CC12 Workshop 14 – Focusing on Deficits in Couple Therapy: The Pact® Methodology – Stan Tatkin, PsyD
Deficits such as affect blindness, alexithymia, and poor theory of mind will likely lead to mutual dysregulation in couples during periods of distress or threat and is the driving force behind relationship dissatisfaction and dissolution. This workshop will introduce attendees to the most common social-emotional deficits and will demonstrate how to identify these deficits and what to do about them in couple therapy.
CC15 Workshop 03 - Working with Disorganization in Couple Therapy: A PACT Perspective - Stan Tatkin, PsyD
This workshop focuses on couple therapy with highly disorganized partners and couples. Special attention will be paid to the importance of strong therapeutic frame (rules) and therapeutic stance (goals). Highly disorganized partners and couples will be viewed through the lens of attachment theory, regulation theory, and neurobiological development.