The Couples Therapy Flipchart: A Psychoeducational Tool to Help Couples Identify Patterns of Disconnection, Manage Relationship Conflict, and Create a

Help your clients move from relationship sabotage to relationship fulfillment.

Written by trusted relationship expert and renowned Gottman therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw (@lizlistens), The Couples Therapy Flip Chart is the interactive in-session tool you need to help couples work through stuck points that leave them feeling frustrated, resentful, and disconnected.

Divided into four sections, this flip chart will support your ability to help couples:

Understand each other: Identify how each partner thinks and processes information to help them learn to accept and appreciate each other's differences.

Manage conflict: Teach couples how to avoid destructive communication patterns and how to engage in repair and de-escalation when ruptures do occur.

Create a secure partnership: Lead couples in learning to manage their connection and partnership in relation to the outside world.

Connect during daily life: Guide couples on how to fill their emotional bank account and distribute the mental load to create a thriving relationship.

Intended for in-session use, this flip chart features:

A two-sided 9" x 12" design that stands upright for easy visibility and portability

24 exercises, diagrams, and illustrations on client-facing pages with detailed explanations and supplemental prompts on therapist-facing pages

Dry-erase surface client-facing pages for easy markup, customization, and reuse

Buy it once, use it hundreds of times. This clinical tool is a must-have for your practice!

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CGT, is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She is the author of the best-selling relationship book I Want This to Work and the owner of a national therapy practice that provides systemic therapy to individuals, couples, and families. Elizabeth has worked with hundreds of couples since becoming a couples therapist. She lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with her husband, children, and dog.