Relationships
Articles on the applied positive psychology of relationships and communication based on the latest scientific insights.
8 Attachment Style Questionnaires & Tests to Assess Clients
Attachment styles describe how clients relate to those closest to them. They form in childhood but influence lifelong behavior in several ways, including coping with [...]
How to Overcome Fear of Abandonment: 6 Helpful Worksheets
As humans, we depend on others for survival. Starting from birth, the need to be fed, bathed, clothed, sheltered and cared for is essential for [...]
What Is Relationship Coaching? Ultimate Tools to Help Couples
A healthy relationship requires the appropriate interpersonal skills and attitudes to build and maintain a lasting connection (Nelson-Jones, 2006). Yet we all know it’s not [...]
How to Practice Family Constellation Therapy: 3 Interventions
Families can be a source of great happiness, warmth, and love, yet they also suffer from trauma and conflict, resulting in damaged connections and broken [...]
21 Best Couples Counseling Exercises, Techniques, & Worksheets
One of the most prominent sources of emotional distress is relationship conflict. There is a direct correlation between anxiety, depression and addiction issues, and relationship [...]
How to Overcome Loneliness According to Psychology
As human beings, we are hard-wired for social connection and interaction. Our ancestors survived by depending on the collective for food, shelter, physical caregiving, reproduction, [...]
What Is Bowenian Family and Couples Therapy? 5 Techniques
Our family of origin distinctly shapes who we are. From our personality and behavior to our choices in life, family plays a large role. And [...]
Attachment Styles in Relationships: 6 Worksheets for Adults
When John Bowlby (1988) introduced his theory of attachment, he described the psychotherapist as being like a responsive mother with a child; they must be [...]
Attachment Styles in Therapy: 6 Worksheets & Handouts
Childhood experiences can influence the traits we express in adulthood. Early exposure to absent, neglectful, or emotionally distant parents can shape what we expect from [...]
How to Do Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: 6 Interventions
While emotions are often strong and all consuming when a couple first meets, they continue to influence the ongoing health of the mature relationship. Along [...]
