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Getting Off to a Powerful Start in Couples Therapy
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When couples come for therapy, partners often arrive in urgent distress, sometimes in the heat of hostility, pain, and hopelessness. And as the therapist, you’re expected to help—fast. How do we avoid being swept up in the chaos? In this workshop, you’ll explore powerful questions and interventions you can use in early sessions to develop a collaborative treatment plan that increases motivation and offers hope, even with the most distressed couples. We’ll discover how to:
- Take a strong leadership role early in couples therapy so couples trust you
- Create an easy-to-understand conceptualization of what couples are facing even when they bring up multiple issues
- Chart a clear and collaborative direction for therapy early that can lower the temperature and keep couples engaged in the process
Ellyn Bader, PhD, The Couples Institute
Ellyn Bader, PhD, is a psychologist, codirector of The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California, and co-creator of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. She’s one of the early founders of couples therapy, as well as a recognized thought leader and trailblazer in relationship therapy. She coauthored the award-winning textbook In Quest of the Mythical Mate and Tell Me No Lies: How to Face the Truth and Build a Loving Marriage with her husband, Dr. Peter Pearson. She’s been featured on Nightline, Good Morning America, and NPR, as well as in O Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and the Wall Street Journal.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ellyn Bader is the director of The Couples Institute and receives compensation as a consultant. She receives royalties as a published author. Ellyn Bader receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ellyn Bader is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Transactional Analysis Association, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
