# The Couples Therapist Couch A podcast by Shane Birkel. This podcast is about the practice of Couples Therapy. Many of the episodes are interviews with leaders in the field of Relationships. The show is meant to help Therapists and Coaches learn how to help people to deepen their connection, but in the process it explores what is most needed for each of us to love, heal, and grow. Each week Shane Birkel interviews an expert in the field of Couples Therapy to explore all about the world of relationships and how to be an amazing therapist. Feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/102009/destinations/540575.xml ## Latest episodes - [306: Boundaries & Generational Trauma with Judy Hu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/85ddc26a3850) (2026-10-26, 51 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/306_Boundaries__Generational_Trauma_with_Judy_Hu.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [305: Working with Narcissism in Couples Therapy with Wendy Behary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/77c72529276b) (2026-10-21, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/305_Working_with_Narcissism_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Wendy_Behary.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [304: Attachment Theory & Relationships with Dr. Thais Gibson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/04fe2c0afb71) (2026-10-12, 61 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/304_Attachment_Theory__Relationships_with_Dr._Thais_Gibson.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [303: Are You Practicing the Way You Actually Want to Practice? With Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/61700cc4bc37) (2026-10-06, 26 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/303_Are_You_Practicing_the_Way_You_Actually_Want_to_Practice_With_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [302: Guilt & Relationships with Dr. Jennifer Reid](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/38cf2ed99a83) (2026-10-01, 52 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/302_Guilt__Relationships_with_Dr._Jennifer_Reid.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [301: Longer Therapy Sessions with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/670d6cc53e6d) (2026-09-21, 19 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/301_Longer_Therapy_Sessions_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [300: Brave Love, Great Sex with Dr. Laurie Watson & George Faller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/ab4932f7495a) (2026-09-14, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/300_Brave_Love_Great_Sex_with_Dr._Laurie_Watson__George_Faller.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [299: Understanding Shame with Dr. Frank Spinelli](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/3dd9ad4fa4ae) (2026-09-07, 52 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/299_Understanding_Shame_with_Dr._Frank_Spinelli.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [298: Part 2: The Tao of Love, Sex, and Deep Intimacy with Arjuna Ardagh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/b80dc2d9fc05) (2026-09-02, 56 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/298_Part_2_The_Tao_of_Love_Sex_and_Deep_Intimacy_with_Arjuna_Ardagh.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [297: Part 1: The Tao of Love, Sex, and Deep Intimacy with Arjuna Ardagh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/ab64aacfc77f) (2026-09-01, 48 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/297_Part_1_The_Tao_of_Love_Sex_and_Deep_Intimacy_with_Arjuna_Ardagh.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [296: How to Apologize with Harriet Lerner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/60a53d8640bf) (2026-08-25, 47 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/296_How_to_Apologize_with_Harriet_Lerner.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [295: Why You Keep Reacting That Way and How to Stop with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/a0c13dbfe68a) (2026-08-18, 41 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/295_Why_You_Keep_Reacting_That_Way_and_How_to_Stop_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [294: Attachment Styles with Annie Chen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/4c9639d9836a) (2026-08-13, 49 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/294_Attachment_Styles_with_Annie_Chen.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [293: Surviving Betrayal with LaDonna Carey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/7c825efdfb0d) (2026-07-17, 47 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/293_Surviving_Betrayal_with_LaDonna_Carey.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [292: It's Not about the Dishes with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/98cbb0d8381f) (2026-06-19, 32 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/292_Its_Not_about_the_Dishes_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [291: Truth & Love with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/bfe696f04157) (2026-06-05, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/291_Truth__Love_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [290: Embracing Your Couples Therapist Identity with Susan Saint-Rossy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/5deabe91c655) (2026-05-20, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/290_Embracing_Your_Couples_Therapist_Identity_with_Susan_Saint-Rossy.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [289: Working with Couples Who Get Escalated with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/77cdfc9fe744) (2026-04-28, 24 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/289_Working_with_Couples_Who_Get_Escalated_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [288: Relationship Repair with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/a5711a693594) (2026-04-21, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/288_Relationship_Repair_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [287: Relationships & AI with Trevor White](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/405b8dfb4fc9) (2026-04-14, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/287_Relationships__AI_with_Trevor_White.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [286: Working with Trauma & Couples Therapy with Dr. Janina Fisher](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/804840af3eb4) (2026-04-06, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/286_Working_with_Trauma__Couples_Therapy_with_Dr._Janina_Fisher.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [285: Intensives & Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/1ed0478cf112) (2026-03-31, 55 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/285_Intensives__Emotionally_Focused_Therapy_EFT_with_Dr._Rebecca_Jorgensen.