As useful as research and clinical publications are in informing our therapy with couples, nothing compares to the power of music to capture the joy, heartache, and challenges inherent in
Read MoreWhen working with trauma cases do you see clients go into flight, fight, or freeze? Do they yell at you, insult you, or leave
Read MoreWorking with sexuality and the erotic behavior many people engage in today can challenge a therapist’s values and deeply held beliefs about sex and relationships. Plus, the landscape of sexual behavior continues
Read MoreBy zeroing in on underlying attachment needs, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) offers a powerful process for transformational change. This workshop will show you how to keep your focus as
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Working with distressed kids and families takes three important skills: the ability to stay calm and present ourselves, a way to gather both verbal and nonverbal session feedback to
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Never before have men been so awash in confusing, contradictory messages: be strong, be sensitive, be vulnerable, be aggressive. When it comes to sex, be aggressive and responsive at
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Facing incredible life-stressors, young adults and teens are forcing us to reexamine the therapy relationship, across all modalities. Raised in child-centered yet distracted families, and intimately
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Clients challenged by their children often resort to old-fashioned reward and threat strategies, from yelling to timeouts and other consequences. But the most effective parenting tool is always the relationship with
Read MoreMost of us have been taught that forgiveness is good for us and that good people forgive, even in the face of deep, interpersonal wounds. But hurt parties—whether injured by
Read MoreFor too many children or teens, talk and even play therapy feels unhelpful at best, and stigmatizing at worst. But when we can effectively introduce mindfulness into our sessions, we empower kids to transform themselves,
Read MoreMany therapists dedicate a great deal of time to helping betrayed partners heal deep emotional wounds in the wake of an affair. But much less attention is typically paid to treating the
Read MoreAlthough trauma often has the greatest impact our most intimate relationships, research shows that finding comfort in loved ones has the potential to undo much of the damage trauma creates in
Read MoreMost trainings on sex and gender diversity, even though they advertise as LGBTQ, are mainly about working with gay and lesbian clients. Yet the queer community includes not only B and T
Read MoreIn a world of dating apps that present seemingly limitless romantic possibilities, our clients often get stuck in “low accountability” intimate relationships that foster pessimism and anxiety. They often show up
Read MoreGood therapists working with young children on the autism spectrum can take on many roles at once: clinician, educator, interpreter, and advocate. They know how to break social and emotional skills
Read MoreThese days, male sexuality is a hot-button issue, surrounded by myths, misconceptions and controversy. Because many men already struggle with acknowledging and exploring their sexual challenges, desires, and experiences, doing authentic
Read MoreRecent surveys suggest that almost half of all couples can expect to face challenges associated with extramarital affairs (sexual and emotional) at some point in their
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This workshop teaches participants how to quickly get to the heart of the matter in a couple’s relationship and with each individual partner. We start by articulating
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Trauma affects not just children, but often entire families, who can remain stuck for years. While the literature on systemic trauma treatment is scarce, bringing family and
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Since its inception, therapy has paid minimal attention to sociocultural context. But a relationally dysfunctional culture is the source of much psychological suffering. The
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It’s not easy when a couple enters treatment unsure about whether to dissolve a marriage or try to save it—especially when each partner leans in a different direction.
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The #MeToo movement has given countless survivors of sexual abuse and misconduct the validation they needed to seek treatment. But it’s also brought attention to the
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Our field has come a long way in addressing the challenges of complex development trauma. Unfortunately, no matter how much progress clients make
Read MoreBombarded by images of personal perfection, relational fulfillment, and seemingly endless life choices, many young people today feel paralyzed by fears of making the wrong decision. From committing to
Read MoreHow much sex is too much, and how much is not enough? This workshop will uncover where lack of desire originates in sexless and low-sex couples and how to treat desire discrepancy using contemporary
Read MoreCan we truly know the gender of children before they themselves tell us who they are? If so, how should parents be raising children in an era of gender self-determination? For the first time, transgender
Read MoreFor all its joys, parenting is often a roller coaster of challenges. Even when parents are at the top of their game, the most routine curveballs—quarreling siblings, a child’s public meltdown, or a phone
Read MoreIn an increasingly unpredictable world, kids are more anxious than ever. But for those with ADHD, worry and fear can increase their agitation, distractedness, and impulsivity. Fortunately, there are effective techniques
Read MoreAs the #MeToo era has heightened awareness of how unchallenged gender inequities can lead to hostile, abusive, and bullying behavior, it’s critical for therapists to truly understand the myriad ways that gender dynamics shape client
Read MoreWhile there’s an expectation that marital happiness will increase in the last third of life, when many couples are freer of children and family responsibilities, the reality is more
Read MoreTwenty-five years after the publication of Pipher’s groundbreaking book Reviving Ophelia, the evidence suggests that many adolescent girls continue to struggle not just because of dysfunctional families, but because
Read MoreWith all the hundreds of models and interventions practitioners use and the vast range of disorders they treat, attachment science offers therapists a coherent framework for understanding clients’ problems and leading them
Read MoreClients whose spouses need constant care because of a life-changing chronic illness, such as multiple sclerosis, dementia, or Parkinson’s disease, can feel that deciding to stay in or leave
Read MoreCouples often struggle in therapy with having too many issues to tackle in too little time. Luckily, you can help couples design their own treatment plan—right from the first session.
Read MoreEver enter the consulting room with a teen who doesn’t want to be there? If you work with teens, you know how tricky it can be to establish good communication
Read MoreIn today’s fraught romantic and sexual landscape, women are taught to view sexiness as a status to be earned, an indicator that society has deemed them conventionally attractive enough and
Read MoreClients with sexual abuse histories often come to therapy with questions about their sexual expression and the obstacles they encounter in intimate relationships. They may find themselves engaging in trauma reenactment rather than
Read MoreWhen couples come to therapy with problems involving desire, arousal, and orgasm, therapists often fall into the trap of thinking of them as somehow broken and in need of fixing. Instead, this workshop offers
Read MoreIncreasingly, the enormous political and ethical conflicts in our society show up as volatility in the treatment room. This tremendous bifurcation in our political system mirrors what happens in high-conflict couples around the
Read MoreOver the course of 50 years, the brilliant family therapy pioneer Virginia Satir developed powerful therapeutic techniques to help people externalize unconscious inner processes and experience emotional and spiritual healing. In
Read MoreCouples often come to therapy stuck in polarizing power struggles, feeling invalidated, and unable to resolve disagreements. The partners in these cases typically believe that they must sacrifice their personal integrity to save
Read MoreWhen a client unexpectedly reveals a sexual problem, many clinicians find themselves thrust into the role of “accidental sex therapist.” In this uncomfortable position, too many shy away from addressing the sexual
Read MoreWorking with traumatized adolescents requires that the therapist be a master of self-discipline, acutely aware of their own triggers and able to respond to extreme reactions at a moment’s notice. From angry arousal to
Read MoreWe all struggle to practice what we preach in our work with clients, and with couples in particular. Being in an intimate relationship is just as hard for us as everyone
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