Couples therapy is difficult if you do not have a map to the potent emotional drama that is a couple fighting for their relationship. Even experienced clinicians may face challenges in their ability to address common barriers that prevent effective relationship repair. Successfully treating couples who have escalating interactions and potentially overwhelming emotions can prove as difficult as addressing emotional shut down and withdrawal.
GoodTherapy.org welcomes the return of the internationally recognized bestselling author and innovator, Dr. Sue Johnson, for this special continuing education event. In this two-hour web conference, Dr. Johnson will outline the therapeutic map she helped develop using attachment science and the Emotionally Focused Model of Couple Therapy (EFT). She will share the EFT targeted approach that helps shape effective and lasting change in relationship satisfaction and attachment security.
Dr. Johnson will also describe how to successfully address moments when deep attachment injuries block new corrective experiences of responsiveness and secure bonding for couples. Attendees will learn effective EFT strategies and interventions for common comorbidity issues such as depression, trauma, or other stress-related disorders to improve a couple’s overall therapeutic outcome.
The intermediate instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:
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Before the scheduled event, all registered attendees will be sent a reminder email from GoodTherapy.org with specific instructions on how to log in to the web conference center, as well as links to optional handout materials if applicable.
To attend the event, registered attendees will log in to the web conference center using a computer or device (smartphone or tablet with internet access) and calling in to the teleconference line on a phone. Attendees will be able to ask live audio questions via phone and/or submit text chat questions via their computer or device. Attendees who are logged in to the event center will be able to see live streaming video and/or document sharing. Alternatively, attendees may dial in to the teleconference line only, though attendees dialing in by phone only will be unable to ask questions.
At the conclusion of this event, participants will receive an email with information about how to request a CE certificate in the GoodTherapy.org Member's Area. To confirm attendance, participants must enter the start and end codes announced at the beginning and end of the live presentation. Participants will also be prompted to complete an online survey evaluating the event. Participants will need to complete this online survey within six days after the event. Once completed, participants will be able to download a copy of their CE certificate instantly.
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Two CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.
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A great perspective and empirically proven to address relationship issues whether it be with family, friends, community or self. - Margarita Gershik-Gleyzer, LCSW
Very helpful for furthering the development of skills in the therapist. I think the take away is that "difficult" therapy interactions with couples are inevitable and all we can do is hone our skills as therapists to respond. There is no magic bullet for problem-solving, yet I do think that changing our responses to challenging behavior or dynamics, as Dr. Johnson suggests, allows for change in the couple (and in their experience of therapy). - Jill Joanis
Sue Johnson, EdD is the leading developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She is a Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Distinguished Research Professor in the Marital & Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego, Director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute Inc.
Sue received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of British Columbia. She is a registered psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, and the Journal of Family Psychology.
Dr. Johnson has received a variety of awards acknowledging her development of EFT and her significant contribution to the field of couple and family therapy and adult attachment. Her numerous honors include the Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Johnson has numerous publications in the field of couple therapy. One of her recent articles, "Soothing the Threatened Brain: Leveraging Contact Comfort through Emotionally Focused Therapy" (PLOS ONE), included a brain scan study showing how contact with a loving partner mitigates threat and fear responses. Dr. Johnson’s current book, Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science in Romantic Relationships, outlines the new understanding of why and how we love based on scientific evidence and cutting-edge research.
Dr. Johnson's other publications include:
For more information about Dr. Sue Johnson please visit www.drsuejohnson.com or The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy website www.iceeft.com.
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