Description: This session presents a structured framework for working with one partner to effect change in the couple system. It explores clinical opportunities when only one partner engages in therapy, emphasizing goal orientation, behavior shifts, and communication patterns. Grounded in real cases, the approach encourages creative, actionable strategies to strengthen relationships—even when partners differ in readiness.
Syllabus Description: That only one partner is willing to seek relationship therapy should not deter therapists since there is much that can be accomplished. In fact, there are occasions when working with only one partner is preferable. This workshop will explore these situations and offer therapists a conceptual framework for conducting relationship oriented sessions with one partner present.
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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.