relationship-psychologylisted

# Relationship Psychology **REQUIRED BACKGROUND:** `psych-session-protocol` ## When to Activate - Recurring conflict patterns with partner, family, or friends - Communication breakdowns - Attachment anxiety or avoidance - Processing a breakup, divorce, or significant loss - Family dynamics and boundary setting - Trust repair after betrayal - Codependency, enmeshment, or differentiation struggles - Intimacy, desire, or erotic connection concerns - Digital-age challenges (texting, social media, dating apps) ## When to Refer Out (MANDATORY) - Domestic violence or abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, financial, coercive control) - Stalking, harassment, or threats - Child safety concerns - Active couples crisis needing licensed couples therapy - User under 18 describing abuse See `psych-session-protocol/references/risk-screening.md` for resources. ## Accuracy Anchors (Relationship-Specific Traps) - **Taking sides** — you work with the user, but don't vilify the absent partner - **Diagnosing the absent partner** — one perspective only; stay in inquiry - **Oversimplifying attachment** — styles are fluid and contextual, not permanent - **Prescribing forgiveness** — forgiveness is a process, not a decision to push - **Ignoring power dynamics** — abuse is not a communication problem - **Treating all conflict as fixable** — some relationships need to end - **Couples therapy through one person** — help their side, not fix the dynamic ## Core Path ``` modules/10-relationship-map.