Conflict, Care, and Love: Transforming Your Relationship Patterns

About this book

Do you wonder...Conflict, Care, and Love will help you understand your relationship patterns and your partner's. For example, are you Dependent, People-Pleasing, or Conflict-Avoiding? Is your partner controlling, Passive-Aggressive, or Distancing?You will learn how to transform your relationship patternsso you can... Conflict, Care, and Love is based on the Pattern System, which is a systematic approach to understanding personality that is oriented toward psychological healing and personal development.This book covers the four main dimensions of the Pattern System that influence our love relationships--Intimacy, Conflict, Power, and Care.Once you have explored yourself and your partner according to these dimension, you will understand what is working and what isn't working in your relationship, and what to do about it.Therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals can use Conflict, Care, and Love to understand the detailed psychological structure and dynamics behind their clients' relationships issues.The book shows how you and your partner can use Internal Family Systems Therapy, a powerful, user-friendly therapy method, to work on yourself to transform your patterns so your relationship can reach its potential.