By Heather Clague, MD
on 8/21/20 - 3:52 PM
Heather Clague helps her patient de-center so he can be present for his partner.
By Christine Hammond, LMHC
on 1/3/19 - 2:15 PM
Christine Hammond shares the intricacies of and solutions for psychotherapists working with couples embroiled in a narcissistic cycle of abuse.
By Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD
on 1/20/12 - 4:59 PM
Should couples in distress attempt to change their partner or themselves? Recent research discusses concerns about both of these strategies, and raises an interesting third option. Shreena Hira and Nickola Overall examined 160 couples attempting to change their partner or themselves. As they expected, attempts to change their partner didn’t make either their partner or themselves feel better. Surprisingly, however, a focus on self-change did not consistently help the relationship either. Instead, the researchers discovered that the most beneficial change...
