Do you have a roadmap for defining a good relationship with your partner?

At its core, we all want and long for secure adult attachment. That’s when partners have total trust in each other, which creates a safe haven knowing that your partner will always stand by you no matter what.

This episode of Therapist Unplugged has it all! Hear more on how infidelity, the birth of a first child, and chronic illness can create attachment wounds that couples struggle to address. You will learn what takes couples under, how families influence the way we connect with our partners, how the blame game contributes to a crazy dance, and why giving language to emotions is essential for a closer connection. This episode is for couples and therapists alike!

Connie Cornwell

Our host, Laurie Poole, welcomes Connie Cornwell, MA. Connie has over 30 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Approved LMFT & LPC Supervisor. She is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a Member of the American Family Therapy Academy. Connie is the Senior Supervisor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Family Studies Center in the Department of Psychiatry. She trains and supervises interns, psychiatry residents, and medical students.

“You know, when couples come to us, it’s always about communication problems. And then when they sit in front of you, you know what happens? It’s the blame game – so they’re shooting arrows at each other. And one of the key pieces of doing couples work is the ultimate reframe, which is how the couples dance..that dance takes them under and that dance is the enemy rather than each other.”