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Description:
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Research illuminating which therapist techniques are used in care -as -usual
couple therapy , and under what circumstances , can contribute to a fuller understanding
of how therapy works . The overall goal of the present study was to better understand
care -as -usual couple therapy by investigating session -by -session techniques and session
content to determine how therapists modify them based on the timing of the session and
couples ? pre -treatment characteristics . A total of 123 heterosexual couples were
examined .
Therapists frequently used acceptance techniques and discussion of recent or
ongoing conflict or problem . Therapists typically used the same levels of techniques and
session contents over a course of therapy . In addition , there were relatively few
predictors of change in therapy techniques and session content . |