The Ups and Downs of Partnerships with Dr. Laura Spiller

NFCC's Guide Through the Seasons of Mental Wellness

Relationships are often quick to become more work and less romance in modern society. In this episode, we explore both the theories and experience of couples therapy, as well as, general relationship struggles and tools for navigating them.

About our guest

Dr. Laura Spiller is a clinical psychologist who owns Heights Couples Therapy and co-owns Wellness Collaborative in Houston, TX. She specializes in helping individuals and couples strengthen their relationships and connect deeper to those they care about. After studying at the University of Houston and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, she earned her PhD in Psychology and went on to train other graduate students as a professor for 10 years before shifting to her private practice, full time. Dr. Spiller is also a certified practitioner and trainer for Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy; an attachment based and well researched model of therapy. As a couples therapist, she is inspired to guide couples to make their relationships a safe haven which they can navigate any storm. This comes from both her work and personal experience after walking beside her late husband during a 5 year battle with a rare stomach cancer. Dr. Spiller hopes to pass on the gift of making the most of the time couples have together to everyone she works with.

Resources

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Gottman Relationship Institute

EFT Book for Couples

Attachment and Empathy Book

A special thanks to our team

Tracy Lehman, Host & Executive Producer

Jacel Dickson, Producer and Editor

Theme music by Jim Roman

Audio engineering courtesy of our podmasters at 3 Wire Creative

Administrators: Mary Elizabeth Hand and Heather Timmis

Thanks for listening!