Course curriculum

    1. Bertrando, P. (2000). Text and context Narrative, postmodernism and cybernetics. Journal of Family Therapy, 22, 83-103.

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    2. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (1999). Brief family therapy. In Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 34. Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (US).

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    3. Kaye, J. (1986) My mind is alive and well and fouling up the system existential-phenomenological considerations in family therapy. The Journal of Family Therapy, 8, 183-204.

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    4. Hirst, C. (2003). Dangerous Liaisons The impact of infidelity on relationships. Psychotherapy in Australia, 9(4), 75-79.

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    5. Lester, N. B. (2009). Experiential family therapy- The humanistic family therapy model. Nathan Lester.

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    6. Cook, E. (2001). Intimacy in marriage and relationships as a developmental task- A comparison of David Schnarch and Harville Hendrix.

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    7. Corner, D., & Schnarch, D. (2011). The crucible 4 points of balance. Crucible Institute.

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    8. Argyle, M., & Furnham, A. (1983). Sources of satisfaction and conflict in long-term relationships. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45(3), 481-493.

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    9. Cohen, D. B. (2006). Family constellations An innovative systemic phenomenological group process from Germany. The Family Journal, 14(3), 226-233.

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    10. Kumar, P. (2013). Family therapy. httpswww.scribd.compresentation136445746Family-Therapy

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    11. Lowenstein, L., & Sprunk, T. P. (2010). Creative family therapy techniques Play and art-based activities to assess and treat families.

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    12. Dell, P. F. (1986). In defense of lineal causality. Family Process, 25(4), 513521.

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    13. Kirkeboen, G. (1995). From a naked emperor to just clothes- The rise and fall of cybernetic family therapy. Social Science Information, 34(1), 31–65.

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    14. Madanes, C. (2000). Family injustice and social action therapy (pp. 1–19). Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

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    15. Cullin, J. (2005). The ethics of paradox- Cybernetic and postmodern perspectives on non-directive interventions in therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 26(3), 138–146.

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    16. Martin, B. The 3 minute game. Betty Martin

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    17. Hellinger, B (2001). The Phenomenological Approach in Psychotherapy Using Family Constellations as an Example.httpbertchile.iwarp.comPhenomena.htm

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    18. Fisher, R., & Hull, J. (2007). Applying Hakomi Principles and Techniques to Mainstream Psychodynamic, Behavioral and Systemic Couples Psychotherapy. httpwww.hakomiinstitute.comForumIssue13Article3

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    19. Gottman, J. M., & DeClaire, J. (2001). (summary) The relationship cure - A 5 step guide to strengthening your marriage, family, and friendships. Three Rivers Press.

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    20. Fisher, H. E., Aron, A., Mashek, D., Li, H., & Brown, L. L. (2002). Defining the brain systems of lust, romantic attraction, and attachment. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31(5), 413–419.

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    21. Griffith, J. L., Griffith, M. E., & Slovik, L. S. (1990). Mind-body problems in family therapy- Contrasting first- and second-order cybernetics approaches. Family Process, 29(1), 13–28.

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    22. Niolon, R. (1999). Strategic family theory and therapy. httpwww.psychpage.comlearninglibrarycounselingstrategic.html

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    23. Hellinger, B (2002). How Love Works. httpwww.hellinger.cominternationalenglishhellinger_lectures_articleshow_love_works.shtml

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    24. Notes from Imago Therapy workbook based on the work of Harville Hendrix.

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    25. Sample Genograms.

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    26. Perel, E. (2010). After the storm- The affair in retrospect. Psychotherapy Networker, 34(4), 1–4.

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    27. Igner, I. B. (1993). A dialogic perspective for family therapy the contributions of Martin Buber and Gregory Bateson. The Journal of Family Therapy, 15, 293-314.

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    28. Ray, W. A. (2007). Bateson’s cybernetics- The basis of MRI brief therapy- Prologue. Kybernetes, 36(7-8), 859–870.

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    29. Pearson, P. (2010). How to get the most from couples therapy. httpwww.couplesinstitute.comprofessionalartmanpublisharticle_26.shtml

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    30. Ringstrom, P. (1998). Competing selfobject functions The bane of the conjoint therapist. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 62(3), 314-325.

