We are very happy to announce the launching of a new group for couples. We have been working on the development and pilot run of this program for the last year and believe you will find it to be an incredible process group for couples.

Listen to a radio interview about this group. If you do not have a "Real Audio Player" to listen to this recording, click here.

MONDAY EVENINGS. Click here for a map to the institute.
6:00pm to 8:00pm. This is an ongoing group. You must be referred to the group by a therapist you have been seeing in individual couple sessions. If, after your first visit you choose to continue, you make a commitment for a period of time of your choosing.
$85 per couple/per session.
Minimum of 4 couples, Maximum of 10 couples.

In the beginning.... two people fall in love and everything is wonderful. This is a romantic, magical, time. But it is also the time when couples give up their individuality and can become lost in the "us'ness of the relationship. Eventually, one of the partners is likely to feel suffocated or trapped and begins pulling away. The other partner then fears they are being abandoned and begins lobbying for more closeness in an attempt to pull their partner back in. Thus the basic power struggle in relationship begins.

We believe that... deeply satisfying and enduring relationships are possible when the issues surrounding this basic power struggle are uncovered and dealt with; and each individual in the relationship feels accepted and seen for who they truly are. This kind of shift often requires great courage along with guidance and support.

Our Couples group... is designed to guide couples in this journey of discovery, change and movement away from the power struggle. We have combined education and group support. Participants are thus invited to learn, understand and implement the concepts and skills needed to create...

The Presenters:
Don Hadlock, LMFT
Don is the founder and director of the Process Therapy Institute in Los Gatos where he trains therapists and sees private clients.

Susan Aiken, LMFT is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist in private practice at the Institute where she teaches and sees private clients.

Don and Susan have joined together to create this program because of their love of teaching, extensive work with couples in marriage counseling and their desire to offer couples an opportunity to transform their relationships.

Education:
The educational element of this program focuses on exploring concepts and teaching skills that deepen and enrich intimacy. These include:

• listening and sharing
• anger styles
• understanding emotions and thoughts
• reactivity skills
• personal boundaries
• awareness
• childhood baggage
• creating safety
• taking responsible
• creating solutions
• nurturing acceptance.

Group processing and support;
Group sessions provide the educational forum for learning and experiencing new skills and concepts. It is also a place we process relationship issues and give each other support and encouragement for creating more intimacy.

Fees
The cost of the group is $45 per couple per week.
Payment is available through Visa and MasterCard, as well as checks or cash.

This program is held at the Process therapy Institute in Los Gatos, CA. Click here for a map to the institute.

Call PTI at 408/358-2218x400 more information or to set up an interview session.