MFT-6105: Couples and Sex Therapy

Girard, A., Connor, J. J., & Woolley, S. R. (2020). An exploration study of the role of infidelity typologies in predicting attachment anxiety and avoidance. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(1), 124-134.
Researchers describe some of the major reasons couples tend to engage in non-consensual extradyadic Involvement (or infidelity). This research links infidelity to attachment core ideas.

Goldberg, R. (2017). Gottman method couples therapy. In J. Carlson & S. Dermer (Eds.), The sage encyclopedia of marriage, family, and couples counseling (Vol. 2, pp. 465-466). SAGE Publications, Inc
This is a brief primer that describes the Gottman Method and some of the major points of the method. It is a succinct discussion on the method and the Gottman theories.

Gottman, J., & Gottman, J. (2013). Toward the couples’ treatment of infidelity: A Gottman Method Therapy [Video]. Milton H. Erickson Foundation.
This video lays out betrayal and key aspects of working with couples through betrayal. Presented by John and Julie Gottman. This video is 3 hours long, and students can access it at 1:30 into the video.

Meunier, V., & Bumberry, W. (2017). “The natural principles of love”: Commentary from the trainer’s perspective. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 9(1), 27–32.
This article summarizes some of the major points of the Gottman approach.