1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁marriage ▁and ▁family ▁ther ap ist ▁L ori ▁He yman ▁Gordon ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁for ▁coun sel ing ▁students ▁at ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .; ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁educational ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁sought ▁to ▁reduce ▁marriage ▁and ▁family ▁break down ▁through ▁Rel ations hip ▁Education . ▁ ▁The ▁course ▁integrated ▁and ▁ ▁work ▁by ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Sat ir , ▁Daniel ▁Cas riel , ▁Murray ▁Bow en , ▁James ▁F ram o , ▁George ▁Bach , ▁Gordon ▁and ▁others . ▁▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Washington ▁Post ▁article ▁featured ▁PA IR S ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁alternative ▁to ▁traditional ▁Family ▁Ther apy . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Carlos ▁Dur ana , ▁Ph . D ., ▁conducted ▁early ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁industry ▁journ als . ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁articles ▁about ▁the ▁program ▁appeared ▁in ▁News week , ▁Time , ▁Cos m opol itan , ▁▁ ▁Lad ies ▁Home ▁Journal ▁and ▁Psych ology ▁Today ▁Gordon ▁was ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁inter views ▁on ▁CNN , ▁N BC ' s ▁Today ▁Show , ▁Ger al do , ▁The ▁Gordon ▁Elli ot ▁Show , ▁and ▁C B N . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁began ▁pil oting ▁int ensive ▁cou ples ▁sem in ars , ▁r anging ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁four ▁days , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁n inet ies