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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Clinical Process | Couples Therapy
- Bundle(s):
- 2024 Couples Conference Bundle
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2024 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW | Elliott Connie, MA, LPC | William Doherty, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 59:19
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- May 04, 2024
- Short Description:
- This workshop focuses on managing the first couples therapy session—often the most critical. It covers how to establish a working alliance with partners who may be ambivalent, reactive, or have conflicting goals. Key strategies include assertive leadership, empathic engagement, and structured techniques like discernment counseling. Topics include assessing prior therapy, clarifying desired outcomes, and identifying the couple’s relational patterns to set the stage for effective, goal-oriented work.
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Cognitive Psychology | Motivation | Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) | Psychoanalysis | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | COVID
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2021 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Robert Dilts, BA | Nancy McWilliams | Michael Miller | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 05, 2021
- Short Description:
- This panel explores diverse perspectives on resistance in therapy, featuring insights from leading experts. Dilts focuses on the relational aspect of resistance, while McWilliams draws from psychoanalytic theory to stress nonjudgmental responses. Miller explains how motivational interviewing reframes resistance as sustained talk and discord. Madanes offers a case study on using family dynamics to reduce resistance. The panel also addresses how COVID-19 has shaped client engagement and resistance in therapeutic settings.
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Speeches | IMAGO | Gender Dynamics | Feminism
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2020 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Harville Hendrix, PhD | Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2020
- Short Description:
- This presentation covers the fundamentals of creating conscious partnerships using Imago Relationship Therapy. Key practices include structured dialog, zero negativity, empathy, and daily affirmations. The approach helps couples replace conflict with curiosity, understand past experiences, and build emotional safety. The session also highlights how early life influences shape relationships and how consistent communication practices support lasting change through neuroplasticity.
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) | Relationships | Identity | Masculinity
- Bundle(s):
- CC19 Main Conference Audio Bundle | CC19 Individual Selections
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2019 | Online Continuing Education | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:10:29
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 14, 2019
- Short Description:
- This workshop covers phase two of Relational Life Therapy, focusing on Family of Origin and Inner Child Work. It examines how childhood experiences shape each partner’s relational stance and the couple’s dynamic. Key tools include the Relationship Grid, which maps boundaries and self-esteem across four quadrants. The session addresses the impact of patriarchy, grandiosity, and shame, and offers strategies for building healthy self-esteem, managing contempt, and restoring relational balance.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Continuing Education | Couples Therapy | Gender | Masculinity
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2018 | Online Continuing Education | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 33:57
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- May 05, 2018
- Short Description:
- A leading expert on male psychology shares insights on the evolving nature of masculinity, examining both progress and backlash in the cultural landscape. He encourages therapists to help men reconnect with vulnerability and emotions, using truth-based techniques to build healthy self-esteem and relational strength. The talk underscores the vital role of women therapists and the importance of clinical skill over gender in fostering meaningful therapeutic change.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $29.00

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Infidelity | Relationships | Crisis Therapy | Attachment | Emotional Regulation | Therapeutic Model
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 23:41
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 31, 2017
- Short Description:
- Ellyn will present a video of a first session with a couple about to separate after a third discovered infidelity. The session, conducted by Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson focuses on illuminating how one partner’s unresolved family of origin issues create pain for both partners, contribute to infidelity and inhibit the development of the relationship. After the video presentation, Janis Spring will comment. We all learn more when we see therapeutic work discussed from multiple perspectives.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Deception | Differentiation | Confrontation | Family Systems | Psychodynamics | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2015 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Sue Diamond, MA, RCC
- Duration:
- 1:32:41
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 25, 2015
- Short Description:
- Everybody lies. Some lies are loving and harmless. But, others are enormously destructive. Couples’ patterns of deception often begin innocently but end in couples destroying the love they once had. Self- deception, conflict avoidance and felony lies all undermine commitment and connection. Learn to identify and disrupt deception, confront evasiveness and hypocrisy and facilitate differentiation.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Psychotherapy | Resistance | Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) | Communication | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Judith Beck, PhD | Harriet Lerner, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2013
- Short Description:
- This panel examines resistance in therapy through varied lenses, emphasizing the need for flexibility and client-centered strategies. Beck stresses respecting resistance as a signal for deeper change, while Lerner highlights how behaviors can serve protective roles, even in crisis. Madanes introduces the use of leverage and paradox, showing how casual, empathetic connection can lead to transformation. The panel underscores adapting interventions to each client's unique context.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Brief Therapy
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2011
- Faculty:
- Wendel Ray, PhD
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2011
- Short Description:
- A comprehensive exploration of John Weakland and Richard Fisch's interactional therapy, featuring the Palo Alto group's innovative brief therapy approach. Through a detailed case study of an anorexic daughter, the workshop demonstrates reflective listening, cultural anthropology, and client-centered intervention techniques.
