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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Therapeutic Process | Therapy Practice
- Bundle(s):
- Couples Conference 2023
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2023 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT | Elliott Connie, MA, LPC | Terry Real, LICSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 57:58
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- May 06, 2023
- Short Description:
- This panel addresses best practices for ending couples therapy, focusing on client autonomy, relational accountability, and therapist discretion. Approaches include assuming each session may be the last, using leverage to support change, and emphasizing secure-functioning relationships. Termination is considered appropriate in cases of safety concerns or client readiness, underscoring the value of a strong therapeutic alliance and lasting behavioral transformation.
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- $59.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Therapist Development | Topical Panels | Crisis Therapy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2021 | Online Continuing Education | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT | William Doherty, PhD | Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:00:44
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Jun 06, 2021
- Short Description:
- The panel examines the intricate dynamics between individual and couples therapy, revealing potential pitfalls in therapeutic approaches. Experts discuss how individual therapists can unintentionally harm relationships, with research showing many diagnose unseen partners and suggest relationships are irreparable. The discussion emphasizes collaboration, systemic understanding, and the importance of communication between therapists to support couples effectively.
- Price:
- $29.00 - Base Price
Tags: Online CE Couples Therapy Therapist Development Ethics Therapeutic Process Client Trust Crisis Intervention Team-Based Therapy Identity Development Relationship Dynamics Systemic Perspective Projection Developmental Capacities Boundary Violations Trauma Reenactment Differentiation Differentiation of Self Domestic Violence Therapeutic Alliance Co-Therapy Client Confidentiality
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- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Demonstrations with Discussant | Psychotherapy | Storytelling | Domestic Violence | Family Therapy | Strategic Therapy | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques
- Bundle(s):
- EP17 Video Stream Build a Bundle | Learning Track - EP17 Psychotherapy Stream
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017 | Evolution of Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Learning Track | Online Continuing Education | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Bill O'Hanlon, MS | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:30:09
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 2017
- Short Description:
- This session highlights the power of storytelling in therapy, drawing from O’Hanlon’s work and influence by Milton Erickson. Through personal and client stories, including a moving case on infertility and grief, participants explore how narratives foster connection, resilience, and transformation. The discussion emphasizes the balance between self-disclosure and client-centered storytelling, showing how well-timed, relatable stories deepen therapeutic impact and strengthen human connection.
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Domestic Violence | Research | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Relationships
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2016
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:41:28
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2016
- Short Description:
- Drs. John and Julie Gottman will present a state-of-the-art review of how to conceptualize and treat the highly intractable problem of domestic violence toward intimate partners. They will review the research literature and present a conceptualization of the issues in treating this population. They will describe a highly successful randomized clinical trial study and the results that demonstrate long-term follow up effectiveness.
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Domestic Violence | Group Therapy | Psychotherapy | Gottman Method | LGBTQ
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Evolution of Psychotherapy
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:38:39
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 2013
- Short Description:
- Current meta-analysis by Julia Babcock shows that same-sex group treatment for domestic violence is ineffective. Couples treatment is illegal in many states. We will present the results (and methods) for treating only situational (not characterological) domestic violence that shows high effectiveness with lasting effects after 18 months. Treatment utilizes Gottman-method curriculum with 21 sessions of couples group work.
