By Claire Isaacson, MA LMHC PLLC
PACT Level 2 Therapist
I have been a therapist for over 30 years, and I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard my individual clients wonder if it’s even possible for a romantic relationship to last.
They look around and see relationships...
PACT Level 3
Any couple's relationship can be challenging to navigate, but when one or both partners have ADHD, the usual difficulties are compounded, which can cause the couple to feel like they are lost in a maze.
ADHD Symptoms
The three types of ADHD are...
PACT Level 2 Therapist
As a seasoned PACT therapist, I have used this model for over a decade to transform couple relationships. I’m intensely passionate and loyal to PACT and never thought I would even glance in the direction of another model. ...
By Lee Kraemer, R.P. CTP dipl. B.A.
PACT Level 3 Therapist
Let’s address the good, the bad, and the ugly use of humor by both therapists and couples.
Most people have experienced the discomfort of being with a sniping couple at a dinner party or in a therapeutic setting.
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Blair Anne Hensen, MS, LCPC, NCC
PACT Level 2 Therapist
As the daylight grows longer and temperatures get warmer, it’s time to get outside! Nature is an incredibly important part of wellness. Stepping out of our human-made worlds and into nature offers presence external to ourselves. Simply...
PACT Level 3 Therapist
PACT therapists help couples create what Stan Tatkin calls a couple bubble. In this relational space, each partner can be themselves and accept each other as is. The bubble is an ecosystem that fosters safety and security for partners. Once...
PACT Level 2
PACT Note to Parents: For guided practice and more skills to bring to your partnership, register for Kara’s Win-Win Parenting: Better Partners Make Better Parents, a new PACT workshop for couples, Saturdays online, April 23–May 21.
When I...
Lilian Borges, LPC
PACT Level 3 Therapist
The two things I am most passionate about are hypnosis and PACT. I have been teaching hypnosis for almost 30 years and, as I am deepening my understanding of PACT, I have been exploring ways to integrate PACT and...
Renee D. Doe, PhD, LMFT, LPC
PACT Level 1 Therapist
The idea of secure functioning is a main focus of PACT therapy. This focus hones in on creating and maintaining a safe container, where both parties operate in a two-person...
PACT Level 3 Therapist
Hmm. Oooh. Aaah.
Writing a blogpost about the importance of using sounds as a technique or intervention within couples therapy is challenging. When I asked my colleagues for the best ways to describe these sounds, their replies varied: ...
PACT Level 2 Therapist
I'm sure this hasn't happened to you (wink), so I'll speak from experience. Before my partner and I discovered PACT, we'd have conflict, just like we do now. Before PACT, one of us would raise an issue with the goodhearted goal of finding a...
Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT
PACT Founder
In PACT, we expect couples to be secure functioning. But even secure-functioning couples have problems. You will see secure-functioning couples in your office.
How do you know if the couple in your office is secure functioning?
- They come in with a therapeutic...
