Effectiveness of Couple Therapy through CBT Method on Hope in life and Self-Compassion in the Couples Asking for Divorce

the present study was conducted aiming to investigate the effectiveness of couple therapy through CBT method on hope in life and self-compassion in the couples asking for divorce. For the study, a single-case trial (SCED) design of the clinical trial type was used. The statistical population included all the couples referring to consultation centers in the town of Malayer in 2019. The study samples included 6 couples (12 people) with marital conflict who were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (three couples in each group). The CBT protocol was administered to the experimental group couples in 12 sessions, and the subjects answered the question of life expectancy and compassion 3 times before treatment, 3 times in the middle of treatment, 2 times at the end of treatment, in the follow-up phase. TThe results showed that the CBT-based couple therapy has had significant effect on the hope in life and self-compassion of the couples asking for divorce; as this therapy has been able to lead to the increase in the scores of hope in life and self-compassion in the couples asking for divorce in therapy and follow-up stages.