- Price:
- $20.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Supervision Panels | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Supervision | Community | Cultural and Social Contexts | Domestic Violence | Suicide | Support System | Cognitive Psychology | Family Systems | Resilience
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Jeffrey Zeig, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 2:36:42
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2006
- Short Description:
- This workshop focuses on addressing spousal abuse through community-based strategies and cultural adaptation. Key topics include a 13-step reconciliation process, the Ericksonian method of using incentives to deter violence, and involving elders and community leaders in interventions. The session highlights the emotional bond between victims and abusers, the need for immediate safety, and the importance of systemic change to break the cycle of abuse.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | Cross-Cultural Therapy | Cultural and Social Contexts | Domestic Violence | Intervention Planning | Protective Strategies
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:03:02
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2006
- Short Description:
- This session presents a strategic approach to addressing spousal abuse, emphasizing the use of third parties, such as extended family, to deter violence. Key techniques include creating intervention contracts involving disliked individuals and promoting empathy to prevent abuse. The discussion also covers strategies for breaking patterns of abusive relationships and the need to adapt therapy to fit diverse cultural norms.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Couples Therapy | Gender | Cultural and Social Contexts
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2005 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Frank Dattilio, PhD, ABPP | Peggy Papp, ACSW
- Duration:
- 1:02:16
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 05, 2005
- Short Description:
- This session looks at changing views on gender in therapy over the previous 30 years, moving from rigid stereotypes to a more nuanced understanding of men and women. Topics include the influence of cultural shifts on gender roles, the pressures of balancing work and family, and the importance of therapists recognizing their own biases. The discussion also highlights efforts to challenge sexist practices and promote mutual respect in relationships.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Confrontation | Attachment | Behavioral Psychology | Psychoanalysis | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:32:12
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 26, 2004
- Short Description:
- Exploration of the art of confrontation in couples therapy, balancing empathy and directness. Bader outlines six confrontation styles and shares strategies for addressing issues like addiction, trust, and conflict avoidance. Through video examples and case studies, she demonstrates how therapists can navigate complex dynamics—considering culture, gender, and individual histories—while helping clients confront passivity, express motivations, and take responsibility for change.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy | Transference / Countertransference
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 52 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- Carl Whitaker explores honesty in family therapy, emphasizing therapist boundaries and self-awareness. He introduces "parallel play" to navigate family dynamics and discusses intergenerational patterns, past traumas, and systemic relationships. Role-play exercises highlight communication strategies, while co-therapy and cultural influences are examined. Whitaker also shares experiences with complex cases, underscoring the need for therapist self-care.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Family Therapy Psychotherapy Transference Carl Whitaker Attachment Attunement Autonomy Behavioral Change Challenge Cultivation Destabilization Disrupting Psychological Patterns Emotional Growth Experiential Experiential Learning Expressive Communication Flexibility Individualized Treatment Metaphors Naturalistic Observation Paradoxical Interventions Pattern Interruption Phenomenology Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Receptive Communication Reframing Resilience Spontaneous Transformation Storytelling Strategic Interventions Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Unconscious Resources Utilization Validation Adaptation Learning Self-Discovery Therapeutic Experimentation

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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Presentations | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy | Family Systems
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- An innovative family systems intervention which demonstrates role flexibility, strategic reframing, and playful therapeutic techniques to address intergenerational anxiety and communication disruptions.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Carl Whitaker Family Systems Family Therapy Psychotherapy Attachment Experiential Utilization Adaptation Attunement Autonomy Behavioral Change Challenge Cultivation Destabilization Disrupting Psychological Patterns Emotional Growth Experiential Learning Expressive Communication Flexibility Individualized Treatment Learning Metaphors Naturalistic Observation Paradoxical Interventions Pattern Interruption Phenomenology Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Receptive Communication Reframing Resilience Self-Discovery Self-Organizing Change Spontaneous Transformation Storytelling Strategic Interventions Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic Experimentation Unconscious Resources Validation

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- Topic Areas:
- Supervision Panels | Supervision | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Salvador Minuchin, MD | Carl Whitaker, MD | Joseph Wolpe, M.D.
