The Couples Therapist Couch Podcast

April 7, 2025. Episode 237: https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/blog/237-transformative-couples-therapy-tct-with-dr-david-mars

From Shane Birkel:

In this episode, Shane talks with Dr. David Mars about Transformative Couples Therapy (TCT). David is the Director of the Transformative Couples Therapy Institute and has presented workshops, courses, webinars, and online supervision worldwide for over 30 years. Hear how he created Transformative Couples Therapy, the issues he saw with traditional couples therapy, how we can improve couples therapy by learning from babies & children, how sessions work for Transformative Couples Therapy, and the role meditation can play in sessions. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• The two main emotions we want to evoke in therapy

• Compassion and empathy as the levers in a relationship

• The value of infusing somatics into couples therapy

• Why anger can be the best catalyst for relationship transformation

• Creating meaning through the way you ask the question