The Biggest Mistake Couples Therapists Make: Treating Content Instead of Process
Most couples don't come to therapy because they can't solve a disagreement.They come because they keep having the same disagreement over and over again.In this therapist-only episode of Just Listen To Me, Julia Shay explores one of the most common reasons couples counselling fails: the therapist becomes focused on the content of the conflict instead of the emotional cycle underneath it.Drawing on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and attachment theory, this episode explains why arguments about money, parenting, intimacy or communication are rarely the true problem. Lasting change happens when…
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