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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.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Resistance | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017
- Faculty:
- Judith Beck, PhD | Steven Hayes, PhD | William Miller, PhD
- Duration:
- 59:01
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 2017
- Short Description:
- Clients generally understand what they need but fail to comply with their own directives and those of the therapist. Resistance will be analyzed from three different therapeutic models.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) | Workshops | Resistance
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2020
- Faculty:
- Robert Dilts, BA
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 2 hours
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2020
- Short Description:
- A core premise of Generative Change work is that “everything contains the potential of its opposite/complement.” The more we increase one side of a complement the more we increase the potential of its opposite/complement. When we seek to bring more of something into the world (light), we simultaneously invite its opposite (shadow). In fact, we often want to bring more of something (light) because we know its opposite (darkness). Having only one side of a complement creates imbalance. This is frequently the case in psychotherapy, where the complement to a client’s desired change shows up as a form of resistance. This workshop will show that when client’s can be supported to hold both sides of a seeming conflict or struggle from a generative state, surprising new possibilities emerge.
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Tags: Resistance
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Cognitive Psychology | Motivation | Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) | Psychoanalysis | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | COVID
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2021 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Robert Dilts, BA | Nancy McWilliams | Michael Miller | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- 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:
- This panel explores diverse perspectives on resistance in therapy, featuring insights from leading experts. Dilts focuses on the relational aspect of resistance, while McWilliams draws from psychoanalytic theory to stress nonjudgmental responses. Miller explains how motivational interviewing reframes resistance as sustained talk and discord. Madanes offers a case study on using family dynamics to reduce resistance. The panel also addresses how COVID-19 has shaped client engagement and resistance in therapeutic settings.
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- $59.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Case Discussions | Psychotherapy | Family Therapy | Therapist Development | Brief Therapy | Object Relations Theory | Transference / Countertransference | Communication | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- James F. Masterson, MD | Salvador Minuchin, MD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Carl Whitaker, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:01:34
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1985
- Short Description:
- A panel of seasoned clinicians explores the case of JJ, a 37-year-old woman navigating intense mood swings, unstable relationships, and a painful personal history. With differing approaches, the speakers reflect on attachment, trauma, and the therapist’s emotional response. Across perspectives, they call for curiosity, compassion, and long-term thinking when working with clients who both resist and long for connection. Moderated by Ann Wright-Edwards, MS.
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- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Presentations | Strategic Therapy | Psychotherapy | Family Therapy | Resistance
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- This session focuses on a 17-year-old girl in court-referred therapy for theft and past suicide attempts. Struggling with academic and emotional pressure, she feels overshadowed by her siblings and burdened by family stress. Therapist Neil Schiff emphasizes restructuring family roles, encouraging her siblings to share responsibilities and guiding parents to recognize each child’s contribution. The goal is to ease the girl's emotional load and strengthen overall family functioning.
- 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:
- Topical Panels | Psychotherapy | Communication | Cultural and Social Contexts | Family Therapy | Resistance | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Ronald Laing, MD | Judd Marmor | Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Joseph Wolpe, M.D.
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 54:44
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1985
- Short Description:
- This panel looks at how psychotherapy is shaped by the world around it. Laing questions mandatory reporting laws and their effects on trust in the therapy room. Marmor reflects on the cultural and historical forces that influence practice. Wolpe makes a case for brief, evidence-based work, while Watzlawick warns against therapists taking on too much authority. The group takes on big questions—from the ethics of sexual reorientation therapy to the therapist’s role in social justice and global conflict. Moderated by Aaron H Canter, PhD.
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Resistance | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985
- Faculty:
- Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D. | James F. Masterson, MD | Erving Polster, PhD | Jeffrey Zeig, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 58:10
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- Topical Panel 10 on Resistance, featuring Arnold A Lazarus, PhD, James F Masterson, MD, Erving Polster, PhD, and Jeffrey K Zeig, PhD. Moderated by William McLeod, MD.
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Brief Therapy | Psychotherapy | Communication | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Mary Goulding, MSW | Judd Marmor | James F. Masterson, MD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:00:17
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1985
- Short Description:
- This panel explores how therapy length intersects with client needs, clinical goals, and the realities of modern practice. Panelists reflect on the value of both brief, targeted work and longer-term therapy that supports deeper trust and emotional growth. The conversation touches on spontaneity, therapist flexibility, systemic constraints like insurance, and the ethics of fostering dependence versus promoting autonomy. Moderated by Aaron H Canter, PhD.
