Couples

Here are some "hacks" to help your clients be more mindful in their relationships—using the Gottman Method. Read more

How to help men face the hidden fears that keep them stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns. Read more

If you’ve done couples therapy, you’ve probably run into this conundrum at one point or another: one partner simply isn’t as invested in therapy as the... Read more

Practice Tools for the January/February 2023 issue are courtesy of Deb Dana's new book, "Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety." Read more

Premarital counseling is growing in popularity, and research indicates it has numerous benefits. So why aren't more therapists offering it? Read more

A psychotherapy icon grapples with the imminent death of his wife as she moves from palliative care to hospice care. Read more

How can therapists help divorcing clients share a message that conveys hope and healing? Maybe it's time to counter the divorce-as-catastrophe trope that runs... Read more

Practice Tools for the November/December 2022 issue are courtesy of Eve Rodsky and Fair Play. Read more

How can we meet last-chance couples exactly where they are? Read more

The strongest couples are the ones who are open to help—the ones who can surround themselves with allies, inviting others into the trenches with them. Read more

Eve Rodsky is on a mission: to rebalance the "mental load" that many women still unfairly shoulder in domestic life, affecting their physical health... Read more

Many spousal dementia caregivers struggle emotionally watching their life partners slowly decline. But I also knew that male caregivers, especially spouses... Read more

In this Networker Live event, senior editor Chris Lyford speaks with authors and relationship experts John and Julie Gottman about their latest book, The Love... Read more

Based on her article from our September/October issue, Dr. Regina Koepp talks about how to have "the talk" with your aging couple clients. Read more

Plenty of therapists have internalized the common misconception that at a certain point in our lives, humans are no longer interested in sex and intimacy. Read more

Longtime couples can still experience new, relationship-testing conflicts. Read more

Networker sits down with Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, to discuss the invisible work of domestic life. Read more

The fundamental goal of a good divorce is simple yet challenging: children must experience their parents as a working partnership that reliably nurtures and... Read more

With tens of thousands of Iraq War vets with PTSD returning home, therapists increasingly face the challenge of helping them with their troubled marriages. Read more

Are therapy card decks a clinical tool, a branding exercise, or something else entirely? Read more

Healthy, equal relationships require compromise, negotiation, and generosity. But when couples don’t have models for mastering these skills, they often... Read more

Helping older couples create a shared vision for their retirement years. Read more

The jokes many couples share reinforce their identity as an “us.” But there can be a dark side to humor in couples, too. Read more

Bill Doherty talks with Networker on how to help clients get clarity around the ethical dimensions of secret affairs and the dilemmas that often show up in... Read more

Terry Real is on a mission: leading couples into increased intimacy by moving them beyond a culture of individualism. Read more

With its Western focus on secure emotional bonds and demonstrative, healthy attachment in couples, how does Emotionally Focused Therapy fit into ancient and... Read more

A seasoned therapist discusses the ethics around consulting with couples impacted by infidelity. Read more

Many people assume that an open relationship will cause jealousy in both partners. Historically, it has been assumed that pair-bonded individuals who are... Read more

As the years pass, is it possible that the more we work with long-term clients, the more we might overlook bigger issues that aren’t being addressed? Read more

How stepping outside our comfort zone when doing our own work can change therapy for our clients. Read more