10092: Long-lost Lovers in Therapy: A Different Kind of Romance

About the Course:

This online course requires the purchase of two very interesting articles from the author for $7 each. The two articles are:

“Lost Lovers in Therapy”: A discussion of how rekindled romances are different from ordinary romances, and the mistakes commonly made by therapists when dealing with lost love clients, in particular clients in extramarital relationships.

“Reunions With Adolescent Sweathearts”: An overview of The Lost Love Project—how the research project began, methods, results, and discussion of the major findings with 1500 participants.

Author

Nancy Kalish, Ph.D.

About the Authors:

Dr. Nancy Kalish is professor of psychology at California State University, Sacramento, where she teaches classes on life span development. She received her doctorate from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Dr. Kalish has been a member of the American Psychological Association for 30 years and is currently serving on the Media Watch Committee of Division 46, Media Psychology. Dr. Kalish’s research has been reported by The Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, USA Today, Time, Psychology Today, and Modern Maturity, among hundreds of other publications worldwide. Dear Abby devoted two columns, over the years, to Dr. Kalish’s findings on lost love. She has appeared as a guest on National Public Radio, Oprah, Montel, Maury, 20/20, the BBC, and CNN.

Course Objectives:

1. To explain why lost love reunions are powerful and enduring

2. To identify issues that WILL be helpful for these clients to explore

3. To describe therapy statements that will NOT be helpful, that will produce angry lost love clients who will terminate therapy

4. To explain the important differences between lost love extramarital affairs and affairs with someone from work, a neighbor, etc.