[humanser] Question about Group and Couples Therapy

[Sarah Meyer]

Hi all,
I am currently in Level One training for the Gottman Method for
Couples/Partner Therapy. I'm curious if anyone else has used this
modality in treating couples, and if so, what
modifications/adaptations you may have used/made?
Even if not, I am curious about people's experiences doing couples and
group work. As a counselor in training, I have only worked with
individuals thus far and am still learning how to handle and interpret
the nonverbal information from one person, so I'm a bit concerned or
uncertain about possibly missing certain nonverbal cues between
partners or even group members in a group. How do other clinicians
navigate these types of challenges? I'm sure there are other auditory
cues that could give away people's attitudes towards one another and
so forth, but there may be other important details that would be
important to catch and comment on in the moment. I would appreciate
any thoughts or suggestions.

All the best,

Sarah



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Sarah K. Meyer
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Ball State University
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