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How to Convince Your Partner to go to Therapy

By Amanda Liñan LCSW, CST Wanting to go to therapy but your partner is unwilling? Having more information about what it is, how it can help, and form expectations can really help open the door. Here are some ideas of how to approach it that

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Emotion Coaching for Couples: Part 3 | When Your Lover is Upset

By Caralee Frederic, LCSW Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter Applying Parenting Emotion Coaching to Couples Part three of a five-part series on shifting your mindset to become a more capable Emotion Coach, and more Emotion Coachable.Emotionally intelligent couples are more likely to feel

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NAH, I KNOW THAT ALREADY: Couples Workshop Review, part 2

NAH, I KNOW THAT ALREADY: Couples Workshop Review, part 2 By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter A therapist attends The Art and Science of Love, a couple workshop, with her husband. Did she learn anything new and helpful? The

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ENTRENCHED: Couples Workshop Reviews, part 1

By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter ENTRENCHED: Couples Workshop Reviews, part 1 What happens when you’re entrenched in your position during a conflict? A husband and wife talk candidly about the tools they gained from Caralee Frederic’s weekend workshop,

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A THERAPIST’S BIASES

A word about my biases…Every once in awhile, it comes to my attention that I ought to clarify for clients my biases. Usually, this happens after someone in a couple has indicated that they thought I would be “neutral” or “unbiased” as I worked with

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A Relaxed Body Can Strengthen Relationships

A Relaxed Body Can Strengthen Relationships “A relaxed body creates secure attachment.” That is my favorite quote from a two-day trauma training I just attended with Dr. J. Eric Gentry, an internationally recognized leader in the field of disaster and clinical traumatology. Think about how

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Divorce: I Know What It’s Like

Divorce: I Know What It’s Like At times, I learn of the impending trauma of a divorce, due to betrayals, affairs, or addictions, which will devastate a family I know and love personally. People will be shocked. They will not have seen it coming. There

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Myths and Truths About Love

Myths and Truths About Love By Caralee Frederic, LCSW Everyone has advice when it come to love. But studies have shown that much popular advice — such as “don’t to go to bed angry” — may be detrimental to a long, happy relationship. That’s why

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10 Things To Know About Gottman

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GOTTMAN 1. RESEARCH PIONEER In the 1970s, John Gottman and Robert Levenson were part of a pioneering group of researchers who applied the scientific method to identify behavior patterns of couples in healthy, successful relationships. 2. OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKER Before Dr.

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FINDING ‘8-COW MOMENTS’

FINDING ‘8-COW MOMENTS’ ‘Johnny Lingo’ Lesson Correlates with Studies on Love Do Your Memories Make You Feel Cherished? By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter My neighbor “Alexander” was smitten by his wife “Valeria” the first time they met. She

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