Art Nielsen, MD. Asking for Things and Listening to Criticism: Two Fundamental Challenges in Intimate Relationships and Targets for Couples Therapy.
Grounded in self psychology, Dr. Nielson uses everyday language to convey complex challenges in working with couples. He begins his talk with an experience-near discussion of why people have trouble asking for what they want, how they avoid making themselves vulnerable and how to more effectively be self assertive. He follows this with the related challenge of listening to criticism, common pitfalls and mistakes made. He concludes with practical suggestions to help couples do better.