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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Sex and Sexuality | Speeches | Marriage | Communication | Empathy | Relationships
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2020 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 49 minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2020
- Short Description:
- This session introduces a practical model for helping couples navigate mismatched sexual desire—a common and often overlooked dynamic. With clarity and humor, the presentation reframes desire gaps as repairable, not terminal. Using tools like Real Giving and the Five Love Languages, therapists learn how to help couples reconnect emotionally and physically by addressing the issues they often avoid most.
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Topical Panels | Marriage | COVID | Domestic Violence | Communication | Divorce | Family Systems | Relationships | Therapeutic Process
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2020 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Harriet Lerner, PhD | John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD | Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1 hour 4 minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2020
- Short Description:
- This session explores the relational fallout of the pandemic, including increased conflict and domestic violence. Presenters reflect on the difference between situational and characterological patterns, offering tools to reduce reactivity and foster safety. The conversation encourages therapists to lead with empathy, normalize stress, and help partners move from blame to understanding.
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- Topic Areas:
- Speeches | Marriage | Sex and Sexuality | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Communication | Gender Dynamics
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2018 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 38:54
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2018
- Short Description:
- This session addresses the challenge of mismatched sexual desire, a dynamic that affects one in three couples and can erode both physical and emotional intimacy. It outlines a three-part model: helping the lower-desire partner build empathy, encouraging acts of “real giving” to increase mutual care, and educating couples on the human sexual response cycle. The presentation guides therapists in facilitating open, collaborative conversations to rekindle emotional and sexual connection.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Interactions | Depression | Brief Therapy | Therapeutic Relationship | Resilience
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2018 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:00:11
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2018
- Short Description:
- This presentation offers a candid exploration of personal experience with depression and its clinical implications. Drawing from her own journey, Weiner-Davis highlights the healing role of daily structure, supportive relationships, and meaning-making. The talk underscores the value of therapist self-disclosure, normalizing client experiences, and integrating empathy with clinical skill to foster connection and hope in treatment.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Brief Therapy Depression Therapeutic Relationship Personal Growth Therapist Self-Disclosure Medication Use Evoking Resources Utilization Encouraging Responsiveness Observation Strategic Use of Language Therapist Personal Development Empathy Training Psychoeducation Hope Positive Expectancy Change
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- Topic Areas:
- Great Conversations | Depression | Brief Therapy | Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) | Couples Therapy | Resilience | Strategic Therapy | Therapist Development | Therapy Practice
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2018 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Judith Beck, PhD | Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 59:10
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2018
- Short Description:
- This conversation explores CBT-informed approaches to depression, emphasizing behavioral activation, therapeutic alliance, and clinical flexibility. Beck and Weiner-Davis discuss how hope, core beliefs, and relational support shape recovery, while also addressing medication, family inclusion, and the value of comprehensive evaluation.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Speeches | Couples Therapy | Sex and Sexuality | Intimacy | Marriage | Relationships | Brief Therapy | Divorce | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017 | Online Continuing Education | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 46:30
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 16, 2017
- Short Description:
- Explore the emotional toll of mismatched sexual desire, a common yet often unspoken challenge in long-term relationships. Drawing from her book The Sex-Starved Marriage and over three decades of clinical experience, Weiner-Davis outlines a collaborative, solution-focused model to restore physical and emotional closeness. With warmth and clarity, she offers practical strategies to foster empathy, increase connection, and reignite desire.