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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:
- Clinical Presentations | Resistance | Psychotherapy | Therapeutic Relationship | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990
- Faculty:
- James Bugental, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:00:53
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1990
- Short Description:
- Educational Objectives: To learn interview techniques for reducing client resistances to being genuinely engaged with the therapeutic work and to be able to facilitate client inner exploration To understand the division of responsibility in which the client leads content and the therapist modulates process
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Domestic Violence | Ethical Practice | Family Therapy | Resistance | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 2 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1990
- Short Description:
- This session presents therapeutic strategies for addressing domestic violence and related challenges. Emphasis is placed on the therapist’s ethical responsibility to confront harmful behavior rather than remain neutral. Techniques include reframing abuse in terms of respect, managing compulsive sexual behavior through impulse control, involving family in AIDS-related cases, and using structured communication exercises for high-conflict couples. The role of family dynamics and active involvement in therapy is a central focus.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Communication | Constructive Narrative | Reframing | Resistance | Self-Image Thinking | Systems Thinking
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1990
- Short Description:
- In this wide-ranging conversation, Watzlawick fields questions on depression, addiction, and the construction of self. He reflects on the limitations of diagnostic labels and explores how language and social context shape experience. From terminal illness to substance use, Watzlawick emphasizes the power of perception, the role of feedback in identity, and the therapeutic value of reframing reality.
- 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.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Anxiety | Depression | Psychotherapy | Communication | Constructive Narrative | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Alexander Lowen, MD | Donald Meichenbaum, PhD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Joseph Wolpe, M.D.
- Duration:
- 1:00:11
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1990
- Short Description:
- Panelists share diverse approaches to treating depression and anxiety, from breath work and emotional release to cognitive and systemic strategies. They explore how failed solutions can maintain distress, and the value of tailoring treatment to each client’s lived context. The conversation also underscores the importance of including significant others in the healing process. Moderated by Michael Yapko, PhD.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Mind-Body | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- William Glasser, MD | James Hillman, PhD | Ernest Rossi, PhD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1990
- Short Description:
- This conversation explores how the words we choose in therapy can shape the change process. Drawing inspiration from Milton Erickson, the panel reflects on the power of speaking the client’s language—whether through everyday words, poetic images, or scientific metaphors. From control theory to the language of biology, the discussion highlights how thoughtful, resonant communication can deepen understanding and open space for growth. Moderated by Betty Alice Erickson-Elliott, MS.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Resistance | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990
- Faculty:
- James Bugental, PhD | William Glasser, MD | Donald Meichenbaum, PhD | Erving Polster, PhD
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1990
- Short Description:
- Topical Panel 08 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 - Resistance Featuring James FT Bugental, PhD; William Glasser, MD; Donald Meichenbaum, PhD; and Erving Polster, PhD. Moderated by Ruth McClendon, MSW.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Humor | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Resistance | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D. | Miriam Polster | Carl Whitaker, MD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 58 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- This panel explores the use of humor as a clinical tool to build connection, reframe challenges, and ease emotional tension. Panelists share strategies for addressing issues such as sexual frustration and financial stress, using humor to strengthen the therapeutic relationship. They discuss the importance of timing, authenticity, and adapting humor to fit each client's needs, especially when working with low-functioning or depressed individuals.
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- $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.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Directive Therapy | Paradox | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory | Constructivism
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 56:48
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1995
- Short Description:
- This conversation explores the therapeutic power of stories, metaphors, and analogies to foster understanding and change. Topics include paradoxical techniques—like a therapist claiming ineffectiveness to motivate a client—and the role of nonlinear causality and circular feedback in client dynamics. The session also examines working with eating disorders, engaging client worldviews (including religious beliefs), and reframing existential fears within diverse cultural contexts.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Resistance | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995
- Faculty:
- James Bugental, PhD | Albert Ellis, PhD | Otto Kernberg, MD | Erving Polster, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 2 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 16, 1995
- Short Description:
- Panel 15 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 - Resistance Featuring James F.T. Bugental, Ph.D.; Albert Ellis, Ph.D.; Otto Kernberg, M.D.; and Erving Polster, Ph.D. Moderated by Camillo Loriedo, MD
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Resistance | Therapeutic Relationship | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995
- Faculty:
- James Bugental, PhD | David Young, Ph.D. | Molly Sterling, Ph.D.
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1995
- Short Description:
- The client's task is to try to be open to his/her inner experiencing, disclosing it to the therapist. A client discovers difficulties in doing so, thus disclosing the resistances which are isomorphic with the client's difficulties in life more generally. The therapist's task is to teach and monitor this process.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Utilization | Resistance
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2007
- Faculty:
- Clifton Mitchell, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:19:16
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2007
- Short Description:
- The social interaction theory of resistance will be presented followed by application of the theory at critical junctures in the therapeutic dialogue. Errors therapists make that create resistance as well as approaches for resolving and by-passing resistance will be discussed. Utilization of "Yes but . . ." and "I don't know" responses through adjustments in the therapist's approach and through a meticulous use of language will specifically be addressed. Detailed handouts will be provided.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Topic Areas:
- Hypnosis | Fundamentals of Hypnosis | Resistance | Language of Hypnosis
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2011
- Faculty:
- Dan Short, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:39:24
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2011
- Short Description:
- Although your clientele may be voluntarily seeking treatment, you will occasionally encounter individuals who are strongly opposed to outside influence. Standard techniques and procedures often fail to achieve results with these individuals. This workshop will describe the type of approach that achieves positive outcomes in cases of complex resistance.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price