Marital Problems Aren’t Just A Dance of FeelingsThe Doherty Approach firmly believes marital breakdowns happen in bad interactional scenes and the best way to work is to unpack the first three steps of those chronic scenes to help both individuals ... Watch the Video
2 Healthier Ways to Conceptualize Defensiveness In A SpouseThis brief video opens the idea that defensiveness may be a healthy response to a spouses boundary invasion. How to avoid pursuing a defensive person, replicating their experience with their spouse. ... Watch the Video
Spouses Rewrite Their History When They Are Leaning OutResearch backs up the idea that considering divorce leads people repaint their marital past in a more negative light. Learn more about this research by watching this video.... Watch the Video
Leading or Pacing as a Vital Couples Therapy SkillOur beloved late colleague James Maddock shared this articulation and we want the world to understand this important, nuanced idea about what happens every moment in couples therapy. Learn more throu... Watch the Video
Rant: Therapist Quitting On Couples Because of Individual IssuesA Bill Doherty multi-decade long rant is finally on video. Simply put, too many couples therapists give up on motivated couples, coming to improve their marriages, because the therapist can’t handle ... Watch the Video
Family FIRO: Introduction to Core ModelIn The Doherty Approach we think that couples bring a broader array of interactional patterns and outside stressors than current models emphasize--and that therapists need a way to prioritize what to ... Watch the Video
