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Books
Blog Posts
- Best 50 Couples Therapy Questions For Your Next Session
- 60 Premarital Counseling Questions
- What to Do As a Therapist When You Suspect Infedility In Couples therapy?
Podcasts for Couples Therapists
- The Couples Therapist Couch — Shane Birkel, LMFT
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Episodes interview clinicians and model developers about assessment, interventions, difficult couples, infidelity, sex therapy, feedback-informed treatment, and developing stronger couples-therapy skills.
Free Therapist Training
- Working With Couples 101 — Free Course for Therapists
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A free introductory course from LMFT Shane Birkel covering preparation for the first couples session, intake, gathering relationship information, and helping couples communicate more effectively. - Discernment Counseling — Free 3-Part Therapist Training
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Free introductory training for therapists working with mixed-agenda couples, where one partner is leaning toward divorce and the other wants to preserve the relationship. Covers the three emotional stances and how to help the couple reach greater clarity.
Free Gottman Resources
- Gottman Free Resources for Professionals
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The Gottman Institute offers free professional resources through its clinician newsletter, including material on physiological flooding and helping clients calm down during conflict.



