Emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) is an empirically validated approach to couple therapy that uses attachment theory to understand the needs and emotions of romantic partners. EFT is recognized as one of the most effective approaches to couple therapy, but to guide therapists in their use of EFT, a theoretically based model to predict change is needed. This study tested such a model by r...

Infidelity can have devastating effects on couples' relationships. Not only are couples typically confused and uncertain about how to proceed, but couple therapists also report that treating infidelity is one of their greatest clinical challenges. In the current article, we present a conceptual model of response to infidelity with a corresponding infidelity-specific, couple-based intervention. ...

Correction to: Comparing the Efficacy of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy in Improving the Symptoms of Emotional Regulation in Couples with Marital Conflict     Faizollah Poursardar1, Masoud Sadeghi2, Koroush Goodarzi3, Mehdi Roozbehani4   Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran 2 Department ...

The aim of this study was the effectiveness of behavioral couple’s therapy to reduce domestic violence in women substance abusers. The design of this study was experimental with pre-test, pos-ttest and fallow up with control group. The study included all couples that had referred to Cessation clinic for substance abuse in Ahvaz city that among them 20 couples were selected and randomly di...

Comparing effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy with systemic- behavioral on intimacy and differentiation self in couples marital conflict

Introduction: Extramarital affairs disrupt family functioning and have serious negative consequences for the members. Aim: The present study aimed to compare effectiveness of combined cognitive-behavioral couple therapy integrated behavioral in improving couples with extramarital affairs. Method: In this quasi-experimental study, a pretest-posttest control group design, statistical population c...

Comparison of the Effectiveness Couple Training Based on Approach Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Imago therapy sexual intimacy in Couples