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This article addresses the need for therapists to see the forest as well as the trees. It proposes that the core overall project of therapy is to help people to resolve their conflicts, bringing new and more gratifying solutions to difficult dilemmas. Conflict resolution theory enables individual and couple components of treatment to feel unified […]
This article addresses the need for therapists to see the forest as well as the trees. It proposes that the core overall project of therapy is to help people to resolve their conflicts, bringing new and more gratifying solutions to difficult dilemmas. Conflict resolution theory enables individual and couple components of treatment to feel unified […]
As of the last week of August of 2011 PsychologyToday.com has selected me to be one of the psychologists who post expert-opinions on their website. My first post on the blog is an article explaining three of the main elements that make couples therapy effective. “From Thin-Skinned to Win-Win“–a title suggested by Kent Powell, my […]
To fully clean up distressed feelings an apology needs to include the following ingredients. 1. Specificity: “I’m sorry about my ______.” That is, specify exactly what you did that you see now was mistaken. 2. Non-intentionality: “I didn’t mean to hurt you.” 3. Clarification: What was your miss – the mistake, misperception, misunderstanding, miscommunication, mishap, […]