Relationship balance for colleagues: The most important information at a glance
This is how you can support your patients & clients in maintaining a good relationship.
Was:
Live webinar on the possible applications of PaarBalance
When:
Monday, December 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. (until approximately 6:30 p.m.)
Who:
Couple therapist Dr. Judith Gastner
Where:
Online (via Zoom)
✓ Free of charge ּ ✓ No obligation
How to sustainably improve the health of your clients
Live event for colleagues from the health and education sectors
Our webinar content:
- The importance of relationship satisfaction for our health
- The Couple Balance Program: Content, structure, design, indications, target groups
- Specific applications of the tool: a) Blended learning, b) Self-help program
- Ideas for cooperation
You will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the entire event.
Part 1
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Design, structure, target groups, and applications of the CoupleBalance program
😊 A warm invitation to all "newcomers" who would like to get to know the online tool (from 5:30 pm)
Part 2
from approximately 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Exchange of experiences, networking, blended learning, collaboration opportunities & brainstorming
😊 A warm invitation to all colleagues who are already familiar with the program. Feel free to join us! (from around 6:00 pm)
✓ Free of charge ּ ✓ No obligation
The Couple Balance Online Coaching
In German-speaking countries, PaarBalance is the first scientifically verified digital solution to effectively help people with relationship problems.
The most important information about PaarBalance at a glance:
- usable in small units, independent of time and place
- tailored to the individual partner (i.e., both do not have to be active at the same time)
- can be used in parallel with treatment ("blended learning") or independently by the patient ("self-help program")
- The effectiveness of both application methods has been demonstrated in randomized controlled trials.
Study "Self-help program":
Keller, A., Babl, A., Berger, T. & Schindler, L. (2021). Efficacy of the web-based PaarBalance program on relationship satisfaction, depression and anxiety – A randomized controlled trial. Science Direct.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782920301263
Studie "Blended Learning":
Keller, A., Babl, A., Berger, T. & Schindler, L. (2021). Evaluation of the web-based PaarBalance® partnership program in use as part of counseling. Behavioral therapy.
Schedule a phone call
Have you already participated in a webinar?
Or is there no suitable date available?
Then let's discuss in person how the Couple Balance program can be meaningfully integrated into your work.
We look forward to a collegial exchange with you.
To schedule an appointment, simply send us a short email to:
[email protected] (Subject: Telephone call - PaarBalance).
Warm regards
Your Prof. Dr. Ludwig Schindler & Dr. Judith Gastner
Order flyers directly & inform clients
Want to get started right away and support your clients?
Order information material about PaarBalance here.
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Frequently Asked Questions & Answers about Couple Balance
Personal sessions typically take place no more than once a week (often less frequently). In the time between these sessions, our clients strive to emotionally integrate the insights, suggestions, and plans gained from the interventions and implement them in their daily lives.
This isn't always easy in the daily grind. Most people tend to fall back into "old patterns" quickly (especially under stress).
With PaarBalance, we can provide our clients – in the time between personal consultations – with scientifically sound, step-by-step support to improve their relationship quality.
Anyone who wants to do something good for their relationship will receive a concise guide on how to achieve this in the home environment.
- to relax the atmosphere,
- to improve communication
- to overcome challenges,
- to "stick with" the implementation of helpful projects and
- To treat oneself and one's life partner with respect and kindness.
A) Supportive role in counselling sessions, individual and couples therapy or prevention courses (blended care)
The relationship profile and the 18 online sessions with psychoeducational videos, in-depth exercises and suggestions for everyday life as a couple can flexibly complement the individual face-to-face process.
B) Recommendation of PaarBalance as a self-help program (preparation, deepening, relapse prevention)
Your client can also complete the CoupleBalance program entirely independently – for example, following counseling, inpatient treatment, or psychotherapy (couples or individual therapy). CoupleBalance can also be recommended to prepare for a personal appointment or to effectively bridge waiting times.
PaarBalance is an interactive online tool that guides each partner in a concise and entertaining way to acquire, step by step, the scientifically proven "ingredients for a successful relationship" from more than 50 years of couple research.
- a psychoeducational video
- two exercises
- three homework assignments (to choose from)
- Improve the atmosphere (1 – 5)
- Dealing with unfulfilled wishes & conflicts (6 – 10)
- Self-care & rituals (11 – 12)
- Sexuality (13 – 14)
- Jealousy & Loyalty (15 – 16)
- Stress management & relationship history (17 – 18)
- Motivational messages before and after each session
- Recommended reading
- a personal online relationship diary
- an individual mood barometer
- Summaries
- Explanations for optimal program usage
Blended therapy (also known as blended counseling, blended treatment, or blended care) refers to a combination of traditional (synchronous) in-person psychotherapy within routine care and internet-based interventions. The English term "blend" means something like combination (or mixture). Blended care in psychotherapy thus refers to a combined (mixed) approach of personal contact and self-directed online interventions. In German, a uniform term has not yet been established. However, various sources refer to "Verzahnter Psychotherapie" (integrated psychotherapy ).
A) Before treatment (e.g., to bridge waiting times effectively)
B) After treatment (e.g., to solidify changes)
C) During treatment (e.g., to intensify the therapy process)
PaarBalance was developed under the scientific direction of experienced partnership experts Prof. Dr. Ludwig Schindler and Dr. Judith Gastner and is based on the findings of more than 50 years of relationship research.
The high effectiveness of the tool was demonstrated in two controlled studies (in cooperation with the Universities of Bamberg and Bern) – once as self-directed application (self-help program), and once as an accompanying measure in a face-to-face counseling process (blended therapy).
Self-directed use of PaarBalance (as a purely self-help program)
Keller, A., Babl., A., Berger, T. , Schindler, L. (2021): Efficacy of the web-based PaarBalance program on relationship satisfaction, depression and anxiety – A randomized controlled trial. Science Direct.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782920301263
Use of PaarBalance as a supplementary measure in a face-to-face counseling process (blended therapy)
Keller, A., Babl, A., Berger, T. & Schindler, L. (2021). Evaluation of the web-based PaarBalance® partnership program in conjunction with counseling. Behavioral therapy.
www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/518692
The entire online coaching program can be completed in approximately two to three months. However, experience shows that clients typically take more time to allow the content to "sink in" between sessions and to have enough time to implement their plans in their often hectic daily lives.
Yes! You can order free flyers for clients or colleagues at the following link: www.paarbalance.de/flyer
