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Johnson: 70% of therapists treating couples lack actual couples therapy training
“Because the fact of the matter is, 70% of mental health professionals in North America say they seek Couples now, because the demand is huge, and most of those people have not been trained in couples therapy.”
Johnson: 70% of North American therapists see couples without specialized training
“The fact of the matter is, 70% of mental health professionals in North America Say they see couples now, because the demand is huge, and most of those people have not been trained in couples therapy.”
Johnson: Human brains have a specific neural pathway for attachment panic
“When we feel rejected and abandoned by the person we most depend on, There's a special pathway in our emotional brain, and it's reserved for attachment panic”
Johnson: Exclusive long-term relationships report highest sexual satisfaction and frequency
“The people who have, report having the best sex, have it most often, are most satisfied with it, and find it most thrilling, are people in a long-term, stable, connected, exclusive relationship.”
Johnson: Survey Data Shows People in Exclusive Relationships Report the Best Sex
“The people who have, report having the best sex, have it most often, are most satisfied with it, and find it most thrilling, are people in a long-term, stable, connected, exclusive relationship.”
Johnson: Human sexuality completely shuts down when individuals are sleep-deprived
“Often their sexual relationship goes straight downhill, and we can make all kinds of funny meanings about that, but the bottom line is, your sexuality shuts down when you're sleep deprived.”
Dr. Sue Johnson: Empty Nest Divorce Rates Rose, Mostly Initiated by Women
“Oh, empty nest is a really interesting one, and the divorce rates have gone up with, for that group, and it's interesting because the divorce is usually initiated by the woman, it seems.”
Johnson: Safe Childhood Attachment Predicts Better Friendships and Dating Relationships
“So, I think people who've experienced safe connection with a parent have a big advantage, and research says that they're more likely to have friends in high school, they're more likely to have better, be better friends themselves, and they're more likely to be…”
Johnson: Secure childhood attachment correlates with better friendships and happier romantic relationships
“Research says that they're more likely to have friends in high school, they're more likely to have better, be better friends themselves, and they're more likely to be empathic With any person they're dating, right, they're more likely to find happy dating rela…”
Johnson: The most common relationship distress pattern is demand-withdraw
“Yes, it's in, in, in distressed relationships, the most common pattern we see is one person is demanding and getting angry and criticizing, and the other person is defending and distancing.”
Dr. Sue Johnson: Sleep deprivation shuts down human sexuality
“The bottom line is, your sexuality shuts down when you're sleep deprived.”
Dr. Sue Johnson: EFT success is predicted by engagement, not initial distress
“There was one study that looked to predictors of success in EFT. And everyone I know, if you asked every couple therapist, including some researchers, what's the best predictor of where couples are at the end of couple therapy, they tell you how distressed the…”
Johnson: Empty-nest divorce rates are rising, mostly initiated by women
“And the divorce rates have gone up with, for that group. And it's interesting because the divorce is usually initiated by the woman, it seems.”
Dr. Sue Johnson: Secure childhood attachment predicts happier adult dating relationships
“So, I think people who've experienced safe connection with a parent have a big advantage, and research says that they're more likely to have friends in high school, they're more likely to have better, be better friends themselves, and they're more likely to be…”