Date of Award

Summer 8-23-2025

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Shelly Smith-Acuña

Second Advisor

Carrie Landin

Third Advisor

Henrietta Pazos

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Keywords

Couples therapy, Group therapy, Latiné, Cultural considerations

Abstract

With the goal of outlining a group couples therapy program for the Latiné community, this doctoral paper explores the literature on the birth and importance of couples therapy, group couples therapy, Latiné couples in treatment, and enhancing relationship satisfaction through Gottman’s Sound Relationship House theory. As the Latiné population in the United States continues to grow, the need for accessible and culturally responsive care becomes increasingly critical. This paper discusses the systemic barriers that contribute to the underutilization of mental health resources and the unique cultural considerations clinicians must make when working with this population. Group therapy provides an opportunity to meet the needs of this population in a way that relates to cultural norms (i.e., familismo, respeto, personalismo, and collectivism). As such, the compilation of research creates the foundation and provides insight to inform a group couples therapy program designed specifically for Latiné couples and aimed to enhance relational well-being and increase access to mental health resources within this community.

Copyright Date

6-26-2025

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Elizabeth A. Rubio

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

63 pgs

File Size

493 KB

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