This is a wonderful TED talk by Brene Brown that I think everyone should see (maybe more than once!):
Couples Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Gay and Lesbian Relationship Counseling
This is a wonderful TED talk by Brene Brown that I think everyone should see (maybe more than once!):
World peace. One couple at a time.

Dr. Robert Solley is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in couples therapy and neuropsychology. Earning his PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, Dr. Solley has been licensed for nearly 20 years. He has trained and worked in such diverse settings as Children’s Hospital in Oakland, California-Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, and is a Staff Therapist with the Couples Institute in Menlo Park. Dr. Solley has taught doctoral students as an adjunct faculty member at CSPP and at the Wright Institute. Dr. Solley presents widely around the Bay Area on these and other topics. Currently he sees 15-20 couples a week in his private practice in Noe Valley, San Francisco.
Paradox of a researcher wanting to be authentic by being herself, trying to let go of a scientist’s purpose: “control and predict.” Authenticity needed for connection, and connection is most fundamental emotional need. But authenticity leads to vulnerability, and vulnerability raises issues of shame. “Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen.” “What makes me vulnerable makes me lovable.”