Jul 30, 2018

Lisa Nicole Bell is the host of the highly regarded podcast, Behind the Brilliance. In this lively interview, Nicole and David talk about

• David’s path into the mental health field
• the difficulties and rejections David faced getting his first book, Feeling Good, published
• David’s advice to listeners interested in...

Jul 23, 2018

David and Jill do M = Methods, and show Lee how to respond to his wife more skillfully, using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication (link). Like everyone who is trying to learn the Five Secrets, Lee struggles with several blind spots:

• “I Feel” Statements. Lee has tremendous difficulties sharing his feelings...

Jul 16, 2018

David and Jill do A = (Paradoxical) Agenda Setting with Lee, starting with the Invitation: Jill asks Lee if he wants help with the relationship conflict, and if this would be a good time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Lee indicates that he does want help.

They review the first two steps of his Relationship...

Jul 9, 2018

For the past couple months, Fabrice has asked me to set up a live therapy session to illustrate how to treat troubled relationships using TEAM-CBT. I was fortunate to get an email request from a colleague named Lee who wanted help with his marriage. He explained that his wife was very controlling and critical of him and...

Jul 2, 2018

How to select the techniques that will be most helpful for various kinds of problems, and how to individualize the treatment for each patient.