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Over the past couple of decades, the practice of marital psychotherapy certainly has found a place in this neck of the woods. Particularly, there has been a growing predisposition to think about marital transferences and the marital interpretations this material informs. Nurturing this (marital) state of mind has been furthered in a number of ways. Certainly, the working visits to Melbourne by colleagues from the TCCR have provided a periodic boost to Australian marital practitioners from a wide base — in psychotherapists and counsellors alike.
There are also smaller and more frequent local endeavours going on: ongoing, formal, clinical seminars, sponsored by agencies dedicated to marital work, have been making that slow and steady contribution to the grounded practice of marital psychotherapy. Theoretical discussion groups are maintained through the interest and individual needs of many practitioners. For example, a group of like-minded colleagues and I have been meeting four times a year (we call ourselves the Vivaldi Group!) for some time now. We all work with couples. This is an informal collection of