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• Archive: Faculty:Ellyn Bader | Peter Pearson, Ph.D.Duration:4 Hours 12 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Apr 01, 2016 Description From the moment that couples therapy experts Drs.
• Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson sit down with this conflicted couple, you will see a radically different approach to couple’s therapy.
• Most therapists open a session with “Tell me why you are here today” – a toxic approach that quickly creates defensiveness, shame and blame for the couple.
• In this video you will see how, in the first 10 minutes of a session, you can transform hostility to supportive collaboration, openness and cooperation.Paul and Trish are a real couple, struggling with their relationship and their blended family of six.
• Therapists can easily become mired in the intricacies inherent to blended families and will often need months to get to the key underlying issues that can promote healing.