Comments on: It Takes Two to Tango and a Third to Facilitate Change: Toward an Integration of Systems Theory and Psychoanalysis in Couples Therapy https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: beth Lawrence https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/#comment-544 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:15:39 +0000 https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/?post_type=blog_post&p=7539#comment-544 Beautifully said and I completely agree! Thanks for your post John.

]]> By: John Turtz https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/#comment-543 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:50:40 +0000 https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/?post_type=blog_post&p=7539#comment-543 I really should go back and read Selma Fraiberg’s article, Ghosts in the Nursery again as it was such a wonderful paper. I’m glad you mentioned that paper, Blair, because another area in which psychoanalytic theory has influenced me in my work with couples is that of attachment theory and how attachment styles greatly affect the implicit ways of relating that occur in the interactions amongst couples. Knowing about different attachment styles can help in facilitating the development of greater awareness in couples with regard to each partner’s own vulnerabilities as well as the vulnerabilities of the other. Doing this can often open up possibilities that were previously lost because of the nature of position fighting.

And thank you, PJ and Roberto, for taking the time to write what you wrote. Much appreciated!

John

]]> By: Blair Casdin https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/#comment-542 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:52:27 +0000 https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/?post_type=blog_post&p=7539#comment-542 John, I love the imagery of the lone actor on the stage which is then illuminated to reveal the other actors. It reminds me of the article Ghosts in the Nursery, and how many people from present and past are actually in the room with you. Thank you for writing! I know you utilize so many different theories in your work so I’m looking forward to the next couple of blogs…!

]]> By: Roberto Colangeli https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/#comment-541 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:53:23 +0000 https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/?post_type=blog_post&p=7539#comment-541 I did not know about systems theory, and I want to learn more about it. Thank you for sharing this article and make me curious to learn more.

Roberto

]]> By: PJ https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/blog-post/two-to-tango/#comment-540 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:42:52 +0000 https://manhattanpsychoanalysis.com/?post_type=blog_post&p=7539#comment-540 Great article. Can’t wait to take the class; I’m registered for it.

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