Couples Therapy Interview for Shining Bright Radio

Listen to Brian Greene and Jennifer Broadley (Human Givens psychotherapist with private practices in Aberdeen and Dundee) discuss how couples therapy works, the differences between the male and female brain and 3 top tips to help relationships, marriages and couples thrive - as well as an explanation about how to apply the human givens approach in couples therapy.

Date posted: 30/05/2018

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