117 April 2019, Volume 7, Number 2 Seyedhadi Yeganehfarzand 1 , Kianoush Zahrakar 1* , Farshad Mohsenzadeh 1 1. Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology & Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. * Corresponding Author: Kianoush Zahrakar, PhD. Address: Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology & Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Tel: + 98 (935) 8612985 E-mail: dr_zahrakar@yahoo.com Objective: This sudy aimed to invesigate the efectiveness of narrative therapy on reducing the fear of intimacy in couples. Methods: To achieve this purpose, the present research opted for a quasi-experimental sudy, including pre-tes and pos-tes with a control group. The sudy population included couples seeking improvement in their relationships who attended Delphi Clinic, a center for counseling and psychological services in Tehran City, Iran. The sudy sample consised of 12 couples (24 individuals) who had achieved the highes scores compared to the mean scores in the Fear of Intimacy Scale (FIS). Sampling was carried out through a purposive sampling method, and the members were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (each containing 6 couples). Having performed the pre-tes and completed the FIS, the experimental group participated in the two-hour sessions of narrative therapy for 14 weeks, and the control group was put on the waiting lis. At the end of the sessions, all 12 couples responded to the FIS again as the pos-tes. Results: The data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. According to the obtained results, 75% of the diferences observed in the scores of the pos-tes FIS were caused by the efect of narrative therapy intervention. Therefore, with a 99% confdence, narrative therapy can reduce the fear of intimacy in couples when compared to the control group. Conclusion: In summary, couple narrative therapy can reduce the fear of intimacy by consructing new meanings in couples’ lives. A B S T R A C T Article info: Received: 26 Nov 2018 Accepted: 29 Feb 2019 Available Online: 01 Apr 2019 Keywords: Narrative therapy, Fear, Couple therapy Research Paper: The Efectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing the Fear of Intimacy in Couples Citation: Yeganehfarzand, S., Zahrakar, K., & Mohsenzadeh, F. (2019). The Efectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing the Fear of Intimacy in Couples. Journal of Practice in Clinical Psychology, 7(2), 117-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jpcp.7.2.117 http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jpcp.7.2.117 Use your device to scan and read the artcle online