2025 Couples Conference
Credit Available - See Credits tab below.
Total Credits: 17 including 17 A.C.C.M.E., 17 A.M.A., 17 A.P.A., 17 A.S.W.B., 17 B.R.N., 17 CA B.B.S., 17 Florida L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T., L.M.H.C., 17 N.B.C.C., 17 New York L.C.S.W. and L.M.S.W., 17 New York L.M.F.T., 17 New York L.M.H.C., 17 New York Psychologists
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- Couples Conference 2025
- Faculty:
- Lilian Borges, MA, LPC | Elliott Connie, MA, LPC | William Doherty, PhD | Rebecca Jorgensen | Martha Kauppi, MS MFT | Rick Miller, MSW | Tammy Nelson, PhD | Terry Real, LICSW | Ari Tuckman, PsyD | William Marsh, MA, PsyD
- Duration:
- 17 hours
- License:
- Not Applicable
Tags: Upcoming Couples
Description
Main Conference
- Register for All Sessions Friday, May 2nd through, Sunday, May 4th
About the Conference
The Couples Conferences have become a leading vehicle for learning the applications of the latest research on facilitating treatment with couples. At this Conference, you will learn from leading-edge theorists and practitioners as they define, describe and discuss differing approaches that initially promote closeness and those that move toward managing difference and facilitating differentiation. By the end of this Conference, you will have advanced and refined your own thinking about how to approach the challenge of facilitating intimacy. Visit CouplesConference.com for more info.
Qualifications
The Couples Conference is open to professionals in health or mental health-related fields, including physicians, doctoral-level psychologists and dentists who are qualified for membership in, or are members of, their respective professional organizations (eg. AMA, APA, ADA), and to professionals with health-related graduate degrees (eg. MSW, MSN, MA or MS) from accredited institutions. Full-time graduate students in accredited programs leading to such degrees will be accepted if they supply a letter from their department on letterhead stationery, certifying their full-time status as of May 2025.
Credits
Please note: Attendees can receive up to the listed max credits each day. All sessions, except those as listed as “not for credit” are calculated as 1.0 clock/credit hour per 1 hour session. Attendees are given credit per session/hour, and not per day. There is no partial session credit given. Please click on the Credits tab above for more info.
Disclaimer
If the Milton H. Erickson Foundation (hereby referred to as MHEF) cannot hold the 2025 Couples Conference due to acts of nature, war, government regulations, disaster, civil disorder or curtailment of transportation facilitating other emergencies making it inadvisable, illegal, or impossible to provide the facilities or to hold the meeting, each prepaid attendee will receive a copy of the annual conference handouts and any other materials that would have been distributed. Fixed conference expenses will be paid from the pre-registration funds. Remaining funds will be refunded to pre-registrants. MHEF is not responsible for any other costs incurred by pre-registrants in connection with the annual conference.
The views and opinions expressed by presenters are their own and do not necessarily represent those of MHEF.
MHEF disclaims any responsibility for the use and application of information presented at this conference.
Cancellation Policy
Please email support@erickson-foundation.org for written registration cancellations. Cancellations submitted on/or before March 31st will be given a full refund. Cancellations submitted after April 1st but before before April 24, 2025 will receive a full refund, with a $50 service fee. Those who cancel after April 24 and before April 30, 2025, will receive a 50% refund. We will not issue refunds for cancellations made after May 1, 2025. Please allow 8-10 weeks processing. If paying by check, please note that those who submit a non-sufficient fund check will be charged a $20 service fee.
Credits
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
17 credits available.
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Faculty
Lilian Borges, MA, LPC Related Seminars and Products
The Milton Erickson Foundation
Lilian Borges, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor with more than 18 years of experience doing and teaching psychotherapy, Ericksonian hypnosis and brief therapy. She is an invited teacher at the Milton Erickson Foundation for their extensive hypnosis training programs. Lilian has been conducting seminars in the United States and internationally about couples therapy, and Ericksonian therapy.
Elliott Connie, MA, LPC Related Seminars and Products
Elliott Connie is a solution focused therapist with his private practice based in Keller, TX. Elliott specializes in using the solution focused approach to work with couples. He is the co-author of the book The Art of Solution Focused Therapy, and his second book, Solution Building in Couples Therapy, was released in 2012. His latest book, The Solution Focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship, is now available.
Elliott has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, including the UK, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, Russia, South Africa and Canada, training psychotherapists to work more effectively with couples, and helping couples to build more satisfying relationships.
William Doherty, PhD Related Seminars and Products
William J. Doherty is an educator, researcher, therapist, speaker, author, consultant, and community organizer. He is Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program in the Department of Family Social Science, College of Education and Human Development, at the University of Minnesota, where he is also an adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.
