Knowing Where the Clinical Stuckness Is LocatedThere are two ways to feel stuck as couples therapy and they each require a different approach to moving forward. ... Watch the Video
The Consumer Culture Of MarriageThis is a multi-decade view Bill Doherty has that marriages are now consumer marriages. “Wants” in a relationship become core, non-negotiable “needs” as people read self-help books and absorb the cult... Watch the Video
Hard vs Soft Problems And Why They MatterHistorically the “hard” problems leading to divorce were affairs, abuse, and addictions. Those fundamentally compromise personal and relational well-being. The “soft” problems (growing apart, arguing ... Watch the Video
We Have a Gap as Couples Therapists (We are Regular People, too!)It’s a known secret that most couples therapists have marriages with normal struggles and it’s very hard to “do our models” in our own marriages. In The Doherty Approach, we don’t hold therapists and ... Watch the Video
Therapy Used to be Female-Deficit… Now Male DeficitHistorically the field was patriarchal. Male therapists were known to call husbands to share the work going on with the wife. Women were hysterical, too emotional, etc. Time has advanced and now we ha... Watch the Video
Tough Couple Presentation Around a Medical Crisis (Behavioral vs Emotional Lens)This video is about a particular type of couple where they come in with one who had a serious medical issue. Either a behavioral or emotional lens offers some great support, but either approach may ig... Watch the Video