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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Deception | Differentiation | Couples Therapy | Relationships | Behavioral Psychology | Group Therapy | Psychoanalysis
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2016 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 02:00:14
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 15, 2016
- 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:
- Divorce | Workshops | Couples Therapy | Marriage | Clinical Psychology
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2011 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- William Doherty, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:55:54
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 03, 2011
- Short Description:
- This workshop will help you examine how your values and life experience affect your treatment of couples on the brink of divorce, and will teach you a protocol for helping clients make a decision that has integrity for all involved and that improves the odds that couples will try to heal their broken bond.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Couples Therapy Divorce Marriage Double Bind Reframing Utilization Motivational Language Engagement Future Orientation Self-Agency Ambivalence Reconciliation High-Risk Couples Therapeutic Models Discernment Counseling Divorce Prevention Communication Strategies Emotional Work Reconciliation Process
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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Communication | Constructivism | Reframing | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | James F. Masterson, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 16, 1995
- Short Description:
- Watzlawick challenges the assumption that insight into the past is the key to change. He explores how insight can sometimes reinforce dysfunction rather than resolve it. Drawing from Ericksonian methods and constructivist theory, he presents alternatives such as reframing, behavior prescriptions, and planned chance events. The address offers a compelling look at how therapists can shift client realities by speaking their language and disrupting unhelpful patterns in the present.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 23 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- Explore the therapeutic power of asking clients to act “as if” things were already different. Drawing from Hans Vaihinger’s classic The Philosophy of As If, Watzlawick demonstrates how small, paradoxical interventions can help clients shift rigid patterns and construct more adaptive realities. Through case examples—including chronic pain, phobias, and anxiety—he illustrates how subtle behavior prescriptions and indirect language can bypass resistance and spark lasting change.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Brief Therapy | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory | History of Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1990
- Short Description:
- Watzlawick challenges fixed definitions of mental health, arguing that reality is socially constructed rather than objectively given. Drawing on examples from Freud, Rosenhan, and Margaret Mead, he critiques traditional norms and advocates for a constructivist approach to therapy—one grounded in hope, respect, and the reframing of perception to reduce suffering.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Dialogues | Psychotherapy | Communication | Constructive Narrative | Schizophrenia | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Mara Selvini Palazzoli, MD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1990
- Short Description:
- This discussion explores Gregory Bateson's influence on psychotherapy, focusing on systemic thinking and the ethics of therapeutic influence. Speakers reflect on his contributions—like symmetry, complementarity, and learning patterns—and how these ideas inform practices such as positive connotation and family rituals. The conversation also touches on applying Bateson’s insights to contemporary work with schizophrenia and relational dynamics. Moderated by Stephen Gilligan, PhD.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Brief Therapy | Psychotherapy | Resistance | Reframing | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 2:36:19
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- This session introduces the core principles of MRI’s brief therapy model, focusing on how small, specific behavioral interventions can disrupt entrenched patterns and promote change. Drawing on videotaped case material, the presentation explores direct prescriptions, paradoxical strategies, and positive reframing. Through clinical examples—ranging from perfectionism to family conflict—the session shows how symptoms often serve as solutions to deeper issues, and how shifting perspective can open new paths forward.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | History of Psychotherapy | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory | Brief Therapy | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Ernest Rossi, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:20:53
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1985
- Short Description:
- Watzlawick explores the evolution of therapeutic language from insight to action, critiquing linear models in favor of systemic, behavior-focused approaches. Drawing on figures like Franz Alexander, Jean Piaget, and Milton Erickson, he illustrates how change often begins by acting "as if" transformation is possible. Through performative techniques and behavioral prescriptions, therapists can help shift perceived reality and foster meaningful adaptation.
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Family Therapy | Hypnosis
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 1980 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Duration:
- 47:33
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 1980
- Short Description:
- In this keynote, Whitaker explores family therapy by emphasizing therapist vulnerability, self-hypnosis, and authentic engagement while using co-therapy, regression techniques, and playful interventions to foster genuine healing.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Family Therapy Hypnosis Hypnotic Communication Adaptation Adaptive Learning Autonomy Behavioral Change Destabilization Double Bind Emotional Growth Experiential Therapy Flexibility Indirect Suggestion Learning Metaphor Therapy Naturalistic Change Paradoxical Interventions Rapport Self-Discovery Self-Organizing Change Storytelling Strategic Interventions Strategic Therapy Therapeutic Experimentation Unconscious Resources Utilization
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- Topic Areas:
- General Sessions | Research | History of Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 1980 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | John Weakland | Richard Fisch, MD
- Duration:
- 1:54:30
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 06, 1980
- Short Description:
- A panel of experts discusses Milton Erickson's revolutionary contributions to psychotherapy, exploring his innovative techniques that challenged traditional therapeutic approaches. Panelists examine Erickson's emphasis on direct intervention, communication strategies, and brief therapy methods that prioritize behavioral change over long-term insight.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: History of Psychotherapy Research Paul Watzlawick Adaptation Behavioral Change Double Bind Flexibility Hypnotic Communication Indirect Suggestion John Weakland Learning Metaphor Therapy Observation Paradoxical Interventions Problem-Solving Therapy Reframing Richard Fisch Storytelling Strategic Interventions Strategic Therapy Utilization