Oftentimes, when a couple is highly volatile and stewing in resentment, a therapist can feel challenged with knowing how to disrupt the pattern. Learning how to work with couples effectively can by a dynamic and powerful way to support increased awareness, integration, and contact. In the first episode of season 2, I am joined by renowned communication and relationship expert, Susan Campbell, PhD. Susan offers deep insight into honesty in relating. In the consultation portion, she shares supervision gems and illuminates the process of couple’s work with the reactivity cycle of conflict. To listen to the full episode, join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAwakenedTherapist
Susan Campbell has worked as a corporate trainer and relationship coach for over 50 years. A former professor at the University of Massachusetts, she is author of fifteen books on the topic of relationships and human communication. Her most recent work centers on how to use honest, present-centered communication as vehicle for personal healing and expanded self-awareness. This body of work has put her at the forefront of the Honesty Movement in Psychology and is detailed in her best-selling, Getting Real and her more recent books, Truth in Dating, Saying What’s Real, and Five Minute Relationship Repair. https://susancampbell.com
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Harmony Kwiker (kw-eye-ker), MA, LPC, NCC, ACS, is a psychotherapist, author, and visiting instructor at Naropa University where she teaches mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling. She is the founder of the Institute for Spiritual Alignment where she offers ongoing learning opportunities for therapists who are committed to awakening. Her first book, Reveal: Embody the True Self Beyond Trauma and Conditioning, is a vulnerable self-help memoir, and her second book, Align: Living and Loving from the True Self , and her third book, The Awakened Therapist: Spirituality, Consciousness, and Subtle Energy, is a text book.
Disclaimer: The episode you’re about to hear is intended for educational purposes only and this content should not be taken as supervision or clinical advice. Because each person is so unique, please consult your supervisor before attempting to apply any intervention from a theory you are not explicitly trained in.