It Takes Two? An Exploration of Processes and Outcomes in a Two-Session Couple Intervention.

Abstract:

:Although relationship distress is common, couples often forego professional help due to concerns such as time constraints, financial costs, and stigma. The two-session relationship checkup is an alternative format of couple intervention developed to address these concerns. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 20 coupled participants and six clinicians to examine the checkup's processes and outcomes. The phenomenological themes that emerged revealed sequential processes by which this format works. Couple themes included client motivation, the therapeutic relationship, and therapeutic change in terms of perceptions and behaviors-particularly with regard to communication. Clinician data largely mirrored these themes. The results suggest the intervention addressed barriers to help-seeking and may be a viable selective option for at-risk couples.

journal_name

J Marital Fam Ther

authors

Bradford K,Mock DJ,Stewart JW

doi

10.1111/jmft.12144

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-07-01 00:00:00

pages

423-37

issue

3

eissn

0194-472X

issn

1752-0606

journal_volume

42

pub_type

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