How can we truly help clients in a relationship?

This month I have again been featured in Counseling Today, a publication by the American Counseling Association. In this article I explain how we can help clients who are in intimate relationships.  We need to take care not to make assumptions about other people's sexual identity and gender identity, and perhaps even the term 'couples counseling/therapy' reveals a little about these assumptions.

"Couples therapy has been around for years, so it is easy to believe that we know everything we need to know about its underlying principles. Assumptions can lead to an overly narrow perspective, so I’d like to offer 10 ideas on which to reflect when it comes to couples therapy..."  Read the full article here