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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Brief Therapy | Couples Therapy | Intimacy | Relationships | Developmental Psychology | Family Systems | Individual Therapy | Neuroscience | Behavioral Psychology | Behavioral Therapy | Therapy Practice | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 2:30:43
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2006
- Short Description:
- Discover Ellen Bader's groundbreaking developmental model for couples therapy. Learn the Four Pillars of Change, practical intervention strategies, and communication techniques to help couples break destructive patterns and build more resilient relationships. Through case studies and interactive demonstrations, therapists will gain tools to facilitate emotional healing and personal growth in brief therapy settings.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Demonstrations | Couples Therapy | Clinical Psychology | Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) | Developmental Psychology | Family Therapy | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2012
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:02:45
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2012
- Short Description:
- Ellyn Bader demonstrates the "paper exercise," a powerful diagnostic technique for couples therapy. Partners negotiate a symbolic piece of paper, revealing critical relationship dynamics like communication patterns, conflict resolution, and emotional intimacy. The method provides therapists insights into a couple's developmental stage and potential intervention strategies.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Family Therapy | Topical Panels | Cognitive Psychology | Neuroscience | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory | Therapist Techniques | Cross-Cultural Therapy
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2012
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Camillo Loriedo, MD, PhD | Esther Perel, MA, LMFT | Frank Dattilio, PhD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 1:02:20
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 2012
- Short Description:
- Experts explore innovative techniques for working with couples and families, combining cognitive-behavioral methods, systems thinking, and cultural sensitivity to address relationship challenges effectively. Learn strategies for identifying motivation, navigating cultural differences, and creating meaningful therapeutic interventions.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Confrontation | Attachment | Behavioral Psychology | Psychoanalysis | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:32:12
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 26, 2004
- Short Description:
- Exploration of the art of confrontation in couples therapy, balancing empathy and directness. Bader outlines six confrontation styles and shares strategies for addressing issues like addiction, trust, and conflict avoidance. Through video examples and case studies, she demonstrates how therapists can navigate complex dynamics—considering culture, gender, and individual histories—while helping clients confront passivity, express motivations, and take responsibility for change.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Developmental Therapy Model | Confrontation | Therapist Development | Family Systems | Motivation | Therapist Techniques | Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2005
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:45:16
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 05, 2005
- Short Description:
- A comprehensive workshop exploring effective couples therapy techniques. Learn to address relationship challenges through a developmental model focusing on breaking negative cycles, setting goals, and fostering individual growth. Includes practical strategies for therapist engagement, self-assessment homework, and skill-building interventions to help couples move beyond blame and reconnect.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Confrontation Couples Therapy Therapist Development Developmental Therapy Model Autonomy Emotional Connection Emotional Growth Experiential Learning Pattern Interruption Reframing Relationship Dynamics Strategic Interventions Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic Experimentation Utilization Goal Setting Negative Cycles Skill Development Self-Assessment Destructive Cycle Communication Skills Relationship Goals Emotional Work Conflict Resolution
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Confrontation | Couples Therapy | Behavioral Psychology | Developmental Therapy Model | Family Systems | Psychoanalysis | Psychotherapy | Relationships | Therapist Techniques | Training
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2007
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:48:02
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 27, 2007
- Short Description:
- Bader reveals six confrontation styles—from gentle interventions to powerful 'bombshell' techniques—that help therapists challenge clients while maintaining therapeutic rapport. Learn how strategic confrontation can transform relationship dynamics and support couples' growth.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Confrontation Couples Therapy Emotional Growth Empathy Experiential Learning Family Systems Hypnotic Communication Observation Pattern Interruption Rapport Reframing Self-Organizing Change Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Validation Creative Confrontation Defensive Cycles Emotional Accountability Intrapsychic Issues Negative Patterns Empathic Confrontation Passive Aggression Symbiotic Relationships Grief Processing Self-Respect Building Role Play
