Couples Counseling: Building Intimacy Skills

3 CE Credit Live Interactive Training Saturday, December 2, 2023
10 am – 1:15pm Pacific / 1 – 4:15 pm Eastern
Presenter: Marty Klein, PhD

For those who register but are unable to attend, CE credits (though not Live) will be available by viewing the recording and completing the post-test and evaluation. Distance Learning Board Approvals

3 CE credit hours. This training satisfies requirements for live CE credits for all professions except psychologists licensed outside of California.

NOTE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: For psychologists licensed in California & New York, this training satisfies requirements for live, interactive Continuing Education. For psychologists not licensed in CA & NY, due to APA policies, Continuing Education certificates will be designated as home study.

DESCRIPTION: 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 will show you how to identify the powerful client narratives that keep couples stuck in their dysfunctional patterns.

This training will analyze the components of real intimacy, and discuss features that enhance or diminish it. We will look at psychological issues like fear of intimacy, fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, and fear of being known. We’ll also look at the human yearning to be seen, understood, and accepted.

We will continue to understand the importance of emotional regulation in intimate relationships, and ways to help people develop this.

Target audience: This training is appropriate for all mental health professionals

Content level: Intermediate

For a description of the complete certification training click here. For access to recordings of past trainings, please contact support@zurinstitute.com

After attending this training, participants will be able to

• Explain the importance of focusing clients on describing their lived experience, rather than their judgements or interpretations of it
• Describe ways of training couples to be present, especially when feeling anxious