Come share ideas, techniques, and resources for how psychotherapists can help people enhance their intimate relationships. This group is for mental health professionals and anyone else who relishes enthusiastic in-depth discussions of clinical theory and practice.

Each meeting includes a presentation. We socialize, eat, enjoy the presentation, then discuss the topic and anything else related to psychotherapy and intimate relationships.

Past topics:

  • What predicts divorce?
  • A brief history of couples therapy
  • Three kinds of love: infatuation, lust, and long-term bonding
  • Attachment theory and attachment therapy
  • Effective ways to conceptualize abuse

Future topics:

  • Passion in long-term relationships: Why does it fade, and how can it be rekindled?
  • Training the perfect partner: Behavior modification in relationships
  • Working with mixed relationships: straight/gay, mono/poly, sexual/asexual, vanilla/kinky
  • The first three floors of Gottman's Sound Relationship House
  • Using relationship therapy to treat "individual" problems such as depression and alcoholism
  • Pornography and relationships
  • Modifying techniques from couples therapy to work with relationships of three or more

You're invited to contribute: suggest compelling topics, help facilitate a meeting, post useful links. Join us as we build a supportive community!

Note: This group respects all forms of consensual intimate relationships.

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  • January 28 at 1:00 PM, 19 Members attended

    What Predicts Divorce?

    They rated it 5.00 5.005 (5 ratings)

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    This was an amazing discussion. I always get so much out of the meetups I attend with Eric.

    —Kelle Sparta

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    As usual I learned some new stuff that I can apply to my personal life and my work life starting immediately. ...

    —Daniel

  • December 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM, 11 Members attended

    Is It Abuse?

    They rated it 4.50 4.503 (3 ratings)

    When is a relationship abusive? Such behavior can be hard to recognize in clients, in partners, and in ourselves. Join us as we explore this issue with Eric, who has... Learn more

  • October 29, 2011 at 1:00 PM, 7 Members attended

    Reflective Sand Tray for Couples

    They rated it 4.00 4.001 (1 ratings)

    Reflective Sand Tray is an intuitive, experiential way to explore relationship dynamics using small figures and objects in a box of sand. Join us for an entertaining,... Learn more

  • September 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM, 5 Members attended

    Healing Connection with Emotionally Focused Therapy

    They rated it 5.00 5.002 (2 ratings)

    When a couple walks on emotional eggshells, bad things happen: big fights, silent nights, sullen sex, abuse. Join us for a discussion of how clinicians can heal and... Learn more

  • August 13, 2011 at 1:00 PM, 6 Members attended

    Relationship Q & A

    They rated it 4.50 4.504 (4 ratings)

    What have you learned about relationships? What do you wish you knew? Bring your answers and questions for a compelling discussion. Eric will facilitate to keep things... Learn more
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Cambridge, MA 02139
Founded Feb 20, 2011
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