78. Very Bad Couples Therapy (with Dr. Bonnie Kennan)

Building a good therapeutic alliance in couples therapy can be tricky with multiple people in the counseling room. This is especially challenging when the therapist is consistently late or not present at all. Today’s guest Maria shares her frustrating experience with an absentee therapist, and Dr. Bonnie Kennan joins us to talk about using feedback-informed treatment to provide very good couples therapy.

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Introduction: 0:00 – 11:53

Part One: 11:53 – 38:20

Part Two: 38:20 – 1:12:41

Part Three: 1:12:41 – 1:15:38

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Ben Fineman Counseling

(Ben Fineman - Registered Associate MFT #119754 - Supervised by Curt Widhalm, LMFT #47333)

Show Notes:

• Donate to Camp Sunshine
• Embracing the Podcast Era: Trends, Opportunities, & Implications for Counselors
• Dr. Bonnie Kennan’s Website
• Deliberate Practice Institute