By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people! 
By Rich Simon A thousand years ago, during the palmy days of generous insurance reimbursement, therapists could maintain the illusion that, since therapy was paid for by an unseen hidden hand, clinical practice was somehow untouched by the tacky subject of money. Even the style of therapy reflected this disjunction: 
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Explore the Full Range of Couples Therapy Issues
with the Field's Leading Experts
Explore the Full Range of Couples Therapy Issues
with the Field's Leading Experts
| Session 1 - Wednesday, December 7 | |
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Overcoming Our Fears: Why Therapists Avoid Doing Couples Therapy Find out why clinicians are often so resistant to doing couples therapy, why working individually with clients with serious relational issues may be harmful, and how therapists can better equip themselves for effective couples therapy work. With Ellyn Bader, Ph.D. and Peter Pearson, Ph.D. |
| Session 2 - Wednesday, December 14 | |
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The Choreography of Healing: Expanding Your Emotional Range Learn how therapists can work with emotion by distinguishing content from process, developing a nourishing, nonverbal connection between partners, and carefully defining a role as a differentiated guide. With Hedy Schleifer, M.A., L.M.H.C. |
| Session 3 - Wednesday, December 21 | |
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In or Out?: Helping Couples with Different Divorce Agendas Learn how to effectively help couples who may have different agendas in mind by using Discernment Counseling, an approach that helps couples clarify their feelings about divorce and determine whether they’re ready for reconciliation. With William Doherty, Ph.D. |
| Session 4 - Wednesday, December 28 | |
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Confidentiality, Secrets, and How to Deal with Affairs Learn about how to help couples rebuild trust and intimacy after an affair, understand the variety of different cultural perspectives on affairs, and learn how—contrary to conventional wisdom—some infidelities can actually transform, rather than traumatize, a relationship. With Esther Perel, M.A., L.M.F.T. |
| Session 5 - Wednesday, January 4 | |
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Angry Women, Withdrawn Men: Breaking Through in Couples Therapy Examine classic dynamic of couples therapy that often leaves therapists stuck and confused—an angry woman clashing with a withdrawn man—and learn more about how clinicians can more effectively work with male shame and female fear of disconnection. With Jette Simon, Lic. |
| Session 6 - Wednesday, January 11 | |
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Taking Off the Masks: Truth-Telling in Couples Work Explore unconventional perspectives on confronting partners and discover methods for helping clients improve their relationships—not by soothing their inner children, but by challenging them to change themselves. With David Schnarch, Ph.D. |
| Bonus Session 1 - Wednesday, January 18 | |
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The Logic of Eroticism Join us for a candid discussion about the stultifying assumptions that both clients and therapists often share that get in the way of improving couples' sexual relationships. With Marty Klein, Ph.D. |
| Bonus Session 2 - Wednesday, January 25 | |
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Riding the Wave: Harnessing the Power of Emotion Learn to respond effectively when clients express strong feelings in session—based on Emotionally Focused Therapy. Explore attunement and how to use your own feelings to help clients move beyond old attachment injuries. With Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D. |
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Our Presenters Are Leaders In The Field
Ellyn Bader, Ph.D., and Peter Pearson, Ph.D., couples therapists for more than 25 years, are the founders and directors of The Couples Institute and creators of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. They’re the authors of In Quest of the Mythical Mate: A Developmental Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment in Couples Therapy.
Hedy Schleifer, M.A., L.M.H.C., is an internationally known couples therapist, workshop presenter, and clinical trainer. She’s pioneered the training of Imago Relationship therapists internationally. She’s the founder of the Tikkun Learning Center, an educational institution through which she trains therapists in Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy.
William Doherty, Ph.D., is a professor and director of the Citizen Professional Center at the University of Minnesota. He’s the author or coauthor of 12 books on families and family therapy, including Take Back Your Marriage, Take Back Your Kids, and Family Therapy, with Susan McDaniel.
Esther Perel, M.A., L.M.F.T, author of the international bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, is the recipient of the 2009 book award from the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.
Jette Simon, Lic., who conducts basic and advanced training programs in Imago Relationship Therapy, is the director of the Washington, D.C. Institute for Couples Therapy, and is a Senior Clinical Instructor for Imago International. She’s the author of Imago: The Therapy of Love.
David Schnarch, Ph.D., is the director of the Crucible Institute in Colorado. His books include Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship and Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Emotionally Committed Relationships.
Marty Klein, Ph.D., a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist, has contributed more than 100 articles to such publications as The Journal of Sex Research and San Francisco Medicine. He’s authored six books, most recently Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want from Sex—and How to Get It.
Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D., is certified by the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy as a therapist, trainer, and supervisor. She's the director of the Washington Baltimore Center for EFT, located in Falls Church, Va.
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