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Challenging Behaviors in Couples Therapy: Gaslighting

Kendra Han

Gaslighting is a challenging behavior in couples therapy. It is a form of manipulation that leads one partner to doubt their own experiences.

Keys to Success as a Couples Therapist

Kendra Han

Stonewalling vs The Silent Treatment: Are They The Same?

Kari Rusnak

What’s the difference between stonewalling and the silent treatment?

How to Listen Without Getting Defensive

Kyle Benson

8 ways to listen non-defensively and improve communication.

Deepening Connections

Janet Bayramyan

Integrating Internal Family Systems and Gottman Principles for Healthier Relationships

D is for Defensiveness

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Defensiveness is a wicked game. But it’s winnable.

Create an Equal Relationship and Lasting Love with True Acts of Service

Nicole Schiener

True acts of service involve some of the Gottmans’ key practices for cultivating lasting love and equal relationships.

The Person Beside You: How Intimate Relationships Shape Our Lives

Marc Schulz

Life becomes more complex as we age, but the benefits that come from having secure connections continue through every phase of life.

Help! Someone Told Me I’m Stonewalling

Laura Silverstein

Stonewalling is dramatically misunderstood. It is not the icy indifference that it might appear to be on the surface.

Mindful Parenting: How to Respond Instead of React

Parent Co.

Mindful parenting means that you bring your conscious attention to what’s happening, instead of getting hijacked by your emotions.

Lessons We Have Learned After Bringing Baby Home

The Gottman Institute

The key to maintaining a close, happy, healthy relationship after bringing baby home is to maintain open communication.

Self-Care for Therapists: Avoiding Holiday Burnout

Kari Rusnak

These self-care tips can help therapists avoid burnout and thrive during the holiday season.

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