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Bridging the Intimacy Gap: Understanding the Need for Intimacy and Autonomy in Partnership
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One of the most common complaints for couples seeking therapy is the loss of intimacy – that spark between partners that fuels the relationship. Surprisingly, the lack of feelings of connection often stem from having lost a sense of yourself as an autonomous individual. In fact, one of the number one things people say after a relationship ends is “I felt like I lost myself.” But what if the key to bringing partners closer together is actually the opposite – helping them each find themselves? In this session we’ll explore:
- Tangible tools for supporting couples in understanding the importance of differentiation in intimacy and what an interdependent model of relating looks like
- How gender socialization, patriarchal structures, and unaddressed issues of inequality are still impacting intimacy between couples
- How to practically help couples shift from codependency to interdependence in relationships by challenging and reframing our conceptualization of relational needs
Dené Logan, MA, MFT
Dené Logan is a marriage and family therapist, a group facilitator, and an author based in Los Angeles. In addition to her work with clients in private practice, she is a mindfulness coach, a yoga teacher, and specializes in supporting couples find more fulfillment in their relationships. Dené utilizes her background in depth psychology to explore how each of us can reclaim the aspects of our authentic selves we have been conditioned to turn away from in an attempt to maintain attachments. Dené is also a co-host of the podcast, Cheaper than Therapy. Her first book is Sovereign Love: A Guide to Healing Relationships by Reclaiming the Masculine and Feminine Within.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dene Logan has an employment relationship with Flow House Therapy and is the co-host of the podcast Cheaper Than Therapy. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dene Logan is a contributing author with Psychotherapy Networker.