Psychotherapy and Intimate Relationships

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 starts with a presentation, after which we discuss the topic and socialize.

Past topics:

What predicts divorce?
Using behavior modification techniques to improve your relationship
Three kinds of love: infatuation, lust, and long-term bonding
Attachment theory and attachment therapy
Useful ways to understand emotional and physical abuse
A brief history of couples therapy

Future topics:

Passion in long-term relationships: Why does it fade, and how can it be rekindled?
Using relationship therapy to treat "individual" problems such as depression and alcoholism
The first three floors of Gottman's Sound Relationship House
The risks of using insurance to pay for couples therapy

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

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Recent Meetups

March 24, 2012 · 1:00 PM
Train Your Perfect Partner: Behavior Modification in Relationships
21 Members | 5.005

Many people use "the worst behavior-mod program ever" in relationships. Learn what they do wrong, and what techniques more effectively bring out the best in a partner.... Learn more
February 25, 2012 · 1:00 PM
Polyamory: More Partners, New Challenges
18 Members | 4.505

As polyamory (consensual non-monogamy) becomes more common, therapists encounter new relationship issues. Join us as we discuss the challenge and inspiration of working... Learn more
January 28, 2012 · 1:00 PM
What Predicts Divorce?
19 Members | 5.005

From a 15-minute conversation early in a marriage, experts can predict with over 90% accuracy if the couple will divorce within six years. Join us as we discuss what... Learn more
December 10, 2011 · 1:00 PM
Is It Abuse?
11 Members | 4.503

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 · 1:00 PM
Reflective Sand Tray for Couples
7 Members | 4.001

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

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