Martha Kauppi, MS MFT Related Seminars and Products
Martha Kauppi believes that relationships (with yourself, your family, your partner, your culture, your community) form the context for life and provide some of the richest material for both joy and struggle. Improving any of our relationships improves every aspect of life. She is skilled in relationship, family, and couple counselor, and love working with people who are addressing family relationship challenges, improving couple communication, or exploring improved intimate connection.
Rick Miller, MSW Related Seminars and Products
Rick Miller, MSW, is a clinical social worker in private practice in Boston and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He is the author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy with Gay Men… the Gift of Presence (2015). Rick has served on numerous national and international faculties, including the International Society of Hypnosis, the Brief Therapy Conference, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and Harvard Medical School.
Terry Real, LICSW Related Seminars and Products
Terry Real, LICSW, is a nationally recognized family therapist, author, and teacher. He is particularly known for his groundbreaking work on men and male psychology as well as his work on gender and couples; he has been in private practice for over twenty-five years. Terry has appeared often as the relationship expert for Good Morning America and ABC News. His work has been featured in numerous academic articles as well as media venues such as Oprah, 20/20, The Today Show, CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today and many others.
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Agenda
- Main Conference Day 1 - Friday, May 2nd 2025
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May 2nd - K01 - Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Bringing Couples Together with Hope
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Elliott Connie MA, LPC
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May 2nd - WS01 - Solution-Focused Couples Therapy
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Elliott Connie MA, LPC
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May 2nd - WS02 - The New Monogamy; Therapeutic Interventions for Contemporary Relationship Structures
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Tammy Nelson PhD
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May 2nd - WS03 - Here We Go Again: Why Do Couples Keep Having the Same Fights?
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Ari Tuckman PsyD
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May 2nd - K02 - How to Open A Relationship While Enhancing Intimacy: What We Can Learn From
Male Couples
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Rick Miller MSW
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May 2nd - WS04 - Breaking the Spell: Harnessing Hypnosis to Transform Troubled Relationships
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 02:45 PM to 04:45 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Lilian Borges MA, LPC
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May 2nd - WS05 - From Avoidant to Happy: Helping Male Couples Connect
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 02:45 PM to 04:45 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Rick Miller MSW
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May 2nd - WS06 - Recognizing and Healing Attachment Distress in Couples Therapy Using Emotionally Focused Therapy
Date/Time: Fri, May 02, 2025 - 02:45 PM to 04:45 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Rebecca Jorgensen
- Main Conference Day 2 - Saturday, May 3rd 2025
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May 3rd - K03 - Desire’s Landscape: Mapping Complexity in Sexual Relationships
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Martha Kauppi MS MFT
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May 3rd -WS07 - The Desire Dilemma: Powerful Tools for Addressing Desire Discrepancy in Couples Therapy
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Martha Kauppi MS MFT
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May 3rd -WS08 - The Three Stages of Affair Treatment – Using Integrative Relationship Therapy Treatment
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Tammy Nelson PhD
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May 3rd -WS09 - Equipping Clients to Live Relationally: The Map, The Toolbox, The Process
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Terry Real LICSW
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May 3rd - P01 - Sex and Relationships: Three Perspectives
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Martha Kauppi MS MFT, Rick Miller MSW, Tammy Nelson PhD
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May 3rd - K04 - Intimacy as Insurrection: Love in an Unloving World
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 02:45 PM to 03:45 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Terry Real LICSW
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May 3rd - P02 - Lies and Deception in Couples Therapy
Date/Time: Sat, May 03, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Lilian Borges MA, LPC, Elliott Connie MA, LPC, Ari Tuckman PsyD, William Doherty PhD
- Main Conference Day 3 - Sunday, May 4th 2025
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May 4th - K05 - The Hidden Power of Hypnosis in Couples Therapy: Unlocking Trance to Transform Relationships
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Lilian Borges MA, LPC
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May 4th - WS10 - Unlocking Individual Transformation: The Power of Solo Sessions in Couples Therapy
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Lilian Borges MA, LPC
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May 4th - WS11 - Helping Individual Clients Whose Partners Don't Want Couple Therapy
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): William Doherty PhD
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May 4th - WS12 - Playing with Emotions: Orienting Experiences
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): William Marsh MA, PsyD
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May 4th - K06 - When Political Divides Become Relational Divides
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): William Doherty PhD
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May 4th - P03 -Relational Trauma in Couples Therapy
Date/Time: Sun, May 04, 2025 - 02:45 PM to 03:45 PM (PDT)
Speaker(s): Terry Real LICSW, Rebecca Jorgensen , William Marsh MA, PsyD