Achieving Success in Couples Therapy: Advanced Strategies for Better Outcomes

Most couples enter therapy with a specific vision of their problems. They may describe themselves as having “anger problems,” “sexual incompatibility” or “trust issues”. A skillful therapist will explore how the clients’ framing of their situation is keeping them stuck–and how they might change that. While looking at the most common topics in couples therapy, Dr. Klein identifies the powerful client narratives that keep couples stuck.

Couples typically want to talk about content—who’s doing or saying the wrong thing regarding money, parenting, sex, or whatever. In contrast, the most effective therapy addresses couples’ processes—and when couples learn that perspective and face who they are, they can frequently address their content problems themselves.

In this intermediate-level course, you’ll learn how to teach couples the skills they need in order to grow and change—and help them overcome their resistance to that very growing and changing. You’ll be a more effective couples therapist, with better clinical outcomes—while enjoying this challenging, fascinating work more. While this course is offered as a stand-alone course, it also provides a preview into deeper training offered by Dr. Klein in his 18-hour Certificate Program in Couple’s Counseling. You can apply the cost of this course towards the purchase of the Certificate Program. Details are included within the course.