Therapist Sidekick Resource
Understanding Our Conflict Cycle — Couples Therapy Worksheet
A shared reflection for noticing how conflict unfolds between us — and where there may be opportunities to respond differently
A couples therapy worksheet for mapping a recurring conflict sequence across both partners: trigger/context, internal experience, protective response, reciprocal reaction, underlying needs, early interruption points, and next-time options, with explicit IPV/coercion boundaries.
Resource preview — not the full resource
This page describes what’s available in Therapist Sidekick. The complete resource — including prompts, exercises, visuals, and client-ready material — is available inside the therapist workspace.
What this resource is designed to support
- map a couples conflict cycle
- identify reciprocal conflict patterns
- identify underlying needs in couple conflict
- find earlier interruption points
Resource details
Professional-use note: This public page describes the scope of a Therapist Sidekick resource; it is not the resource itself, a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or crisis guidance. Clinicians remain responsible for determining whether any resource is appropriate for a particular client.