The article discusses the positive role of emotion in couple therapy. Until recently emotion has been the silent partner in couple interventions, changing behaviour and cognition has been the focus. Emotion has certainly not been seen as an essential part of, or as an ally in, the process of relationship
change. However, psychotherapists are beginning to see emotion as the best and fastest route to change. Emotion and emotional expression are now seen as one of the leading or organizing elements in a relational system.