Angry Relationships: Do They Ever Change? L.A. Anger Management Therapist Says, "Yes!"
Marc Sadoff, MSW, BCD a Los Angeles couples psychotherapist featured in Time Magazine says, “Some relationships are worth saving because they can improve. Others will never improve. He says his approach using five agreements helps people know which category they are in. He goes on to say “If the couple can’t follow these simple commitments, then it’s time to ask the three questions to decide ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go?’.
(PRWEB) January 18, 2005 -- Men or women who use anger in an intimidating way
will never change. We’ve all heard some version of this. One couples therapist
says this is essentially true… unless the individual or couple gets the right
tools or treatment for anger management and communication skills.
Marc
Sadoff, MSW, BCD, a Los Angeles based therapist featured in Time Magazine last
year, focuses almost exclusively on improving conflict and communication skills
and anger management. Since the complaint of “My partner doesn’t listen to me.”,
is so common, there are concrete methods contained in his training for this
problem. His approach can be previewed at his RealHope.com website at http://www.RealHope.com/free_tips.php
The RealHope.com
workshop manual contains relationship advice on what to do when couples either
don’t listen to each other, or that when they do there is angry conflict. The
behavior gets justified, rationalized, minimized or even blamed on you. So, you
tell your partner that something he or she did bothered, disappointed or
offended you in a calm voice. And the partners response sounds like:
a)
You’re being too sensitive.
b) You do that too.
c) It’s not that
bad.
d) Yeah, I did it… but you made me do it.
e) I did it because I love
you.
(This one is odd, but can be used by
abusers.)
Video and email testimonials by couples who have taken his
weekend course have couples saying what changes and insights occurred for them
that makes them feel hopeful again for their relationship. For some, their
marriage was near divorce. The video testimonials can be seen by broadband,
cable and DSL users at http://www.RealHope.com/video_testimonialsF.php
Those
using slower dialup modems can view the email testimonials at http://www.RealHope.com/testimonials.php
RealHope.com’s monthly Los Angeles workshops can be the first level of
addressing relationship problems, so the couple has the chance to heal on their
own. And, it costs so much less than marriage counseling.
Mr. Sadoff said
he wanted to create a strictly educational workshop ( Seen at http://www.RealHope.com/workshop.php ) to simply teach the
best methods recognized by the professional community as being effective. In
addition, there is relationship advice on what to do when the methods do not
work.
“You insure you house, your car and your life… why not insure that
your relationship not only survives but thrives? The communication skills manual
is based on research with thousands of couples and is great Relationship
Insurance.”, says the therapist.
The manual is also available for
immediate download as a .pdf file at http://www.RealHope.com/order_home_course.php#downloadpdf
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prweb195764.htm