Couples Counselling Referring mainly to the work of John Gottman, Hariette Lerner, Harville Hendrix, John Welwood, and Sue Johnson, I work with couples, heterosexual and same-sex, challenged by such issues as difficulties with communication, patterns of reactivity in conflict, differences in attachment style, intimacy, trust, and boundaries. Based on Gottman's research in particular, I give particular emphasis to values such as s mutual respect and appreciation for difference, awareness of our own and each other's histories and perceptual patterns, openess, emotional engagement and self-responsibility. Gottman, J.M. (1999). The marriage clinic: A scientifically based marital therapy. New York: Norton & Co. Hendrix, H. (1988). Getting the love you want. New York: Harper and Row. Johnson, S. M. (1996). The practice of emotionally focused marital therapy: Creating connection. Florence, KY: Brunner/Mazel. Lerner, H. (1990). The dance of intimacy. New York: Harper & Row. Welwood, J. (1996). Journey of the heart. New York: Harper/ Collins.

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