Wishes and Fears - in Couples Therapy: Dan Wile and Dorothy Kaufmann
Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David J Puder
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Dorothy Kaufman, a marriage and family therapist who was married to the late Daniel Wile. We discuss the book that they both co-authored together called, Solving the Moment: A Collaborative Couple Therapy Manual. Dan is a well-known marriage and family therapist, the creator of Collaborative Couple Therapy, and spoken very highly of by Dr. Gottman.
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| 0:34.8 | All right, welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:36.9 | Before I begin, I would like to introduce, I would say, the people that are coming on. |
| 0:42.0 | Dorothy Kaufman is a marriage and family therapist who is married to Dan Wile. |
| 0:47.3 | Dan Wile is deceased. |
| 0:48.7 | He died a couple years ago, and Dorothy Kaufman was his partner, and they co-authored a |
| 0:54.9 | book together that she put together after he passed, called Solving the Moment. |
| 1:01.2 | Dan Wile has multiple other books, and is one of the most famous marriage and family |
| 1:07.5 | therapists that have lived. |
| 1:11.0 | He is someone who Dr. Gottman has spoken very, very highly of. |
| 1:15.7 | He has a really amazing method that I have found incredibly helpful, which is detailed |
| 1:22.4 | in the book, and this article I'm going to put in the show notes, talking about doubling |
| 1:26.5 | or like restating statements as I wish or I fear statements for the couple. |
| 1:33.9 | So a member will say something, and then you as a therapist, you transform what they |
| 1:41.9 | said into an I wish or I fear statement. |
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