Reaction Paper

Reaction Paper

Overview of the article

Men face problem with emotional intimacy. Therapists usually face these issues as they interact with heterosexual couples. The article titled “Male Emotional Intimacy: How therapeutic men`s groups can enhance couples therapy” explains cultural and historical factors that contribute to this problem in marriages. Groups of therapeutic men can assist such men in development of their skills related to emotional intimacy (Smalley, 2003). This article has presented a model for these kinds of groups. This approach helps learning for this purpose which is based on relationship. The approach used is through direct expressions of emotions and supportive ...