Exploring what sustains long-term romantic partnerships, this keynote reframes love as insufficient without shared vision, purpose, and principles of governance. Tatkin outlines how secure-functioning couples reduce threat, foster co-regulation, and build enduring bonds by operating as collaborative, fair, and organized systems grounded in mutual responsibility.
What do you do with couples who are split on trying to working on their relationship or calling it quits? They are often poor candidate for traditional couples therapy but they are idea candidates for "Discernment Counseling," a creative way of working with couples our therapy models are not designed for. We will discuss the difference between couples therapy and discernment counseling.
