Description
About the Training
This course will guide you through the essential elements of working with couples. If you are curious about couples work and want more of an understanding of the work of couples therapy or if you are already working with couples and want another perspective in this work then this course is for you.
It contains 21 short videos totalling 7 hours of content. The videos cover:
- The ICT approach to Couples Therapy
- Different Models of Couples Therapy
- Differentiation
- Presenting issues
- The challenges of Couples Therapy
- Assessing Couples suitability for Therapy
- Intake Questionnaire
- Strong leadership
- Approaching the first session
- What we are doing in the sessions
- Ethical considerations
- To be or not to be directive
- How to prepare for sessions
- After the first session
- Individual sessions
- Homework
- Affairs
- What do you do when?
- Creativity
- Online Therapy
- Slowing down and argument
You will also have access to download the following handouts
- First Session schedule
- Couples Questionnaire
- Sample Couples Contract
- Self Responsibility in Couples therapy
- Vulnerability Cycle Paper
About Karen Murphy
Karen founded the Institute of Couples Therapy driven by her passion and commitment to this field. She dedicates herself to finding the most effective and relational ways to help couples find routes out of their difficulties. She has over a decades experience as a psychotherapist and is also an accredited supervisor.
