Description:
OPD Points: 10
Help couples in your practice manage conflict and deepen intimacy! This is the first step in learning Gottman Method Couples Therapy. A truly inspiring workshop, Level 1 Training will give you new insights into treatment for couples who struggle, using research-based assessments and effective interventions. When couples enter the therapy office, they sting with pain and despair. They look to the clinician to referee chronic conflicts, fix their partners, and rebuild burned bridges. Now, based on Dr. John Gottman’s 40 years of compelling research with over 3,000 couples, there’s a practical and highly effective approach to guiding couples across the chasm that divides them. In this workshop, you will be provided with a research-based roadmap for helping couples compassionately manage their conflicts, deepen their friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams.
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
APPLY GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLES THERAPY TO HELP COUPLES STRENGTHEN:The Friendship System – the foundation for intimacy, passion, and good sexThe Conflict System – the basis for helping couples identify and address solvable problems, and understand and manage irresolvable differencesThe Shared Meaning System – the existential foundation of the relationship that helps partners discover their shared purpose for building a life together.
Presenter / Provider:
Elizabeth Neal and Jenny Sanbrook
Presenter Qualifications:
Elizabeth nNeal (AAPi) and Jenny Sanbrook (AMHSW)
Liz Neal is a psychologist, Certified Gottman Couples Therapist, Advanced Clinical Trainer & Consultant for The Gottman Institute and the Director of The Relationship Therapy Centre. Liz is the creator of Parenting as a Team as well as The Couple & The Child Clinical Training. She works in private practice and integrates contemporary attachment theory into her clinical work with couples. She is keenly interested in how reflective function capacity influences and shapes relationships. Jenny is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Gottman Couples Therapist with almost 30 years of counselling experience, providing therapy to clients experiencing emotional and relationship difficulties. Jenny holds a degree in Social Work and Masters in Couple and Family Therapy from the UNSW.  Jenny has recently trained in Canada to be a Level 1 Gottman Therapy Presenter.   Jenny began her career in mental health in hospital and community settings and has been in private practice for the last 16 years. She uses a combination of individual therapeutic techniques such as CBT, DBT, Schema, Mindfulness techniques, parenting, attachment and family of origin models and Gottman Method couples therapy. Jenny provides supervision to other therapists and continues to be an accredited member of the AASW and upholding professional development, standards and ethics as required.
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Course Duration:
2 day(s)
Course Hours:
12 hours
