Description: This conversation introduces a polytheoretical approach to couple therapy grounded in secure functioning—a fair, just, and sensitive two-person system. It integrates attachment theory, arousal regulation, and developmental neurobiology. Techniques include supportive confrontation, cross-tracking, and "going down the middle" to engage both partners effectively. Practical strategies are offered for managing distancing and clinging dynamics and building strong therapeutic alliances.
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Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is a clinician, researcher, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT®). He has a clinical practice in Calabasas, CA, where he has specialized for the last 15 years in working with couples and individuals who wish to be in relationships. He and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, developed the PACT Institute for the purpose of training other psychotherapists to use this method in their clinical practice.