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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Storytelling | Psychotherapy | Abuse | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Domestic Violence | Parenting | Systems Thinking
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 52 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2009
- Short Description:
- Cloe Madanes shares case-based strategies for treating children and adolescents. Stories include resolving tantrums through imaginative play, improving family communication amid financial stress, and supporting anorexia recovery through parental honesty and compassion.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Domestic Violence | Group Therapy | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2009
- Short Description:
- This workshop describes a 22-session couples’ group intervention and curriculum for lower and middle-class couples. Each session begins with a talk-show video showing discussions with couples in poverty on curriculum topics, e.g.’ healing from infidelity, avoiding and healing from domestic violence, etc. The video is followed by group discussion, a brief teaching,and an exercise that focuses on learning new skills. Throughout most of the curriculum,, physiological soothing is taught through biofeedback. Details of the curriculum and video samples will be shown.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Family Therapy | Addiction | Brief Therapy | Humor | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 54:58
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 02, 2009
- Short Description:
- Madanes tells her favorite stories of therapy with difficult couples. She discusses some innovative strategies for couples therapy, including the use of financial incentives, behavioral contracts, and cultural storytelling to shift dynamics and resolve conflicts. The case examples cover topics like punctuality, anxiety, fetish behaviors, and parental disputes in divorce. Madanes emphasizes the value of creating positive memories, setting clear boundaries, and prioritizing children's well-being in high-conflict families.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Intimacy | Avoidant | Addiction | Attachment | Behavioral Therapy | Family Systems | Neuroscience | Psychoanalysis | Psychotherapy | Trauma Studies
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:23:01
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 02, 2009
- Short Description:
- A comprehensive workshop exploring intimacy avoidance in couples, revealing therapeutic strategies to help partners overcome fear of vulnerability, challenge core beliefs, and develop deeper emotional connections through authentic communication and courageous self-exposure.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Avoidant Couples Therapy Intimacy Addiction Anxiety Attunement Conflict Avoidance Differentiation Domestic Violence Emotional Growth Experiential Therapy Hostile Couples Observation Pattern Interruption Phenomenological Approach Rapport Self-Discovery Symbiotic Relationships Therapeutic Alliance Trauma Validation Vulnerability Intimacy Avoidance Emotional Withdrawal Emotional Tension Substance Use

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Multicultural | Community | Gender | Domestic Violence | Family Therapy | Protective Strategies | Spiritual Healing
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2007 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 59:31
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 27, 2007
- Short Description:
- Strategies for addressing domestic violence through an interactional lens with emphasis on empathy, clear directives, and structured interventions like separation, rituals, and family involvement. Madanes discusses recent legal changes re-allowing couples therapy in these cases and stresses the role of universal human needs in conflict. Also outlines efforts to broaden access to therapy through multimedia collaborations.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | LGBTQ | Multicultural | Community | Violence Prevention | Family Restructuring | Reparation | Rituals | Family Mentorship
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:07:34
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Short Description:
- This keynote presents a structured approach to preventing spousal abuse, emphasizing interactional therapy, clear directives, and emotional healing. Key strategies include temporary separation, family involvement, creating meaningful rituals, and using behavioral contracts—such as tying a joint bank account to accountability measures—to deter violence and promote lasting change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Abuse | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Community | Domestic Violence | Systems Theory | Healing | Trauma
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:06:40
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Short Description:
- This workshop focuses on preventing partner and family abuse by building external support and strengthening community ties. Highlights include creative strategies like structured incentives, breaking isolation through new connections, involving professionals for accountability, and encouraging reparation and healing. Emphasis is placed on addressing the root causes of violence and supporting long-term family stability.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Abuse Brief Therapy Couples Therapy Family Therapy Child Protection Psychological Healing Behavioral Contracts Legal Safeguarding Trauma Recovery Domestic Violence Family Systems Reframing Strategic Therapy Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Protective Strategies Repetition Compulsion Violence Prevention Psychological Intervention Abuse Reparation Emotional Healing

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Abuse | Gender | Somatic Psychology | Trauma
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Peggy Papp, ACSW
- Duration:
- 1:40:22
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Short Description:
- Papp presents her approach to treating troubled adolescents by focusing on the therapist’s attitude and the family's involvement. She challenges negative stereotypes and emphasizes adolescents’ sensitivity to family dynamics. Through individual and family sessions, her method addresses issues like self-harm, suicide risk, parental anger, and communication breakdowns. A featured case highlights how family therapy can reduce destructive behavior and foster support.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Adolescents Brief Therapy Family Therapy Indirect Suggestion Mind-Body Naturalistic Observation PTSD Reframing Symptom as Solution Tailoring Trauma Utilization Safety Planning Somatic Awareness Therapeutic Boundaries Couples Therapy Domestic Violence Family Secrets Interpersonal Safety Gender Dynamics

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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.
