The PACT Therapeutic Stance for therapists melissa ferrari Jun 13, 2016
by Melissa Ferrari – Dip. of Couns.& Comm/Adv. Dip in Transactional Analysis
PACFA Clinically Registered  Psychotherapist & Couple Therapist
PACT LEVEL III Practitioner
Sydney, Australia

I love being a couple therapist, and after 18 years, I am pretty...

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Restoring Love with the Scaffold of Securer Functioning eda arduman May 14, 2016

by Eda Arduman, Ma., clinical psychologist couple therapist
Level 2 PACT therapist
Istanbul Bilgi University clinical supervisor instructor
Clinical Psychology MFT Master Program


It has been said that intimate relationships are not for the faint hearted, yet research shows us time and time again...

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Mentor Couples allison howe for couples Apr 12, 2016

by Allison Howe, LMHC
PACT Level II practitioner
Saratoga Springs, NY
Email: [email protected]


Do you and your partner have any mentor couples in your lives? A number of couples in my practice report that they don’t have a mentor couple in their social or support network. Yet mentor...

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Working with Challenging Couples Mar 13, 2016

by Elaine G. Tuccio, LCSW, PACT faculty, Austin, TX
Email: [email protected]


Challenging couples are difficult to work with if all the therapist knows to do is referee the flow of conversation and inappropriate behaviors. PACT-trained therapists, on the other hand, have numerous...

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The Boomerang Effect Feb 14, 2016

by Eva Van Prooyen, M.F.T., PACT faculty, Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.evavp.com
Email: [email protected]


Loving in a way that supports, energizes, and grows a long-term relationship means loving your partner the way he or she needs to be loved. Many...

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On the Road to Secure Functioning Dec 14, 2015

by Inga Gentile, LMFT (California), licensed psychologist (Norway)
PACT core faculty, Tromsø, Norway
Website: http://ingagentile.com


A couple’s relationship is especially vulnerable to crisis during key transition points in life, such as the birth of a baby, the formation of a...

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Psychodrama in Couple Therapy psychodrama stefan neszpor Nov 15, 2015

by Stefan Neszpor, FRCPC, director of the Adelaide Couples Clinic and PACT Level II practitioner, Adelaide, Australia
Email: [email protected]


Most couples have a story about what is taking place in their relationship. However, the story often doesn’t match the reality of how they...

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Beyond the Ick Factor: Deeper Healing for Issues of Sexuality Oct 13, 2015

by Karen Berry, Ph.D.
PACT faculty, Warwick, NY
Website: http://www.drkarenberry.com/
Email: [email protected]


Often when couples come to therapy seeking assistance with issues related to sexuality, the problem is not what it appears to be. They describe issues such as sexual...

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Therapist Self-Regulation, or Flying into a Hurricane Sep 04, 2015

by Hans Jorg Stahlschmidt, Ph.D., PACT faculty, Berkeley, CA
Website: www.stahlschmidt-therapy.com
Email: [email protected]


Some couple therapists have referred to their work as flying a helicopter into a hurricane. Perhaps the metaphor is inflated, but couple therapy is certainly an...

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Fighting About Hot Topics: "Do What I Want!" Aug 05, 2015

by Annette Kreuz Smolinski
Licensed clinical psychologist (Spain), Dipl. Psych. ( Germany),
Trainer and supervisor in couple and family therapy, PACT Level II practitioner
Website: www.ctff-fasedos.com


The annoying truth is that all couples fight. Conflicts are an absolutely normal phenomenon...

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The Red and Blue of Marriage Jul 13, 2015

by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT,
stantatkin.com


A study by Harvard University researchers that looked at data for more than five million families, and that was recently featured in The New York Times, found that where you live in the United States greatly influences your chances of getting...

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Working Through Betrayal – Regret to Redemption Jun 09, 2015

by Eva Van Prooyen, M.F.T., PACT faculty, Los Angeles CA
www.evavp.com


When a betrayal has been discovered in their relationship, couples come to therapy feeling lost, disoriented, confused, and angry. They may even wonder if there is hope. Infidelity strips away happiness and threatens emotional...

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