Since Collaborative Therapy is often described as a philosophical position or a stance and the literature on collaborative therapy does not provide any “recipes” or steps to follow, I was interested in talking to therapists to find out how they implement collaborative ideas in their practice, specifically in their work with couples. My curiosity started when I read that many therapists believe ...

objectives: the purpose of the present study was to study the effects of hope-oriented group-couple- therapy on the increase of marital satisfaction among wives with addicted husbands. methods: the design of study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and a control group. population of the study included all wives with addicted husbands who volunteered to participate in the hope-orien...

During the last two decades a number of therapies, under the name of the third wave of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), have been developed: acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP), functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), and integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT). The purposes of this rev...

Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy Based on Happiness in the Social Well-being and Sexual Performance Couples

Background: Marital maladjustment can cause undeniable consequences for their health and relationship. The present study aimed to determination the effect of emotionally-focused couple therapy on sexual assertiveness, marital forgiveness, and marital harmony in maladjusted couples. Methods: This was an experimental study based on a pretest-posttest design with control and experimental groups. ...