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    31. Gottman, J. S., & Gottman, J. M. (2015). The first principle- Use research-based methods to treat couples. In 10 principles for doing effective couples therapy (pp. 7–31).W. W. Norton & Company.

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    32. Madanes, C. (2006) Strategies and Metaphors of Brief Therapy. In The Therapist as Humanist, Social Activist, and Systemic Thinker... and other Selected Papers, (pp. 62-78). Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc.

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    33. Similarities and differences in theorists. In A Comparison of Theorists.

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    34. Papernow, P. (1994) Therapy with Remarried Couples. In G. Wheeler & S. Backman (Eds.), On Intimate Ground (pp. 129-165). Jossey-Bass.

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    35. The Gottman Institute. The Gottman 19 areas checklist for solvable and perpetual problems. httpswww.postpartum.netwp-contentuploads201606Clancy-and-Cross-Gottman2-Handout

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    36. Strategic family therapy.

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    37. Vancea, F. (2013). The increase of the differentiation level of the self through unifying personal development. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 78, 180-184.

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    38. Walsh, F. (1982). Conceptualisations of normal family functioning. In F. Walsh (Ed.), Normal Family Processes. Guildford.

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    39. Goding, G. (1992). The History and Principles of Family Therapy. Victorian Association of Family Therapy, Melbourne.

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    40. The Gottman Institute. (2017). Avoid the four horsemen for better relationships.

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    41. Wile, D. B. (1994). How conversations cure The shift from fighting to collaborating.

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    42. Walsh, C. Changing self within family of origin. Mindfulness based systemic constellations.

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    43. Wile, D. B. (2011). Collaborative couple therapy- Turning fights into intimate conversations. Psychotherapy in Australia, 17(3), 52–59.

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    44. Weiner-Davis, M. (2006). It Takes One to Tango Couples Therapy With Individuals. Psychotherapy in Australia, 13(1), 12-16.

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    45. Wile, D. B. (1995). A delicate balance Anger is just a sentence away, and so is intimacy.

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    46. Wile, D. (2011). Collaborative couple therapy Turning fights into intimate conversations. Psychotherapy in Australia, 17(3), 52-59

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    47. Wetchler, J. L., & Hecker, L. L. (Eds.). (2014). Part 1- Foundations of marriage and family therapy. In An introduction to marriage and family therapy (pp. 3–116). Routledge.

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    48. Wile, D. B. (2002). Collaborative couple therapy. In A. S. Gurman & N. S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (pp. 281–307). The Guilford Press.

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    49. Varghese, M., Kirpekar, V., & Loganathan, S. (2020). Family interventions Basic principles and techniques. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(2), 192-200.

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    50. Wile, D. B. (2000). Opening up a second level in the relationship. Los Angeles Psychologist.

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    51. Wile, D. B. (2017). A synopsis of collaborative couple therapy. Collaborative couple therapy.

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    52. Wile, D. B. (2014). Couple therapy frameworks. Collaborative couple therapy.

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    53. Wile, D. B. (2011). Collaborative couple therapy- Turning fights into intimate conversations. Workshop.

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    54. Rand, D. C. (1997). The spectrum of parental alienation (part 1). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 15(3), 23–52.

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    55. Zur, O. Infidelity & affairs- Facts, myths, and what works. Zur Institute.

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    56. Wright, M. D. (2002). Cybernetics and the Tao of family therapy. Oklahoma Baptist University.

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    57. Ringstrom, P.A. (1994). An intersubjective approach to conjoint therapy. In A. Goldberg (Ed.), Progress in Self Psychology, 10. The Analytic Press.

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    58. Assessment no 22-1

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    59. Assessment no 22-2

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    60. Assessment no 22-3

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    61. Assessment no 22-4

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    62. Assessment no 22-5

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    1. Video lecture on Couples and Family Work - 180 minute

    1. Greenberg, L. (2011). The secret language of intimacy- Releasing the hidden power in couple relationships (2008). Gestalt Review, 15(3), 287-295,

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    2. Lynch, J. E., & Zinker, J.C. (2005). Chapter 11-Family and couples therapy from a Gestalt perspective.

