Compassionate Relational Therapy

Weaving together known successful interventions with innovative new methods, Compassionate Relational Therapy (CRT) offers a unique and cohesive method to strengthen relationships through decreased judgement and increased compassion within the self and with others.

Bethany Suppes, PhD, LMFT, is an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor. She is the author of Family Systems Theory Simplified (Routledge, 2022) along with other publications and presentations regarding compassion- and systemic-based supervision and therapeutic practices. She currently runs a private practice, serves as Chief of Curriculum Development at TwoX Labs (a continuing education provider), and is a board member of the Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Emma Christie-Foster, MA, LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist and sex therapist with extensive clinical and research experience in compassion-based approaches and therapeutic practices. She currently runs a private practice where she specializes in sex therapy and works with individuals and couples.

Preface Part 1: Theoretical Foundations 1. Self-Compassion and Compassion-Based Therapies: A Launching Point 2. Family Systems Theory: A Primer for Compassion 3. Core Concepts of Compassionate Relational Therapy 4. CRT Stages of Therapy 5. CRT Interventions 6. Individuality in CRT Part 2: Family Therapy: Applications 7. Family Compassionate Relational Therapy 8. CRT with Children and Adolescents 9. Compassionate Boundaries Part 3. Romantic Relationship Therapy Application 10. Romantic Compassionate Relational Therapy 11. Ethical/Consenual Nonmonogamy and CRT 12. CRT with Codependence 13. CRT with Infidelity and Nonconsensual Nonmonogamy Part 4. Sex Therapy Application 14. Compassionate Relational Sex Therapy 15. Compassionate Removing Sexual Judgements 16. Trauma, Sexuality, and CRT