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [284: Connection: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/e802cd81b11c) (2026-03-26, 41 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/284_Connection_The_4_Cs_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [283: Compassion: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/73136a072a08) (2026-03-23, 27 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/283_Compassion_The_4_Cs_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [282: Curiosity: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/92b7d085e4c6) (2026-03-19, 37 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/282_Curiosity_The_4_Cs_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [281: Consciousness: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/3b11fb1fce50) (2026-03-17, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/281_Consciousness_The_4_Cs_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [280: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/244656c6bf11) (2026-03-09, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/280_The_4_Cs_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [279: Why Do I Keep Doing This? with Kati Morton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/4e5199b3b3bf) (2026-03-03, 49 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/279_Why_Do_I_Keep_Doing_This_with_Kati_Morton.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [278: When Weekly Couples Therapy Isn't Enough with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/3c36a2b574ae) (2026-02-23, 27 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/278_When_Weekly_Couples_Therapy_Isnt_Enough_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [277: When Work Stress Impacts the Relationship with Guy Winch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/1cc075c8b330) (2026-02-16, 47 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/277_When_Work_Stress_Impacts_the_Relationship_with_Guy_Winch.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [276: The Myth of Effortless Connection with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/48d71d11ec83) (2026-02-10, 29 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/276_The_Myth_of_Effortless_Connection_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [275: Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Couples with Liz Phillips](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/b9ff7b95e93c) (2026-02-03, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/275_Internal_Family_Systems_IFS__Couples_with_Liz_Phillips.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [274: 7 Steps to Move Beyond Your Painful Past with Katherine Woodward Thomas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/9c0192f43890) (2026-01-27, 49 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/274_7_Steps_to_Move_Beyond_Your_Painful_Past_with_Katherine_Woodward_Thomas.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [273: Working with Infidelity in Couples Therapy with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/39f4bc4d6476) (2025-12-23, 54 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/273_Working_with_Infidelity_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [272: Common Sexual Issues in Couples Therapy with Adrien Monti](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/9920888fc09e) (2025-12-16, 53 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/272_Common_Sexual_Issues_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Adrien_Monti.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [271: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/e20cf4aa4af3) (2025-12-09, 54 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/271_Emotionally_Focused_Therapy_EFT_with_Dr._Rebecca_Jorgensen.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [270: Attachment Patterns & Secure Relationships with Jessica Baum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/7b6618093c33) (2025-12-01, 46 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/270_Attachment_Patterns__Secure_Relationships_with_Jessica_Baum.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [269: Conscious Uncoupling with Katherine Woodward Thomas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/a80b69888f9d) (2025-11-24, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/269_Conscious_Uncoupling_with_Katherine_Woodward_Thomas.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [268: Change Your Questions, Change Your Future with Elliott Connie](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/486d1480a128) (2025-11-17, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/268_Change_Your_Questions_Change_Your_Future_with_Elliott_Connie.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [267: So Much More than Listening with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/d24403673256) (2025-11-13, 41 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/267_So_Much_More_than_Listening_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [266: Enneagram & Relationships with Christa Hardin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/075300b15ceb) (2025-11-03, 54 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/266_Enneagram__Relationships_with_Christa_Hardin.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [265: Consciousness in Relationships with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/9d58cdd8c9ec) (2025-10-28, 17 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/265_Consciousness_in_Relationships_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [264: Parents in Love: A Guide to Great Sex After Kids with Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/3de1a02bfab2) (2025-10-20, 56 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/264_Parents_in_Love_A_Guide_to_Great_Sex_After_Kids_with_Dr._Rebecca_Howard_Eudy.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [263: Communication in Couples Therapy with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/0618047d0703) (2025-10-13, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/263_Communication_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [262: Helping Couples during Their Transition to Parenthood with Kelly Bourque](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/ad09e918e8a7) (2025-10-07, 51 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/262_Helping_Couples_during_Their_Transition_to_Parenthood_with_Kelly_Bourque.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [261: Healing Our Core Issues (HOCI) in Couples Therapy with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/9f7c95b7ceba) (2025-09-29, 49 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/261_Healing_Our_Core_Issues_HOCI_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [260: Wise Effort with Dr. Diana Hill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/12258a4698c2) (2025-09-25, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/260_Wise_Effort_with_Dr._Diana_Hill.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [259: Infidelity with Dr. Ellyn Bader](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/8902ebc8bc59) (2025-09-16, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/259_Infidelity_with_Dr._Ellyn_Bader.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [258: Working with Men in Couples Therapy with Shane Birkel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/c45c5d3f8784) (2025-09-08, 36 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/258_Working_with_Men_in_Couples_Therapy_with_Shane_Birkel.mp3?dest-id=540575 - [257: Emotional Repair with Andrea Dindinger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1281853816/9f2ff0c5d0fd) (2025-08-25, 48 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/couplestherapistcouch/257_Emotional_Repair_with_Andrea_Dindinger.mp3?dest-id=540575 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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