Archive for January, 2010

Domestic Violence Therapy: When Marital Therapy Helps and When It Hurts

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

There is a lot of confusion over whether marital/couples therapy will help couples in abusive relationships.

You may have heard that marital therapy is not the proper modality for domestic abuse. Even stronger, you may realize that marital therapy is actually contra-indicated in the treatment of intimate partner abuse.

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Abused Husbands – 5 Keys to Healing for Battered Men and Abusive Wives

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Abused men frequently recoil from looking at their circumstances because they assume doing so will result in leaving their abusive partner. And what they’d prefer to happen is for there to be real lasting changes in their relationship that ultimately save their marriage.

While it is true that most people will jump to the conclusion that, if you’re with an abuser, leaving is your only option. The fact of the matter is that people can change and relationships are dynamic.

To read the complete article, please visit:  Abused Husbands – 5 Keys to Healing for Battered Men and Abusive Wives

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Domestic Abuse Relationship Treatment – Getting Your Needs Met Covertly or Overtly

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Have you ever noticed how some people will go out of their way to avoid telling you what they want? And when you least expect it, they lift the veil to reveal their desires.

If you are one of these people, you know what I’m talking about. I see this characteristic all too often, and it is typical of domestic abuse survivors.

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