FREE Couples Techniques for Digital Infidelity
Tools for Handling Disconnection, Jealousy, Pornography and More
You notice it immediately—the scornful looks, the detached silence, the resentment radiating from across the room. “It’s not that big of a deal.” “It’s just a picture.” The excuses pile up, but the pain doesn’t move.
Couples come into your office carrying betrayal, shame, and rage—still holding a fragile hope that trust can be rebuilt. Hope alone isn’t enough.
The infidelity landscape has changed. Digital communication, social media, and AI companions have blurred the line between innocent and unfaithful—and many clinicians are still working off an outdated definition. These newer betrayals wound attachment just as deeply, but they don’t respond to the same interventions.
That’s why for the first time ever, we’re excited to offer this FREE training featuring nationally recognized marriage and family therapy expert and prolific author, Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST! Dr. Elton will give you the must-have strategies, techniques, and tips for helping guide couples through digital discord.
Participants will learn:
- Boundary-setting techniques with technology to improve trust and respect
- Conflict resolution strategies for digital behaviors and interactions
- How to mitigate issues like social media-induced jealousy and poor communication
- Practical tools to foster resilient and meaningful relationships
PLUS when you upgrade to our exclusive bonus package, your copy of Dr. Elton’s book is included - packed with 60+ worksheets, handouts, assessments, and access to interactive online resources!
Don’t get caught without this extensive toolkit for conquering the digital divide and be confident you’re giving your clients the very best care!
Register today—completely FREE!
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Can’t attend live? Register anyway for 3-day free archive access to the training!
Couples Techniques for Digital Infidelity
November 16, 2026 — 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central
*After you register, upgrade to receive up to 6.25 CE hours.
The free training gives you the strategies. The upgrade gives you the tools to put them into practice — plus the CE credit to show for it. Take your event experience further with an exclusive bonus package built for clinicians who want to walk away with more than notes.
- Evolution of relationship dynamics
- Neurobiology of digital interactions
- Positive aspects of technology
- Disconnection, fragmentation, and “technoference”
- Key relationship issues stemming from digital behaviors
- Digital behaviors and self-perception
- Cultural, gender, and generational influences
- Challenges of emotional regulation
- Social envy and comparison traps
- Micro-cheating, phubbing, and relationship quality
- Repercussions: resentment, shame, and self-esteem
- Overuse and addiction
- Ethical and privacy considerations
- Technology’s influence on communication dynamics
- Complexities and enhancement of dialogue
- Break negative communication cycles
- Technology and emotional intelligence
- Rebuild intimacy and trust
- Practical applications and homework assignments for couples
- Psychology behind behavior changes
- Adaptive vs. maladaptive behaviors
- Coping skills toolbox for digital stressors
- Set healthy boundaries, break unhealthy habits
- Digital detox and mindful technology use
- Self-monitoring and goal setting
- Alter negative views and challenging beliefs about digital interactions
- CBT: Identify and challenge negative thoughts
- NLP: For reshaping perceptions and attitudes
- Control emotions
- DBT: Regulate intense emotions and develop coping skills
- MBSR: Be more aware and in control of emotional responses
- Enhancing communication
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Find solutions in the present time and explore hope
- Interpersonal Therapy: Improve communication patterns and interpersonal relationships
- Emotionally intelligent communication and conflict resolution
- MBCT: Combines CBT with mindfulness strategies
- ACT: Acceptance of thoughts, feelings and committed action toward values
- Overcome stress and strengthen resilience
- Trauma-Informed Care: Addresses and processes trauma from negative digital experiences
- Resilience Training: Develop resilience against the stressors of digital life
- Healthier tech habits for relationships
- MI: Motivation and commitment to specific goals
- CBT: Set realistic goals and develop strategies to achieve them
- Future trends and emerging technologies (VR and AI)
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
Whether the issue in front of you is a partner who can’t put the phone down, a betrayal that started in a DM, or a couple slowly drifting apart through screens, this training gives you a clearer clinical map — connecting digital relationship science with DBT, solution-focused, and MBCT strategies into one practical approach for couples navigating disconnection, jealousy, and digital-era betrayal.
Understand how technology reshapes trust and connection
- Identify how technology and social media impact couple communication patterns, intimacy levels, and trust.
Build clinical skill for digital-era session work
- Develop skills through interactive discussions to address the impacts of digital media on couple therapy sessions.
Apply targeted interventions for technology-related relationship harm
- Utilize DBT strategies to alleviate symptoms of relationship discord caused by “technoference” and other digital disruptions.
- Choose solution-focused interventions to enhance emotional connection and overcome technology-induced relationship friction.
- Determine MBCT techniques to navigate complex technology-related challenges in couples counseling.
Help couples set boundaries that last
- Identify how couples can set healthy boundaries around technology to improve their relationship.
Anna is going to hand you the framework live. This book hands you the play-by-play.
Couples Therapy in the Digital Age: Best Practices for Modern Communication & Connection by Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST turns everything you hear in this training into something you can use with your very next couple — not eventually, not after you’ve built your own materials. Monday morning.
Inside: 60+ worksheets, handouts, and assessments, plus access to interactive online resources — built specifically for the exact digital-era stressors this training covers: disconnection, jealousy, pornography, technoference, and the rest.
No blank page. No guessing how to structure the next session. Just open the book, pull the tool that matches what’s in front of you, and go.
We know professional training costs add up fast — especially when you're trying to stay current, serve complex clients well, and meet CE requirements.
So for this event, the live training is free to attend.
You can register, join Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST, live, take notes, ask questions, and bring the clinical tools back into your work with clients.
That's it. No hidden catch. Just free access to the live training.
Couples Techniques for Digital Infidelity
November 16, 2026 — 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central
*After you register, upgrade to receive up to 6.25 CE hours.
No catch. The live training is free to attend. You can register, join Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST live, take notes, ask questions, and bring the clinical tools back into your work with clients. If you want CE credit, extended recording access, or the bonus book, you’ll have the option to upgrade after registration — but the live training itself is free.
Yes! The training is LIVE and you’ll be able to submit questions for Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST! Though she may not get to all questions, she will try to answer the most relevant and frequent ones.
The live event will be held Monday, November 16th, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. All times are U.S. Central Standard Time.
| 8:00 am–11:50 am | CE Training |
| 11:50 am–1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm–4:00 pm | CE Training |
*Please note: There will be two 10-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.
Yes! This training is designed for:
If you would like to be a part of this event but you are unable to attend live, you can sign up for free and receive 3 days of access to the event recordings to watch on your own or purchase the self-study version of the summit to complete whenever is most convenient for you and earn up to 6.25 CE hours!
This event is free to attend, however, if you would like to earn CE credit, be sure to click the “Add CE” tab in your portal after registering. Enter your credit card information and complete the upgrade to become eligible to earn CE for attending this event. It’s that easy!
There is no obligation or commitment required when registering for the free training. It’s an opportunity for you to learn and explore couples techniques for digital infidelity at no cost.
Couples Techniques for Digital Infidelity
November 16, 2026 — 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central
*After you register, upgrade to receive up to 6.25 CE hours.