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    3. Epsy, J.(1991). The character-disordered family system. The Gestalt Journal, 27(2), 93-105.

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    4. Kempler, W. (1965). Experiential family therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 15(1), 57-71.

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    5. Melnick, H. (2014). Gestalt parent coaching- A new model for intervening in family systems. Gestalt Review, 18(2), 130-145.

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    6. Kaplan, M. L., & Kaplan, N. R. Field processes in family therapy. The Gestalt Journal, 4(2), 73-88.

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    7. Schulz, F. (2018). Gestalt couples therapy. British Gestalt Journal, 27(1), 21–30.

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    8. Nevis, S., Backman, S., & Nevis, E. (2003). Connecting Strategic and Intimate Interactions The Need for Balance. Gestalt Review.

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    9. Zinker, J. C., & Cardoso-Zinker, S. (2001). Process and silence A phenomenology of couples therapy. Gestalt Review, 5(1), 11-23.

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    10. Jenkins, P., & Teachworth, A. (2010). Psychogenetics in redecision therapy The next generation of couples work. Transactional Analysis Journal, 40(2), 121-129.

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    11. Nevis, S. M., & Warner, E. S. (1983). Conversing about Gestalt couples and family therapy. The Gestalt Journal, 6(2), 40-50.

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    12. Zinker, J. C. (1983). Complementarity and the middle ground in couples. The Gestalt Journal, 6(2), 13-27.

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    13. Melnick, J., & Nevis, S.M. (2000). Gestalt Family Therapy.

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    14. Melnick, J., & Nevis, S. (1994) intimacy and Power in Long-Term Relationships A Gestalt Therapy-Systems perspective. In G. Wheeler & S. Backman (Eds.), On Intimate Ground (pp. 291-308). Jossey-Bass.

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    15. Resnikoff, R. (1995). Gestalt family therapy An integrative influence for the varied family therapy constructs and styles of the 90s. The Gestalt Journal, 18(2), 55-75.

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    16. Schwartz, T. W. (2000). The land mines of marriage Intergenerational causes of marital conflict. Gestalt Review, 4(1), 47-62.

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    17. Mullen, P. F. (1997). Confluence, differentiation, integration Toward a Gestalt theory of couple development. Gestalt Review, 1(4), 331-352.

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    18. Pocock, D. (1998). Stories about knowing a view from family therapy. Plus responses. httpwww.g-gej.org2-1knowing.html.

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    1. Cognitive Behavior Management. (2016). Double binds and other maladjustments. httpscognitivebehaviormanagement.comtheorydouble-binds

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    2. Broderick, P., & Weston, C. (2009). Family therapy with a depressed adolescent. Psychiatry, 6(1), 32–37.

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    3. Constellation Talk. (2005). The healing journey. From email discussion list 210405.

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    4. Bader, E., & Pearson, P. (2008). Notes to a couple on how to get the most from couples therapy. Psychotherapy in Australia, 15(1), 54–57.

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    5. Gunther, S. V. (2021). Practices to increase intimacy in a couple.

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    6. Buss, D. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (1997). Susceptibility to infidelity in the first year of marriage. Journal of Research in Personality, 31, 193–221.

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    7. Asen, E. (2002). Outcome research in family therapy. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 8(3), 230–238

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    8. Heitler, S. (2001). Combined individual_marital therapy- A conflict-resolution framework and ethical considerations. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 11, 349–383.

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    9. Maheu, M. M. (1999). Telehealth-Women's internet behavior providing psychotherapy offline and online for cyber-infidelity.

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    10. Nicholson, S. (1995). The narrative dance - A practice map for White's therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 16, 23–28.

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    11. Atkinson, B. J. (2012). Pragmatic-experiential therapy for couples

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    12. Perel, E. (2017). How to not lose yourself to love. Cosmopolitan, 262(4), 100–101.

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    13. Perel, E. (2017). 7 truths about cheating- It's time for us to reevaluate infidelity. Cosmopolitan, 263(4), 102–103.

