ABSTRACT
Emotions are touched. Heart-wrenching experiences are shared. These are the sessions that are deeply moving and often gratifying. They can be difficult to handle, but often in a way that really allows you to use your finest skills. Shala is sobbing. Garrett is yelling. Couples therapy sessions are often emotional. An Emotive session, however, is one in which you guide one or both of the partners toward the expression of emotions. The purpose of an Emotive session is to open up and deepen the connection between the partners. Goldman and Greenberg (2010) describe a case in which Goldman works with the strong emotions that the partners are experiencing. Couples issues can often tap into deeper wells of unhealed issues and emotion. Sometimes the couples work triggers deeper wounds right there in the couples session. Sometimes Breakthrough sessions happen without the couple realizing that there has been a breakthrough.
