Do you want the good news or the bad news?
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The good news is that Hope-Focused Couple Therapy works for most people, most of the time with meaningful gains in relationship health.
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The bad news is the maintenance of your gains and further growth aren't guaranteed. Some couples fall back into old patterns.
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Finishing Therapy well, to guard against losing gains is part of what makes this approach to couple therapy work. Don't rush the finish, protect all the work you have done.
Workbook 07:
Finish Well
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Review Your Gains
We recommend returning to the self-assessment workbook you finished at the beginning of counseling.
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Gather up your worksheets, notes from therapy, homework activities
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Put some real effort into thinking about what you will continue.
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Have you established new relationship habits?
It's important before you finish couple therapy that you ponder if you have new ways to
- Cool Down when things get heated
- Communicate, especially about tense topics
- Stay connected with an intimate bond
- Repair and Forgiveness when inevitable offenses happen
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