COUP: Couples Conflict

Christine A. Padesky, PhD
2 Audio CDs • Three hour clinical workshop

Cognitive Therapy for Couples Conflict: "What Lies Beneath"

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This audio program was edited in 2006 and is consistent with current CBT standards of treatment.

How does love turn to hate?

• Learn what beliefs and emotions fuel anger in intimate relationships

• Discover how cognitive therapy makes sense of the dramatic twists and turns of relationship emotions

• A nine stage treatment model is illustrated with case examples

• Listen in as Dr. Padesky works with "Wendy & Howard's" longstanding recurrent arguments over finances. Hear how she helps them unravel their pain and anger to reach "What Lies Beneath"

Disc 1 of 2
1. Background
2. True Love
3. Cognitive Model: From Love to Hate
4. Example: Critical Incident
5. Role Play: The Frame
6. Belief Systems
7. Therapy: 9 Stages

Disc 2 of 2
1. Increase Positives
2. Build Skills
3. Role Play: Explore Anger
4. Cognitive Model of Anger
5. "What Lies Beneath"
6. Problem Resolution
7. Questions & Answers
8. Final Stages