of pointers to impove

[dijanafiorentino]

Hi Dr. I really like this lecture and would love to have access to the powerpoint? How can obtain this presentation powerpoint?

[eileenpillmeier]

Sadly if they are addicts they can't promise they won't act out again. It's very risky for the betrayed spouse.

[maherkhela]

Great lesson
I wish your picture is bigger than the writing so I can see your face more clear in the video
Thanks for your help

[Dont]

How can a person regain trust in their partner?

[Gulfgoastcc]

Is this PowerPoint available to download?

[akshdeep]

This was great. Really liked the video, the content and the ...um...yadi yada yada

[mitchnidey]

Worry about nothing, pray about everything.
In all things give thanks.
Every relationship we have must be built upon the rock. Jesus Christ is our rock and our fortress. We must dig deep and build our foundation upon the rock.