You Can't Get There From Here: Pathways to Emotional Intimacy in Relationship
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By: Lisa Blair
People seeking relationship help come to therapy thinking one of three things: (1) they think they are doing something wrong or feel they need to work on their personal issues, (2) they voice complaints about their partner’s attitudes or behaviors, saying that their partner does too much of one thing or not enough of something else, or (3) they are self-critical and want help to be a “better partner.”[1] These ways of thinking stem from what I call the “identify-the-problem-and-fix-it” mentality.
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