Mental health crises are increasing, and couples are suffering and seeking help now more than ever. With the presenter’s more than 15 years of clinical experience, she has discovered a reoccurring theme in clinical practice—the counseling they have received has been...
Couples in Crisis, Relationship Conflict, and Marital Recovery
608 | Peacemaking: Resolving Conflict and Restoring Relationships for Clinicians and Ministries
Studies have consistently demonstrated comorbidity between unresolved interpersonal conflict and various mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem, suicidality, substance use, family stability, workplace performance, and overall well-being....
508 | Bleeding While Leading: Helping Complex Ministry Marriages Survive and Thrive
Ministry can be hazardous, especially for marriages. There is a unique subset of issues that put ministry marriages at risk. Licensed mental health professionals and ministry leaders need to be equipped to recognize and address these risk factors. In order to best do...
408 | Post-traumatic Growth: Becoming Better, Not Bitter, from Betrayal Trauma
Many licensed mental health professionals often talk about post-traumatic stress symptoms following traumatic life events, but few think about the possibility of post-traumatic growth (PTG)—the positive ways our clients can be transformed by trauma. Yet this is...
308 | Stabilizing Marriages After Infidelity Disclosure: Themes and Tasks for the First 90 Days
Sexual and emotional infidelity is reported by about half of the U.S. population. Research has shown that evidence-based treatment needs to include specific therapeutic factors. The following factors will be introduced to licensed mental health professionals and...
208 | Hope for Sexual Intimacy: An Emotionally-focused Approach to Healing Sexual Cycles of Conflict in Marriage
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy is an evidence-based treatment model that has demonstrated effectiveness in improving both the emotional and sexual connection in couples. A couple’s Negative Cycle is the primary barrier to emotional and sexual intimacy. Negative...
108 | Staying in the Furnace Without Getting Burned: Attending to Intense Emotional Conflict in Couples
This workshop will bring findings from recent research showing how psychologists, licensed mental health professionals, pastors, and marriage coaches can help couples redirect emotional intensity, such as anger, despair, and hopelessness, toward relational intimacy...