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- $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.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Domestic Violence | Family Therapy | Marriage | Reparation | Rituals | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:55:55
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 02, 2004
- Short Description:
- This workshop outlines practical strategies for managing high-conflict family cases, including the “take three issues” method to prioritize concerns. It addresses the effects of divorce on children, promotes clear communication, and encourages the involvement of extended family to support change. Techniques include positive reinforcement to prevent adolescent suicide and confronting violence openly. A case of marital abuse illustrates a step-by-step intervention involving both families, cultural sensitivity, and clear consequences to prevent future harm.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Marriage | Domestic Violence | Abuse | Strategic Therapy | Healing | Law & Ethics | Protective Strategies | Rituals | Suicide
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:53:07
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 28, 2004
- Short Description:
- Exploration of structured strategies for working with violent couples including separation, involving extended family, and addressing spiritual pain. Emphasis on planned interventions, repentance, and accountability from the abusive partner. Techniques discussed include executive meetings in public settings, symbolic rituals, and financial consequences to deter violence. Madanes highlights the role of reparation, community support, and social services in fostering safety and potential reconciliation.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Domestic Violence | Marriage | Abuse | Conflict | Family Therapy | Positive Psychology | Reframing | Rituals
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1:49:09
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 28, 2004
- Short Description:
- Madanes outlines creative, behavior-based strategies for preventing marital violence, including Ericksonian-inspired contracts with antagonists and weekly public “executive meetings.” She emphasizes positive negotiation, cultural sensitivity, and actionable expressions of love over quid pro quo dynamics. Highlights include the value of structured commitments, “fun lists,” and involving real or surrogate family members to support change and improve relationship dynamics.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Couples Therapy Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques Experiential Learning Positive Reframing Strategic Therapy Tailoring Utilization Violence Prevention Conflict Therapy Contracts Executive Meetings Behavioral Therapy Ericksonian Rituals Family and Community Intervention Criticism Deterrence Creating Good

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- Topic Areas:
- Family Therapy | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Workshops | Abuse | Domestic Violence | Protective Strategies | Reparation | Spiritual Healing
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 13 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 25, 2000
- Short Description:
- This workshop presents a 15-step method for preventing family violence, with a 96% success rate in reducing repeat offenses among adolescent sex offenders. Key strategies include involving the whole family, addressing spiritual pain, and requiring public expressions of remorse. Additional approaches for marital violence, suicide prevention, and child neglect emphasize accountability, extended family support, and building self-esteem.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Supervision Panels | Supervision | Psychotherapy | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Domestic Violence | Family Systems | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- William Glasser, MD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC | Irvin Yalom, PhD
- Duration:
- 55:27
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1995
- Short Description:
- This panel reviews diverse therapeutic strategies for complex family cases. Topics include prioritizing violence intervention, encouraging elder and family involvement, and reinforcing strengths in marital therapy. Case discussions feature a suicidal father in need of employment and support, a sex offender’s family requiring accountability and extended family input, and a pregnant teen facing depression and neglect, with an emphasis on mobilizing community and family resources for care and recovery.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Abuse | Domestic Violence | Psychotherapy | Healing | Parenting | Shame | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 44 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1990
- Short Description:
- This session presents a strategic therapy model focused on creativity, flexibility, and tailoring interventions to individual cases. Techniques include directives, symbolic acts, and rituals, addressing issues of control, love, protection, and forgiveness. A case example follows a mother with a criminal past as she rebuilds her life, reconnects with her children, and transforms her family relationships...demonstrating how structure, empathy, and responsibility can drive lasting change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Domestic Violence | Ethical Practice | Family Therapy | Resistance | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 2 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1990
- Short Description:
- This session presents therapeutic strategies for addressing domestic violence and related challenges. Emphasis is placed on the therapist’s ethical responsibility to confront harmful behavior rather than remain neutral. Techniques include reframing abuse in terms of respect, managing compulsive sexual behavior through impulse control, involving family in AIDS-related cases, and using structured communication exercises for high-conflict couples. The role of family dynamics and active involvement in therapy is a central focus.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price