Tell Me You Love Me- initial blog entry
Uncategorized| Tell Me You Love Me is an intriguing TV series. I am writing this initial blog because I am fascinated to see a program where some of the intricacies of therapy and couples struggles are demonstrated to the public as interesting stories. I will post my opinions and ideas about what occurs in the characters lives and how the therapist addresses the issues with her interventions and approach to the therapy. Hopefully, both therapists and psychologically, interested others and even those with questions concerning their own relationship issues will comment.
The therapist, Dr May Foster, takes a CBT- Cognitive Behavioral Approach where the client(s) thoughts, feelings and behaviors are addressed in the therapy. Dr Foster makes interventions to both evoke feelings and to change unhealthy behavior. Intentionally, this blog, at least among the therapists, will be provocative, interactive (respectful of course) and a venue to freely discuss Dr Foster’s intentions and our mutual responses to them. My hope is that this will be entertaining, stimulating, and enjoyable. My partner, Laurel Vogel, also a therapist, and I enjoy watching the program and then discussing what is happening for the clients, what is Dr Foster approach, and what we would have done differently. Please join us.
My therapeutic approach is quite unique and different from CBT and Dr Foster. Relational Affective Therapy focuses primarily on the expression of core emotions and the emotional engagement between the therapy participants. This includes the therapist and individual, the therapist and the couple, and the exchange of emotions between the couple. See my website, www.relationalcounselingseattle.com
