Russell B. Lemle Ph.D.

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Russell B. Lemle, Ph.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Dept of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, Chief Psychologist San Francisco VA Medical Center and supervisor of couples and process-oriented psychotherapies. His publications pertaining to relationships have appeared in the Journal of Marriage and the Family and the Journal of Community Psychology. He was the recipient of a 2005 American Psychological Association Presidential Citation and the 2011 Harold Hildreth Award of the APA Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service). In his private practice at the Couples Center of San Francisco, he focuses primarily on couples/marital therapy.

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How Threat Emotions Cause Us to Misread Our Partner

Whenever we’re anxious or angry, we’re prone to misread our partner. By learning to recognize how emotions shape perceptions, we can restore connection.

How Being Entitled to Our Way - Gets in the Way

Why do relationship differences spiral into conflict? Too often, it’s because we claim we’re entitled to our preference, i.e. we should get our way, even without our partner’s buy-in, because our justification has greater weight and relevance. Here are the 15 entitlements at the root of relationship friction, and suggested alternatives that build mutual respect.

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