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Treating Stressed Out Couples: 22 Clinical Interventions to Help Partners Set Healthy Boundaries, Overcome Resentment, and Thrive Amid Day-to-Day Tensions

Treating Stressed Out Couples: 22 Clinical Interventions to Help Partners Set Healthy Boundaries, Overcome Resentment, and Thrive Amid Day-to-Day Tensions

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Are you finding it difficult to engage with couples who arrive at therapy sessions feeling frazzled, angry, or emotionally shut down?  

Perhaps you've experienced sessions where despite your best efforts to facilitate meaningful conversations about their relationship issues, they quickly escalate into conflict or shut down entirely, even resulting in one partner leaving the room. This can leave you feeling ineffective and questioning your therapeutic approach. 

These scenarios are not uncommon. When couples are stressed or dysregulated, it can derail the therapeutic process. They may struggle to focus, communicate effectively, or even stay in the room. This not only impedes progress during sessions but also affects their willingness to continue therapy altogether. 

Watch renowned couples therapist and relationship expert Elizabeth Earnshaw, as she delves deep into understanding the root causes of these challenges. You'll gain insights into how stress manifests in the therapy room and learn practical strategies to identify and address it effectively.  

Elizabeth will equip you with 22 proven interventions designed to help couples regulate their emotions, communicate more constructively, and reconnect emotionally both inside and outside the therapy room. 

By mastering these techniques, you'll transform your ability to guide couples through their challenges, creating a safe and productive environment where they can openly explore their feelings and rebuild their relationship.  

Here's What You'll Learn


Couples Under (Mismanaged) Stress: The Impact of Stress on Relational Functioning and Happiness 

  • Types and origins of stress in modern partnered relationships 
  • Identifying and navigating the mental load 
  • Neurological underpinnings of stress 
  • 3-part stress cycle 
  • Diffuse Physiological Arousal (DPA) 

In-Session Tools for Flooded, Heated Couples: Decreasing the Emotional Temperature in the Room   

  • How to recognize when an individual is flooded 
  • When to step in, when to step back 
  • Tools: Stop Action, BPM tracking, Deflating the Balloon, The Dan Wile, Cross Questioning, Relaxation, Mindfulness, Breathing, and Breaks 
  • Recovery, repair, and personal responsibility 
  • Tools: Psychoeducation, Acceptance, The Stress-Reducing Conversation, Negotiation, Remembering “we”, Coregulation, Creating a Break Plan 

Couples that De-Stress Together… : Lifestyle Changes for Long-Term Relational Happiness  

  • Helping couples identify the stress they “create” 
  • The 3-part system for managing stress - individually and together 
  • Radical Responsibility 
  • Tools: Completing the Stress Cycle, Awareness of tasks + Redistribution, North Star Values, Meaningful Time together, The Weekly Meeting 

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 5 hours of video content
  • Up to 5.75 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Meet Your Experts


Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT

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Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She is the author of the best-selling relationship book I Want This to Work, The Couples Therapy Flip Chart, and Til’ Stressed Do Us Part. She is the owner of a national therapy practice that provides systemic therapy to individuals, couples, and families. Elizabeth has worked with hundreds of couples since becoming a couple’s therapist. She lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with her husband, children, and dog.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Earnshaw is the founder of Intensive Couples Therapy Institute and A Better Life Therapy, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Elizabeth Earnshaw receives a speaking honorarium, recording and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Earnshaw is a fellow of AAMFT and a clinical member of Postpartum Support International.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059968
Duration:
5 hours, 48 minutes
Copyright:
Nov 04, 2024
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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