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Affairs | Deception | Couples Therapy | Attachment | Differentiation | Relationships | Behavioral Therapy | Clinical Psychology | Communication | Developmental Psychology | Psychoanalysis | Therapist Techniques | Therapy Practice | Trauma
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2007
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 2:01:31
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 28, 2007
- Short Description:
- Bader delves into the complex landscape of honesty in intimate relationships. Drawing from research and clinical experience, she examines the nuanced ways couples deceive each other, from minor "loving lies" to devastating betrayals. Bader explores how differentiation—the ability to authentically express oneself while respecting a partner's separate identity—is crucial for building trust and intimacy. Through case studies and therapeutic techniques, she offers professionals practical strategies for helping couples navigate affairs, overcome deception, and develop the emotional courage to be truly known by one another.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Dialogues | Couples Therapy | Differentiation | Developmental Psychology | Humanistic Psychology | Psychoanalysis | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2008
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Esther Perel, MA, LMFT
- Duration:
- 25:31
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 26, 2008
- Short Description:
- Bader and Perel unpack the theory of differentiation, revealing how couples can maintain individual identity while staying deeply connected. Through clinical insights and a revealing film, they challenge misconceptions about differentiation, demonstrating how therapists can help couples navigate interpersonal tensions, maintain curiosity, and grow together without losing themselves.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Developmental Therapy Model | Differentiation | Behavioral Psychology | Family Systems | Neuroscience | Psychology | Sex and Sexuality | Therapist Development | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2008
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:41:27
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 26, 2008
- Short Description:
- Bader reveals how therapists can help partners break destructive cycles, manage anxiety, and build deeper intimacy by understanding attachment, differentiation, and relationship growth stages.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Attachment Couples Therapy Developmental Therapy Model Differentiation Communication Conflict Avoidance Emotional Growth Emotional Triggers Experiential Learning Experiential Therapy Intimacy Observation Problem-Solving Therapy Rapport Reframing Sex and Sexuality Stress Tailoring Therapeutic Alliance Trauma Vulnerability Developmental Stages Emotional Development Pornography Use Empathy Development Relationship Repair
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Anger | Couples Therapy | Intimacy | Passive-Aggressiveness | Behavioral Therapy | Psychology | Relationships | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2011
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:09:17
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 02, 2011
- Short Description:
- Explore couples therapy techniques for addressing hostile, angry partners. Learn specialized strategies for managing conflict, processing emotional trauma, and helping couples develop effective communication skills. Includes practical interventions like the Twilight Zone exercise and rapid repair technique, with insights into relationship dynamics and therapeutic approaches.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Anger Couples Therapy Intimacy Passive-Aggressiveness Developmental Stages Emotional Development Emotional Growth Hostile Couples Human Development Pattern Interruption Rapport Strategic Interventions Therapeutic Experimentation Trauma Validation Trauma Triggers Rapid Repair Technique Self-Soothing
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshops | Deception | Differentiation | Confrontation | Family Systems | Psychodynamics | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2015
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Sue Diamond, MA, RCC
- Duration:
- 1:32:41
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 25, 2015
- Short Description:
- Everybody lies. Some lies are loving and harmless. But, others are enormously destructive. Couples’ patterns of deception often begin innocently but end in couples destroying the love they once had. Self- deception, conflict avoidance and felony lies all undermine commitment and connection. Learn to identify and disrupt deception, confront evasiveness and hypocrisy and facilitate differentiation.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Addiction | Workshops | Couples Therapy | Developmental Therapy Model | Cognitive Psychology | Family Therapy | Neuroscience | Psychoanalysis | Therapist Techniques | Brain Chemistry
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2016
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Sue Diamond, MA, RCC
- Duration:
- 01:55:02
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 14, 2016
- Short Description:
- Two particularly challenging issues that surface in couples therapy are addiction and self absorption. Through the lens of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, Sue and Ellyn will describe how to make strategic treatment decisions that propel couples toward sobriety and more collaborative functioning. They will review the troublesome traits of the self-absorbed partner and illuminate ways to increase other-differentiation and increase caring and compassion.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Developmental Therapy Model | Couples Therapy | Leadership | Therapist Development | Group Therapy | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Duration:
- 53:04
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 01, 2017
- Short Description:
- Ellyn Bader's workshop illuminates strong leadership in couples therapy, demonstrating techniques to create impactful client experiences. Through a detailed case study, she introduces the developmental model, showcasing interventions like partner-described complaints and a revealing paper exercise. The session emphasizes differentiation, self-reflection, and building positive therapeutic environments, ultimately guiding therapists to enhance their personal effectiveness and client interactions.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Therapeutic Techniques Self-Improvement Conflict Avoidance Developmental Therapy Model Emotional Growth Experiential Therapy Expressive Communication Personal Growth Phenomenological Approach Receptive Communication Self-Discovery Developmental Model Professional Growth Emotional Intelligence Therapist Presence Relationship Challenges
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Empathy | Differentiation | Couples Therapy | Attachment | Psychotherapy | Relationships | Therapist Techniques | Clinical Psychology | Family Therapy | Psychoanalysis | Therapeutic Model
- Categories:
- Couples Conference 1995 | Couples Conference
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Harville Hendrix, PhD | David Schnarch, PhD
- Duration:
- 2:19:19
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 04, 1995
- Short Description:
- This panel explores empathy and differentiation in couples therapy. Key themes include balancing differentiation with relational mutuality, emphasizing self-soothing, self-regulation, and developmental growth. The panelists debated therapeutic approaches, critiquing interventions like lock-step mirroring and no-exit contracts, and discussed the therapist’s role in challenging clients toward emotional maturity. The discussion highlights the interplay between therapist personality, technique, and therapeutic outcomes.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Couples Therapy Differentiation Empathy Coping Strategies Clinical Applications Developmental Growth Emotional Safety Therapeutic Method Self-Definition Symbiosis Anxiety Self-Soothing Mutuality Relationship Conflict Emotional Regulation Personal Growth Therapist Role Structured Interventions Client Comfort Therapeutic Adaptation Self-Regulation Emotional Engagement Self-Care Paradigm Shift Relationship Primacy Therapy Process Therapy within a Marital System Sexual Crucible Approach Parenting Developmental Issues Object Relations
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Homework | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Intervention Strategies | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009
- Faculty:
- Claudia Black, PhD | Harville Hendrix, PhD | Harriet Lerner, PhD
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 11, 2009
- Short Description:
- Three leading therapists discuss homework assignments in therapy, sharing insights on enhancing client engagement and personal growth. They examine different approaches to between-session activities, from bibliotherapy to skill-building exercises, emphasizing the importance of client accountability and creative interventions. The panel highlights how strategic assignments can help clients practice new communication skills, challenge relationship patterns, and accelerate therapeutic progress.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Intervention Strategies | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013
- Faculty:
- Claudia Black, PhD
- Duration:
- 56:31
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 2013
- Short Description:
- Black offers a powerful look into the experiences of partners of sex addicts, highlighting the deep trauma, PTSD symptoms, and co-addictions they may face. She emphasizes validation, family of origin work, psychoeducation, stabilization, and core issue healing. Topics include polygraphs, children, therapeutic separation, group support, and rebuilding integrity and self-respect.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Family Systems | Social Psychology | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2021
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 2 hours
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 03, 2021
- Short Description:
- Ellyn Bader presents her developmental model for couples therapy, focusing on treating trauma through structured communication techniques. She demonstrates how therapists can help couples overcome developmental challenges, build self-differentiation, and heal from various traumatic experiences using the initiator-inquirer method. The approach supports emotional growth, empathy, and rebuilding intimacy by guiding partners to understand themselves and each other more deeply.
- Price:
- $59.00 - Base Price
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Homework | Psychotherapy | Therapist Techniques | Family Therapy | Training
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995
- Faculty:
- Claudia Black, PhD | Jay Haley, MA | Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D. | Joseph LoPiccolo, PhD
- Duration:
- 57 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 16, 1995
- Short Description:
- Homework plays a key role in therapy, particularly in addiction and behavioral treatment. This group of experts emphasizes the use of empowering, tailored assignments to boost engagement and minimize resistance. They underscore the value of both direct and indirect directives, while highlighting the need for flexibility, ethical clarity, and customization based on individual client needs. Moderated by Bernhard Trenkle.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price