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1990
- Short Description:
- Moderated by Camillo Loriedo, this panel explores psychotherapy supervision techniques. The participants contrast their approaches to overseeing a student treating a 32-year-old woman with family issues. Minuchin stresses background details and live supervision, while Whitaker advocates involving the husband. Joseph Wolpe highlights the need for detailed patient data in effective treatment. The discussion also covers group supervision benefits and challenges with novice therapists.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Experiential Therapy | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 hour 29 minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1990
- Short Description:
- The infrastructure of the family as an organism can be altered. A symbolic experience is a difference that makes a difference. This lecture describes how to precipitate a symbolic experience. Dr. Carl Whitaker redefines family therapy with his experiential approach, emphasizing therapist authenticity, intuitive practice, and strategic vulnerability while balancing boundaries and genuine connection.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Carl Whitaker Family Therapy Psychotherapy Adaptation Attunement Autonomy Behavioral Change Emotional Growth Expressive Communication Flexibility Learning Observation Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Receptive Communication Resilience Self-Discovery Storytelling Strategic Interventions Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic Experimentation Validation Experiential Therapy Adaptive Learning Challenge Cultivation Experiential Learning Naturalistic Change Phenomenological Approach Self-Organizing Change Unconscious Resources Utilization

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Murray Bowen, MD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 27 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1985
- Short Description:
- A comprehensive examination of psychotherapy, human behavior, and family dynamics, exploring the evolution of therapeutic approaches, the challenges of understanding human cognition, and the critical role of personal growth in mental health. This work delves into the concept of differentiation of self, the foundations of psychoanalytic theory, and the complex interactions between individual development, societal influences, and family systems.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Family Systems | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Murray Bowen, MD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- A workshop focusing on a strategic family therapy case by exploring marital conflict, individual growth, and emotional differentiation through systemic therapeutic intervention. Concludes with a comprehensive exploration of family systems therapy.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Family Systems Family Therapy Psychotherapy Murray Bowen Adaptation Adaptive Learning Attunement Autonomy Behavioral Change Challenge Emotional Growth Flexibility Learning Naturalistic Change Observation Phenomenological Approach Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Reframing Resilience Self-Discovery Storytelling Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Validation
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- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Presentations | Interviewing | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 47:38
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- A family therapy session exploring complex dynamics of custody, emotional challenges, and resilience. Carl Whitaker guides the family through discussions of relationships, self-esteem, and coping strategies, using empathetic and unconventional therapeutic techniques to support healing and understanding.
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 38 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1985
- Short Description:
- Carl Whitaker and David Keith explore co-therapy through a four-year case study of a family with a son diagnosed with schizophrenia. Using unconventional techniques of ambiguity and playful interaction, they challenge traditional therapeutic approaches, emphasizing process over progress. The presentation examines co-therapy dynamics, family systems, and the importance of authenticity in healing, demonstrating an innovative approach to understanding and treating psychological challenges.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Family Therapy Psychotherapy Carl Whitaker David Keith Adaptation Adaptive Learning Attunement Autonomy Behavioral Change Challenge Destabilization Emotional Growth Experiential Therapy Expressive Communication Flexibility Hypnotic Communication Indirect Suggestion Learning Metaphor Therapy Naturalistic Change Observation Paradoxical Interventions Pattern Interruption Phenomenological Approach Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Receptive Communication Reframing Seeding Self-Discovery Storytelling Strategic Interventions Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic Experimentation Unconscious Resources Utilization Validation
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 52:53
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 1985
- Short Description:
- Carl Whitaker explores the human experience of mental health through a radical family systems approach, challenging traditional psychiatric views. Drawing from his farm upbringing and personal encounters with schizophrenia, he advocates for holistic, intuitive therapy that treats entire families and views psychological challenges as complex human experiences rather than medical conditions.
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