Television Series Review

Couples Therapy (2012-2015)

  • Michael McAndrew Colorado Analytic Forum

Abstract


Showtime’s Couples Therapy (2019-2021) has done something very few shows have done well-showcase real therapeutic treatment on television. The advent of “prestige tv” has led to a proliferation of programs which show the therapeutic relationship in hi definition between protagonists and their therapists, such as HBO’s The Sopranos (1999-2007), and the recently revived In Treatment (2008-2010, 2021). Prior to this the “real” therapy seen on television was limited to the so-called “reality television” trend that gave us the wildly popular Intervention on A&E (2005-ongoing) and the seedier Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008-2012).

Published
19-Jun-2021
How to Cite
McAndrew, M. (2021). Television Series Review. Language and Psychoanalysis, 10(1), 53-54. https://doi.org/10.7565/landp.v10i1.5705
Section
TV Series Reviews