In order to guide couples to greater intimacy it can be helpful to have a framework that is backed up by decades of research. Laura Heck talks with Shane in this episode about the fact that as a therapist, there is no substitute for experience, but having exercises and interventions can be life changing for couples when used properly.
Laura Heck is an LMFT and Certified Gottman Therapist in private practice in Salt Lake City, UT. She is co-founder of forBetter, an action driven online coaching tool for couples that teaches the science of successful relationships through straight talking and exercises.
She co-hosts Marriage Therapy Radio where you can be a fly on the wall while two marriage therapists hash out some of the most common issues couples encounter. She is the co-developer and master trainer for the Gottman Seven Principles Program and consults as a relationship expert for corporations and media outlets.
The Couples Therapist Couch is the podcast for Couples Therapists about the practice of couples therapy. The host, Shane Birkel, interviews an expert in the field of couples therapy each week. There is an episode released every Tuesday about the practice of couples therapy.
Please subscribe to the podcast for more great episodes!
Click here to join the Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group
ResourcesVisit Laura Heck's practice website at www.laurahecktherapy.com
Check out the online coaching tool for couples at www.forbetter.us
Check out Laura's podcast, Marriage Therapy Radio
HIPPA compliant video conferencing mentioned during the show: wecounsel.com
133: Peggy Kleinplatz on Magnificent Sex
132: Racialized Trauma with James Hawkins
131: Relationship Skills on the Dating Scene with Marni Feuerman
130: Joe Kort on When the Other Woman is a Man
129: Relational Life Therapy with Shane Birkel
128: Race in Couples Therapy with Corey Yeager and Kirsten Lind Seal
127: Implementing the EFT Model with James Hawkins
126: Emily Nagoski on Sex and Science
125: Continuing to Cope During the Quarantine with Jen Silacci
124: Dealing with the Emotions of Online Therapy with Amber Lyda
123: David Wexler on Counseling in the #Metoo Era
122: Working with Infidelity and the Developmental Model with Kim Gist Miller
121: Keeping the Hope In a Pandemic with Shane Birkel
120: Moving Your Couples Therapy Practice Online with Clay Cockrell
119: 5 Things Couples Therapists Should Know from a Sex Therapist with Martha Kauppi
118: Running on Empty with Jonice Webb
117: Where Does Masturbation Fit Into a Couple's Sex Life with Ari Tuckman
116: Attuning to the Attachment Dilemma with Ryan Rana
115: Janina Fisher on Working with Trauma in Couples Therapy
114: Alexandra Solomon on Taking Sexy Back
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Poetry of Science
Behavioral Grooves Podcast
Hidden Brain
Something You Should Know
The Science of Happiness