Couples Institute

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Helping Partners Give and Receive Love
We've been helping couples realize their dreams since 1984. You're next!
Over the last twenty years, we've worked with over a thousand couples and
we've trained therapists across the United States and internationally. This site is divided into 2 sections. One side offers tools for couples to develop a strong, healthy relationship. The other side offers training resources for therapists.

Do you have a passive-aggressive husband or wife? Lying sweetheart? Messy spouse? No matter what's getting you down, if it's about your relationship, we're here to help. When you're struggling with your partner, it's nice to know you're not alone. Prevent a divorce, enhance your love life, or simply deepen the love you have for each other.
Try our Teleseminars -- the affordable new way to improve your relationship.
Learn about marriage counseling and read FAQs about The Couples Institute.
Select the right marriage counselor for you. Meet our expert couples therapists from San Francisco to San Jose. Read about them, see their photos, and click to contact one.
Learn about our powerful couples' seminar. Dr. Peter Pearson's Coming From Your Heart workshop comes with an amazing guarantee. Find out all about it, including a free audio clip of an actual workshop and comments from past participants.

Discover helpful books and other resources. Our book Tell Me No Lies tells a riveting account of lying and honesty in relationships.
Get your free subscription to Love that Lasts, our monthly email newsletter especially for couples.

The Couples Institute offers workshops, therapy and teleseminars to support the growth of your relationship. We literally wrote the book on couples therapy in the 1980's and have been leaders in the field ever since.

It's called The Hostile Angry Couple.
Do you find couples therapy challenging? Do you sometimes feel outnumbered by two angry clients who desperately want to be loved but don't know how to create the conditions to make it happen?
Would you like to improve your skills working with partners who have conflicting desires, rigid narcissistic personalities or just everyday disillusionment?
Our audio programs, videos, books and other resources will help you refine your diagnostic skills, target effective interventions and develop your confidence. Find out about the unusual one year guarantee on all our products.
Various training opportunities, provide direct access to our developmental model and related interventions. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you might like to know about our consultation groups in the Menlo Park office.
Our new teleseminars are a convenient, affordable way to train with us wherever you live.
Subscribe to the free Practice Development Dispatch for monthly articles that explain the subtleties of our model and practical ways to improve your clinical skills with couples.
We'll teach you how to work effectively with all kinds of couples, and you'll enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you are transforming relationships. You'll ultimately help families and communities grow stronger, while you build a stronger practice for yourself.