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CC13 Keynote 03 - Guerrilla Divorce Busting: Working with Couples in the Trenches - Michele Weiner-Davis, MSW, LCSW
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Length: 57:32
Description: This keynote invites therapists to become champions of last-chance couples. Blending clinical insight with personal conviction, it explores how therapist mindset shapes outcomes, especially when hope feels lost. Drawing on ideas like the “walk-away wife” and the power of emotional effort, it encourages relational optimism, everyday advocacy, and staying attuned to what helps partners reconnect.
Syllabus Description: This keynote explores the incredibly powerful ways we can restore hope in the flat-lined couples we encounter—both in and out of our offices. Be inspired with new, 11th hour strategies for helping challenging couples want to work things out.
Educational Objectives:
- List one technique for instilling hope in hopeless couples.
- List one reason about the importance of knowing your clinical blind spots.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW is the Founder of The Divorce Busting Center in Boulder, Colorado. She is a popular TEDx speaker and the author of eight books including, Healing From Infidelity, and the bestselling Divorce Busting and The Sex-Starved Marriage. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Outstanding Contribution to Marriage and Family Therapy Award from AAMFT.
