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DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH COUPLES

Would you like to add couple therapy to your skill set?
Do you wish you knew more about how to manage high conflict couples?
Do you wish you had a better way of understanding how couples work?
SIGN ME UP! I WANT TO BE CONFIDENT WORKING WITH COUPLES.

LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR BECOMING AN AWESOME COUPLE THERAPIST


Goal:
​The goal for this workshop is to provide basic background for effective couple therapy along with case consultation and support for improving couple therapy skills.  In addition to developing basic couple therapy skills, this workshop will focus on developing a coherent orientation/philosophy for working with couples.   The orientation/philosophy will provide a reliable framework from which to employ the skills developed to address the various issues couples bring to therapy.
Format:
​The seminar will address four topics, each central to laying the groundwork for successful couple therapy.  Six Continuing Education credits will be awarded  upon completion of the workshop.
Date:  September 28, 2018
Time:  9:00 - 4:30
Location:  525 North 12th Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
Cost:  $120.00
Sign me up for 6 CEU's
Instructor/Facilitator:

Jake Thiessen, PhD, LMFT
Founder, Couples at Crossroads, LLC

I have been working with couples for over 35 years.  For 15 of those years I was also a full time college professor teaching courses in Marriage and Family.  Although I have an extensive background in basic cognitive-behavioral therapy and a variety of couple communication programs, my primary orientation is existential-experiential.  Intimate relationships are living, breathing, dynamic “organisms” that are best seen as constantly evolving.  I believe no single technique can hope to fully address the complexity of what goes on between two people who have committed their lives to each other.  Having devoted my professional life to better understanding what makes and breaks couples, I would like the opportunity to pass along some of what I’ve learned. 
Topic One:
​Learning Objective:  By the end of this session the participants will have developed an understanding of the history of couple therapy.  In addition, participants will be introduced to the two current, prevailing orientations to couple therapy, attachment and differentiation. Each participant will have been offered an opportunity to identify the couple therapy orientation that best suits him/her.
Topic Two:
​Learning Objective:  By the end of this session the participants will have developed an understanding of three useful ways of “joining” a couple and encouraging their full participation in therapy.
Topic Three:
​Learning Objective:  By the end of this session the participants will be able to identify and engage three basic issues that typically prompt couples to seek therapy and how to begin addressing each.
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Topic Four:
​Learning Objective:  By the end of this session the participants will be able to identify and engage three basic issues that typically prompt couples to seek therapy and how to begin addressing each.
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Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Approval Number:  SWCE190314

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    • Couple Therapy >
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    • Nicolee Hiltz, PhD
  • Contact Us
  • Videos
  • Blog
  • Hold Me Tight Workshop Sign-Up
  • COVID-19