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The Counseling Convos Podcast Season 3 Episode 4: Beyond Couple's Feuds
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🎙️ Beyond Couples Feud Season 3, Episode 4 — Counseling Convos with Geries Shaheen, LPC
In this heart-level, brain-powered episode of Counseling Convos, host Geries Shaheen, LPC, NCC untangles a rising challenge in couples therapy: when well-meaning resourcing or clarifying questions are perceived as gaslighting.
How do we hold space for deep relational wounds without being caught in the crossfire? What happens when trauma-informed clients feel retraumatized—by the very act of inquiry?
In Beyond Couples Feud, we explore the tension between therapeutic neutrality and emotional safety. We unpack real-world scripts, interventions, and referral practices that honor autonomy, create clarity, and help clients move from relational shutdown to connection.
💡 Topics include:
Gaslighting vs. clarifying: when the line gets blurry
How trauma and attachment shape emotional responses in session
Scripts for rebuilding safety in real time
When and how to refer for sex therapy with compassion and clarity
The philosophical differences between LPCs and LMFTs
Evidence-based interventions for common couples conflicts
Whether you're a clinician, a couple navigating your own journey, or a curious listener who loves diving deep into the psychology of relationships, this episode brings rich tools, thoughtfulness, and just the right amount of meta-reflection.
🎧 Subscribe and join us as we go beyond conflict—and toward repair.
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