TY - ADVS AU - Carlson,Jon AU - Love,Patricia ED - American Psychological Association. TI - Couples at an impasse T2 - APA psychotherapy series IV : Relationships SN - 1591474469 U1 - 616.89156 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, DC PB - American Psychological Association KW - Consejería matrimonial KW - Psicoterapia familiar N1 - Project director, Jon Carlson ; project coordinators, Kim Snow, Judy Casey ; producer, Yevette Brown ; producer/director/editor, Jon M. Tullos; Jon Carlson ; guest host, Pat Love N2 - ´In Couples at an Impasse, Dr. Jon Carlson meets with a couple who have been stuck in an impasse for several months. He uses an optimistic approach that builds on the couple´s strengths to help them transcend their impasse. This session demonstrates the four stages of therapy--engagement, assessment, insight, and reorientation. Carlson uses confrontation, or what host Pat Love calls ´a velvet hammer,´ to help the couple to understand how they contribute to their own misery and guides them through strategies to help realize satisfaction.´--Container ER -