Couple problems are the result of the interaction of the problems of both partners, whether heterosexual or homosexual.
When a couple comes to therapy they often find one person who is very angry, demanding and accusing and another who is closed in on himself, distant "far away" from the relationship. Other possibilities are two people who are both furious and constantly attacking each other. Or two people who are both closed in on themselves and distant. In any situation people find themselves unable to communicate in a healthy way their difficulties and needs to their partner without assuming an attitude that is experienced as critical or accusatory.
Suffering as a couple = suffering in life
However, behind modes of communication that do nothing but create terribly destructive interpersonal cycles, we can find that both partners suffer deeply as the therapy proceeds. We all know that the suffering caused by a couple's relationship that does not work can be so serious that it can prevent us from living our lives. Fortunately today what was once seen as a mystery is now recognized and understood in depth.
High conflict situations
Dott.ssa Sue Johnson in fact in the last thirty years has studied and researched to understand what happens in two people who are together and how to overcome the most extreme difficulties in the relationship. Her studies have led to the creation of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, which is now recognized worldwide as the most effective couple therapy of all. The results are extraordinary even with couples with a high rate of conflict. In Italy, only in the last four years, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is spreading thanks to the work of its referents.
Couple problems are the result of the interaction of the problems of both partners, whether heterosexual or homosexual.
When a couple comes to therapy they often find one person who is very angry, demanding and accusing and another who is closed in on himself, distant "far away" from the relationship. Other possibilities are two people who are both furious and constantly attacking each other. Or two people who are both closed in on themselves and distant. In any situation people find themselves unable to communicate in a healthy way their difficulties and needs to their partner without assuming an attitude that is experienced as critical or accusatory.
Suffering as a couple = suffering in life
However, behind modes of communication that do nothing but create terribly destructive interpersonal cycles, we can find that both partners suffer deeply as the therapy proceeds. We all know that the suffering caused by a couple's relationship that does not work can be so serious that it can prevent us from living our lives. Fortunately today what was once seen as a mystery is now recognized and understood in depth.
High conflict situations
Dott.ssa Sue Johnson in fact in the last thirty years has studied and researched to understand what happens in two people who are together and how to overcome the most extreme difficulties in the relationship. Her studies have led to the creation of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, which is now recognized worldwide as the most effective couple therapy of all. The results are extraordinary even with couples with a high rate of conflict. In Italy, only in the last four years, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is spreading thanks to the work of its referents.