- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- 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
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Divorce | Relationships | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2021 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- 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:
- Michele Weiner-Davis shares what she’s learning from her latest work with couples facing infidelity and disconnection. She outlines a three-stage model for healing affairs, explores why desire discrepancies can quietly erode connection, and reflects on the shift toward longer, more immersive sessions. Grounded, hopeful, and highly practical, the session invites fresh thinking for therapists supporting couples on the brink.
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price

- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Couples Therapy | Divorce | Therapeutic Model | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 52:56
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2013
- Short Description:
- Weiner-Davis shares new insights from her work with couples on the brink of divorce. She invites therapists to ask bold, value-centered questions and look for overlooked moments of connection. With a mix of clinical examples and personal wisdom, she explores how emotional distance, unspoken resentment, and missed cues can quietly unravel relationships—and what can be done to turn things around.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- 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

- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Relationships | Behavioral Therapy | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2:19:05
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2006
- Short Description:
- Weiner-Davis offers a clear framework for conducting relationship therapy when only one partner is present. Drawing on her “Divorce Busting” model, she emphasizes the value of action-oriented, solution-focused work and the surprising power of individual change to shift relational dynamics. With case examples and practical tools, she illustrates how therapists can help clients foster reconnection, even in complex or high-stakes situations.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price