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    14. Perel, E. (2018). 4 reasons women in love still cheat. Cosmopolitan, 265(1), 94–95

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    15. Perel, E. (2017). Keeping the lust alive. Cosmopolitan, 262(3), 112–113.

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    16. Perel, E. (2018). 7 signs you might need to call it quits. Cosmopolitan, 265(4), 112–113.

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    17. Perel, E. (2019). How your mood affects the sex you're having. Cosmopolitan, 266(2), 84–85.

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    18. Schnarch, D. (2012). Normal marital sadism. httpswww.psychologytoday.comusblogintimacy-and-desire201205normal-marital-sadism

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    19. Perel, E. (2019). How to be that hot and heavy couple. Cosmopolitan, 266(1), 66–67.

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    20. The Gottman Institute. (2014). Dreams within conflict.

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    21. Reiss, H. T., Clark, M. S., & Holmes, J. G. (2004). Perceived partner responsiveness as an organizing construct in the study of intimacy and closeness.

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    22. The Gottman Institute. (2010). Gottman repair checklist. The Gottman Institute.

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    23. The Gottman Institute. (2011). The sound relationship house. The Gottman Institute.

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    24. Sluzki, C. E., & Veron, E. (2004). The double bind as a universal pathogenic situation. Family Process, 10(4), 397-410.

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    25. Munro, C. (1987). White and the cybernetic therapies- News of difference. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 8(4), 183–192.

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    26. Pocock, D. (1995). Searching for a better story- Harnessing modern and postmodern positions in family therapy. Journal of Family Therapy, 17, 149–173.

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    27. The Gottman Institute. (2015). Gottman-Rapoport intervention.

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    28. The Gottman Institute. (2014). The art of compromise.

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    29. The Gottman Institute. (2017). Relaxation- How to self-soothe and create calm.

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    30. The Gottman Institute. (2017). Small things often- How to build a positive, lasting relationship.

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    31. The Gottman Institute. The Gottman relationship checkup.

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    32. The Gottman Institute. (2017). Stop the four horsemen with their antidotes.

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    33. Wood, A. (1996). The origins of family work- The theory and practice of family social work since 1880. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 17(1), 19–32.

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    34. The Gottman Institute. (2017). How to be a great listener.

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    35. Wexler, D. B. (2004). When good men behave badly- Change your behavior, change your relationship. New Harbinger Publications.

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    36. Williams, C. (2016). Dealing with income inequality in your relationship. The list.

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    37. Hendrix, H., & Hunt, H. L. (2019). Ten steps towards a conscious marriage. In Getting the love you want A guide for couples (pp. 241273). St. Martin's Griffins.

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    38. Tatkin, S. (2016). Part 1- Overview of pact. In Wired for dating- How understanding neurobiology and attachment style can help you find your ideal mate (pp. 1–17). New Harbinger Publications.

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    39. Young, J., Perlesz, A., Paterson, R., OHanlon, B., Newbold. A., Chaplin, R., & Bridge, S. (1989). The reflecting team process in training. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 10(2), 69-74.

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    40. The Gottman Institute. (2017). Aftermath of a fight- How to repair after a fight or regrettable incident.

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    41. The Gottman Institute. (2017). 7-week guide for creating fondness and admiration.

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    1. Feder, B. (2016). Couples therapy- A Gestalt approach. Gestalt Review, 20(1), 85-86.

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    2. Pocock, D., Crocker, S., Brand, M., & Bufford, R. (2015). Chapter ten- Stories about knowing- A view from family therapy.

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About the presenter

Steve Vinay Gunther

Dr Steve Vinay Gunther

Steve Vinay Gunther has studied Gestalt therapy since 1985 and founded Gestalt institutes in Australia, South Korea, and China. Since 2000, he has been an international Gestalt trainer, teaching in Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, and the USA.

In addition to Gestalt therapy, Steve is trained in family therapy, narrative therapy, somatic therapy, career coaching, and family constellations. He has practiced and studied meditation since 1973 and previously served as a professor of Spiritual Psychology at the Ryokan Institute in Los Angeles.

Steve pioneered relational psychology with his concept, The Unvirtues, and designed the Relational Parenting system. He is the father of five children and grandfather to four boys.