267: So Much More than Listening with Shane Birkel

267: 不仅仅倾听,与Shane Birkel一起探索

The Couples Therapist Couch

2025-11-14

40 分钟
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This episode is brought to you by Alma. Visit https://helloalma.com/dg/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=privatepractice to learn more Get the Couples Therapy 101 course: https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/ Join the Couples Therapist Inner Circle: https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new Join The Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/295562197518469/ In this solo episode, Shane talks what it really means to be the listener. Hear the listening skills we should all learn, when to be the speaker vs. listener, what to do when your clients are having a hard time being the listener, why affair recovery requires a ton of listening, and the importance of taking a timeout when arguing.
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  • It's really important that the person who had the affair is going to have to do a lot of listening in order to repair that feeling of connection and safety in the relationship.

  • Welcome to the Couples Therapist Couch, the podcast for couples therapists,

  • marriage counselors, and relationship coaches to explore the practice of couples therapy.

  • And now, your host, Shane Burkle.

  • Hey everybody, welcome back to the Couples Therapist Couch.

  • This is Shane Burkle, and this is the podcast that's all about the practice of couples therapy.

  • Thank you so much for tuning in.

  • I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist and the goal of this podcast is to help you learn how to more effectively work with couples and possibly even learn how to have a better relationship.

  • The episode this week is brought to you by Alma.

  • They make it easy to get credentialed with major insurance plans at enhanced reimbursement rates.

  • Alma handles all of the paperwork and guarantees payment within two weeks.

  • Visit helloalma.com or click on the link in the show notes to learn more.

  • A few weeks ago, I did an episode on communication and talking about communication skills.

  • And I realized, you know, part of it, what we were talking about the speaker and the listener,

  • and I realized I could go a lot deeper into the experience of the listener and what listening really means.

  • We were talking about it in the inner circle, a couple of therapists inner circle.

  • which is a membership for therapists who want to learn more about couples therapy.

  • And we have these discussions about how to work with couples and how to be more effective as therapists.

  • And so we were recently talking about it and I decided I need to do a whole episode just on listening.

  • And when I when I use the word listening,