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Tags: Sex and Sexuality Marriage Relationships Includes CE Includes CE - EP17 Online CE Couples Therapy Intimacy Brief Therapy Change Promotion Conflict Resolution Evoking Resources Observation Psychoeducation Strategic Use of Language Tailoring Therapeutic Impasse Therapeutic Intensity Therapist Collaboration Utilization
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Depression | Neurobiology | Psychotherapy | Communication | Couples Therapy | Family Dynamics | Gender Dynamics | Relationships
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW | Michael Yapko, PhD | Jeffrey Zeig, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:04:08
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 2017
- Short Description:
- This panel explores fresh ways of understanding and treating depression, moving beyond rigid diagnoses toward a more experiential, state-based approach. The conversation blends clinical strategy with personal story, underscoring the power of connection, early intervention, and skill-building. Biological treatments are considered, but the heart of the work lies in thoughtful, attuned therapeutic relationships.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Divorce | Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Conflict | Empathy | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 59:12
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 2013
- Short Description:
- Many couples arrive in therapy feeling worn down, certain that nothing can change. This presentation explores how therapists can intervene at such moments to restore hope and possibility. Drawing from her “Divorce Busting” model, Weiner-Davis shares strategies for challenging resignation, addressing the walkaway wife dynamic, and encouraging proactive support for relationships—both in therapy and beyond. Moderator: Annellen Simpkins, PhD
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Infidelity | Workshops | Affairs | Psychotherapy | Crisis Therapy | Forgiveness | Intimacy | Sex and Sexuality | Trauma
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:54:29
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 2013
- Short Description:
- This session offers a clear, compassionate path for helping couples recover from infidelity. Weiner-Davis shares tools for restoring trust, managing anger, addressing partial disclosures, and reestablishing connection. Her approach supports both partners with practical strategies and a strong belief in the possibility of healing—even when things feel irreparable.
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- 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
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Psychotherapy | Relationships | Cultural and Social Contexts | Divorce | Individual Therapy | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Neurodiversity
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 11 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2013
- Short Description:
- This session explores how therapists can effectively work with just one partner in couples therapy. Drawing on solution-focused methods, the presentation offers tools for setting action-based goals, avoiding blame, and restoring connection. The “last resort technique” is introduced as a powerful option when a partner wants out, helping clients shift patterns, reclaim agency, and create space for change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Family Therapy | Keynotes | Psychotherapy | Systems Theory | Therapist Development | History of Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Salvador Minuchin, MD | Jeffrey Zeig, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 55:34
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2013
- Short Description:
- In conversation with Jeffrey Zeig, Minuchin reflects on his life’s work and the evolution of family therapy. He shares how his early experiences shaped his belief in disrupting certainty and making families central to the healing process. The dialogue explores core principles of systemic therapy, the therapist’s role in shaping change, and the ongoing relevance of context and connection in clinical work.
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Divorce | Keynotes | Marriage | Therapist Development | Relationships | Communication | Gender | Sex and Sexuality
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2013 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 57:32
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 19, 2013
- Short Description:
- This keynote invites therapists to become champions of last-chance couples. Blending clinical insight with personal conviction, it explores how therapist mindset shapes outcomes, especially when hope feels lost. Drawing on ideas like the “walk-away wife” and the power of emotional effort, it encourages relational optimism, everyday advocacy, and staying attuned to what helps partners reconnect.
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Communication | Conflict | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Interviewing | Motivation | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2012 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2:25:13
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2012
- Short 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.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Divorce | Conversation Hours | Brief Therapy | Marriage | Couples Therapy | Communication | Empowerment | Motivation | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2010 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:03:18
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2010
- Short Description:
- This conversation hour introduces an intensive therapy format designed to help couples regain traction in high-stakes situations. With a focus on building rapport, especially with ambivalent partners, the approach integrates resource-oriented techniques, structured follow-up, and clear therapeutic framing. Themes include infidelity, financial strain, and substance use—offering clinicians practical ways to support relational repair and renewal.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Topical Panels | Brief Therapy | Communication | Therapeutic Model
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2010 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Jon Carlson | Sue Johnson, EdD | Pat Love, EdD | Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:01:15
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2010
- Short Description:
- This panel explores brief models of couple therapy grounded in emotional attunement, mindfulness, and systemic thinking. Presenters examine contract-setting, attachment repair, and affective resonance as core strategies. They address EFT, solution-focused methods, and managing addiction or individual distress within the couple system—while preserving hope and therapeutic momentum.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Divorce | Workshops | Communication | Conflict | Motivation | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2010 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2:19:23
