The Art of Relationship Repair: Mastering and Integrative Couples Therapy with an EFT and Gottman Approach

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Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Additional Info

Access Period for Live Webcast For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

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Objectives

1. Apply techniques from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method to enhance couple connections and promote meaningful progress after infidelity.
2. Understand the impacts of infidelity on intimate relationships.
3. Learn techniques to determine if couples are mutually committed to repair attachment wounds after infidelity.
4. Develop skills to work effectively with couples from diverse backgrounds and address infidelity with cultural sensitivity.
5. Learn advanced skills in constructive conflict management to help couples resolve disputes and overcome negative patterns.
6. Integrate trauma-informed approaches to address past traumas and childhood wounds, facilitating healing and rebuilding trust.

Outline

Cheating, Affairs and More

• How to define infidelity and its impacts
• Reasons partners stray
• The role of the therapist
• Goals of therapy
• Integrated structure and approach
• Use of individual and conjoint sessions
• Limitations of the research and potential risks

Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity

• Consensual non-monogamy
• 2SLGBTQIA+ relationships
• Inter-racial marriages

Rebuild Intimacy

• How to get to know the couple
• Determine commitment to repair
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) attachment framework
• Sound relationship house and Gottman assessment
• ”Hold Me Tight” conversations
• Love maps to improve connection
• Fondness and admiration building
• Create new positive interactions and strengthen bonds
• Forgiveness interventions

Advanced Skills for Conflict Management

• EFT emotional triggers
• Gottman’s Four Horsemen to prevent conflict escalation
• Gottman’s soft start-up to communicate effectively
• EFT techniques for de-escalating and processing emotional responses
• Gottman conflict blueprint for solvable v perpetual problems
• Guide couples to self-soothe and repair

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Couples Therapy

• EFT’s approach to addressing attachment injuries and trauma
• Gottman’s methods for building trust and commitment after trauma
• EFT techniques for trauma-sensitive communications
• Gottman’s repair after infidelity and breaches in trust

Target Audience

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Psychotherapists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers

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