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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I am talking about therapy with dominant or domineering personalities. Once you talk about abuse, all subtly is lost. I am looking for criteria to evaluate when couple therapy will be fruitful.

I was the domineering personality. I wasted or controlled the seasons. I am now watching my friend go through it (She is an engineer who is nit picking and focusing her grievances. She leans toward becoming the “victim”).  We both had poor parent modeling. I can’t help by draw similarities between me and her.

I see pattern. I want to help her. [/quote]

Unless you’re living with them both you’ll not know the actual pattern or dynamic. 
For all you know her spouse is baiting her, super passive & quiet, escalates conflicts by ignoring them, then try’s to play the victim after she asks him the same key question 10x.

I think the best couples therapy is when they do individual sessions with each person weekly and then together once in awhile to clear things up and create accountability.  What are each working on and are they working on it?

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