Security at Home and in the World ellen boeder Nov 13, 2016

By Ellen Boeder, MA, LPC
PACT Level II practitioner
Boulder, CO
http://www.ellenboeder.com


When I witness a couple move from fear and blame into trust and genuine care, I am inspired to feel hope for humanity. Protecting our loved ones and providing real relief to each other are qualities our entire...

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The Beauty of Secure Functioning michelle rae Oct 16, 2016

By Michelle Rae, M.S.W., RSW
PACT Level II practitioner
Oakville, Ontario
http://www.raecounselling.com


Can you imagine living in a world where every person—adult and child alike—started and ended his or her day feeling loved and connected to another? In a culture that values independence, autonomy,...

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Does the Bite Fit the Wound?: Exploring Some PACT Maxims for therapists rick hupp Sep 12, 2016

By Rick Hupp, LMFT
PACT Level II practitioner
West Hills, CA
www.responsiverelating.com


When I was a boy, I had a loyal and loving friendship with our family dog, a Labrador retriever mix named Domingo. He was our docile family mascot, and he had a wonderful ability to influence us in a playful mann...

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Working with Traumatized Couples Using PACT for therapists rachel holland trauma Aug 14, 2016

By Rachel Holland, DClinPsych,
PACT core faculty
Buckinghamshire, UK
[email protected]


Dan and Jane have been married for thirty years and have three sons. They came into therapy following a challenging time in their lives after they faced a number of health, family, and work proble...

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Opportunity Through Affect for therapists jeff pincus Jul 17, 2016

by Jeff Pincus, LCSW, and Rachel Cahn, LPC
PACT faculty members
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]


Most people would agree that relationships, especially love relationships, are incredibly complex. Most honest psychotherapists would add that couple therapy itself can...

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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 confident I know

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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 tha...

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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 couples are im...

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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 therapeutic to...

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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 well-intended people unconsciously get ca...

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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 first romantic relati...

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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 experience one...

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