Pair of Black-browed albatross. Falkland Islands. Source: Shutterstock
You can learn a lot about a couple from the first five minutes of a therapy session. People can sense this, which dials up their anxiety, ramping up the very behaviors a therapist is monitoring.
So I have a lot of empathy for people who are willing to come and think about a challenge with a third party. I try to be neutral about what they do to get steady. But it’s useful to see what’s happening below the surface of the content being discussed.
So here are four behaviors I may spot when I meet with a couple for the first time. ...
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