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2010
- Short Description:
- This workshop explores how therapists’ assumptions about marriage and change can shape outcomes in powerful ways. With a pragmatic, hope-focused approach, it offers tools for helping even ambivalent or resistant partners reconsider separation. Grounded in action-oriented strategies, it highlights how subtle shifts in tone, timing, and perspective can reignite possibility in struggling couples.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Divorce | Workshops | Motivation | Solution Oriented Approach | Therapeutic Process
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2010 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2:30:13
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 10, 2010
- Short Description:
- When one partner wants out, hope can feel out of reach. This workshop offers clear, practical interventions for working with couples on the brink—where divorce is imminent, one partner is disengaged, or infidelity is ongoing. With a structured, strategic approach, it demonstrates how therapists can reframe stuck dynamics, reignite possibility, and help clients move from despair to collaborative repair.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Dialogues | Marriage | Family Therapy | Relationships | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD | Salvador Minuchin, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2009
- Short Description:
- This discussion explores trust, repair, and relational resilience. The Gottmans share research on what sustains long-term bonds, including humor, gentleness, and shared meaning. Minuchin reflects on the architecture of secure relationships, addressing conflict, intimacy, and post-infidelity repair through a systemic lens.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Self-Relations | Solution Oriented Approach | Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Milton Erickson
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Robert Dilts, BA | Stephen Gilligan, PhD | Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2009
- Short Description:
- This panel explores the legacy of Milton Erickson through the lenses of NLP, solution-focused therapy, and self-relations. Robert Dilts highlights Erickson’s process-based approach. Stephen Gilligan focuses on utilization and unconscious dynamics. Michele Weiner-Davis reflects on her shift toward resilience and directive strategies. The conversation also addresses agency challenges and the clinical role of self-disclosure.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Communication | Couples Therapy | Divorce | Motivation | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 6 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2009
- Short Description:
- Weiner-Davis shares her personal and professional path toward helping couples reconnect, rooted in the belief that most marriages can be saved. She presents a solution-oriented approach that combines actionable strategies with emotional insight, including the "Walk Away Wife Syndrome" and the "Last Resort Technique." Grounded in the power of hope, Weiner-Davis encourages therapists to lead with optimism and equip clients with practical tools for lasting change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Affairs | Infidelity | Psychotherapy | Conflict | Divorce | Motivation
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 11 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2009
- Short Description:
- This workshop outlines practical strategies for helping couples on the brink of divorce, even when one partner already wants out. Weiner-Davis draws from her Divorce Busting model to demonstrate how hope, directive coaching, and solution-focused interventions can revive connection. She shares how working with one partner can shift dynamics, offers strategies for navigating infidelity, and focuses on honoring emotional pain while guiding couples toward concrete steps forward.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Brief Therapy | Therapist Development | Assessment | Communication | Couples Therapy | Personality Disorders
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2008 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- John C. Norcross, PhD | Bill O'Hanlon, MS | Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:00:48
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2008
- Short Description:
- This panel explores the often-overlooked influence of therapist personality on treatment outcomes, noting research showing therapist effects can outweigh specific treatment modalities. Presenters reflect on how passion, attunement, and responsiveness shape clinical impact. The conversation also advocates for therapist self-development, flexible integration of models, and a more nuanced view of competency beyond licensure.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Divorce | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Marriage | Communication | Motivation | Relationships | Solution Oriented Approach | Infidelity
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2008 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:06:57
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2008
- Short Description:
- Infidelity doesn’t have to mean the end of a relationship. This session explores how couples can rebuild after betrayal by restoring trust, validating pain on both sides, and reconnecting with their shared foundation. Practical strategies are offered for navigating complex dynamics, including pornography use, while adapting interventions to fit each couple’s unique path to repair.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Marriage | Sex and Sexuality | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Infidelity | Communication | Gender | Gender Dynamics | Solution Oriented Approach
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2008 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Michele Weiner-Davis, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1:59:59
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2008
- Short Description:
- This workshop offers practical guidance for therapists working with couples facing desire discrepancies, sexless marriages, and infidelity. Drawing from research and decades of clinical experience, it explores how low sexual desire stems from biological, relational, and psychological factors—and how arousal can often precede desire. Emphasis is placed on empathy, accountability, and clear communication as foundations for restoring intimacy and rebuilding trust.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price