Session #: 719-324
Presenter(s): Ruthellen Josselson, Ph.D.
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min. Event: 2009 Networker Annual Symposium Date: March 26-29, 2009
As therapists, we hear a great deal about love and its disappointments from our clients, but we tend to focus primarily on issues of attachment and sexual desire, neglecting the wide variety of ways love manifests itself in different relationships. In this workshop, we'll discuss a model called "the space between us," which considers eight different dimensions of love and how they're expressed in families, friendship networks, and communities. You'll learn why we experience different aspects of love--including support, validation, idealization, caretaking, and desire--according to our temperament and circumstances. We'll explore a relational space-mapping technique with which you can assess the specific loving qualities of your clients' important relationships. You'll leave knowing how to help your clients discover what dimensions of love are most important to them and their loved ones.
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