Couples and Infertility: Moving Beyond Loss

Ackerman Institute, Constance Scharf, LCSW

Infertility is an issue that more couples are faced with each day. By watching key moments in couples therapy with a real couple, you will learn how infertility impacts couples creating marital dissatisfaction, sexual dysfunction and communication problems. You will also learn how to help couples move through their grieving process by telling their story, externalizing the problem, speaking the unspeakable and more.

Gender Differences in Depression: A Marital Therapy Approach

Ackerman Institute, Peggy Papp, LCSW

In this video you will see key moments in couples therapy with a real couple struggling with depression. The team of therapists explain how depression differs for men and women and how emotional disconnection can flourish because of this. You will watch the therapist team help the couple reconnect and shifts their roles, which ultimately leads to emotional closeness, increased self-worth and alleviation of depression.