004 | Couples Therapy 101, with Tarah Stowell, LCSW

My colleague and friend. Tarah Stowell, LCSW, is a therapist who normally only works with individuals. Lately, however, she began working with a couple and found herself out of her depth, as the approach to, and dynamics of, couples counseling is very different. So she gave me a call looking for tips and graciously agreed to let me record our conversation for this show. So join us for an insider’s look at how to approach a couples therapy session.

Topics:

• Not all "couples" counseling is actually couples counseling.

• A solution-focused approach vs. identifying pathology and dysfunction.

• "Guy-friendly Therapy."

• How men and women are often acculturated in their emotional training and the difficulties it causes in relating to one another.

• Couple dynamics

• Do you stay neutral as a couples therapist or do you challenge and confront?

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