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Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com

Definition:

Integrative behavioral couples therapy teaches couples to make arguments less hurtful by helping partners accept their differences.

The therapy is based on the idea that what is important is how a couple fights, not whether they fight or not.

Integrative behavioral couples therapy is an experimental approach in marital therapy that is showing that after receiving this type of therapy, 67% of couples significantly improve their relationship for 2 years.

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