Narrative Couple's Therapy with Feeling Resistant Men

Authors

  • Malcolm C. Gray Capella University

Keywords:

relationship therapy, feelings, couple therapy, men

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The problem of dealing with men who have difficulty knowing or stating what they feel continues as a problem in many forms of traditional psychotherapy but is especially problematic in the context of relationship therapy. A therapeutic model for dealing with “feeling resistant men᾿ is introduced and discussed in the context of information drawn from 30 case studies of conjoint couple’s therapy over a period of 15 years. The approach is based on encouraging men to recognize and better connect with feelings through the introduction and discussion of selected literary materials in conjunction with their unique experience and personal stories. BIBLIOTHÉRAPIE DE COUPLE PAR LE RÉCIT AVEC DES HOMMES INHIBÉS ÉMOTIVEMENT RÉSUMÉ. Le problème que pose le traitement des hommes qui ont de la difficulté à prendre conscience de leurs sentiments ou à les exprimer est toujours présent sous différentes formes dans la psychothérapie traditionnelle, mais il l’est tout particulièrement dans le contexte de la thérapie relationnelle. Un modèle thérapeutique de traitement des « hommes inhibés émotivement » est présenté et examiné dans le contexte des données tirées de 30 études de cas de thérapie de couple réalisées sur une période de 15 ans. L’approche préconisée consiste à encourager les hommes à reconnaître leurs sentiments et à mieux les apprivoiser en leur proposant certaines oeuvres littéraires et en en discutant avec eux conjointement avec leur propre expérience et leurs récits personnels.

Author Biography

Malcolm C. Gray, Capella University

MALCOLM GRAY is a college and university professor, family therapist, program evaluator, educational and organizational trainer. He has worked extensively in professional degree programs through Union Graduate Institute, the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, the Minnesota Center for Social Research, and other institutions. His primary credential is the experience accumulated over 25 years working in the field of family psychology and psychotherapy. Dr. Gray is an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor. His interests include cross-cultural research, archetypal psychology, the ethnography of the family and qualitative evaluation research.

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Published

2006-11-11

How to Cite

Gray, M. C. (2006). Narrative Couple’s Therapy with Feeling Resistant Men. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 40(1). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/552

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