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Selling the Couch
The Couples Therapist Couch Podcast
Weekly conversations about what actually creates change in relationships. For therapists learning this work and couples doing it.



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For Therapists
Some couples stay stuck no matter what you try.
Not because of your skills, because of what's driving the dynamic underneath.
I've spent over a decade figuring out what actually shifts things for couples, and I've been teaching it to other therapists since 2013.
"Since starting a few months ago, I've started a podcast, started couples intensives, and grown the confidence to raise my prices. I can't recommend it enough."
— Elle, Couples Therapist
For Couples
You've tried being calm. Tried being direct. You keep ending up back here.
The work isn't learning more tools, it's understanding what's underneath.
"We left our intensive feeling closer than we had in years. The conversations we've had since then have been deeper, more honest, and filled with appreciation for each other."
— Couple Client
The 4C's Framework
Consciousness
See the patterns running your relationship before they run you.
Curiosity
Turn conflict into understanding instead of defensiveness.
Compassion
Stop the cycle of blame and actually understand what's driving it.
Connection
Feel close to your partner again, not just coexisting.
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podcast
Since 2017, this has been the podcast where therapists come to think more deeply about couples work, and where anyone in a relationship can start to understand what's really going on underneath the surface.
2.8 Million Downloads
Weekly conversations about what actually creates change.
intensives
You leave with a complete methodology including the clinical framework, the session structure, and the confidence to offer intensives at premium rates. Not just a certificate for your wall.
credentials & experience
Why therapists and couples choose Shane
9 years
of conversations with Sue Johnson, Dan Siegel, Lori Gottlieb, Harville Hendrix, Stan Tatkin, Harriet Lerner, and many others.
15+ years
of practice and thousands of hours of training with results that show up in therapists' practices and couples' relationships.
