Posts Tagged ‘Couples therapy’
Regaining A Couples Allegiance
Couples often enter therapy when they feel under acknowledged. They feel unloved and unseen by their partner. This is why they come for therapy. Couples feel stuck in unhelpful ways of relating such as blaming, name calling, belittling, needing to be right, stonewalling and reaching out to others to hide from each other. Commencing Therapy…
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Understanding relationships Best therapeutic practice is informed by attachment theory in repairing attachment wounds. These wounds stem from the way we are looked after by our caregivers. Defining Attachment John Bowlby famous psychologist defined attachment “as being a strong affectional tie that binds a person to an intimate companion.” Attachment patterns We develop attachment patterns…
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