“Few couples – particularly heterosexual couples – talk about their sex life and their sexuality, their fears, their hopes, their dreams and fantasies. Often, there’s still a taboo around this. So, the encouragement and the attitude of the relationship therapist is pretty pivotal in allowing that conversation to be brought out and brought into the therapy room………Couples really appreciate the personal comments that I give them and that I share back with them the impressions they make on me. I become involved in their conversation. And I encourage my supervisees to be bolder and braver in that respect, to not be so tentative, rather to “put both feet in.”
You’ll hear more from Niki in this relaxed 8 minute interview with Alison about her upcoming visit to Sydney and the context of her 2-day workshop in February/March that focuses on relationship therapy. View the video of the full interview here. See more details and register for the workshop here.