Exploring Psychodynamic Couple Therapy
The challenge put forth in this course is for the participant to develop better understanding and application of contemporary psychoanalytic concepts and the psychodynamic growth-change-healing process.
COURSE OVERVIEW (Live In-Person, 6 CEUs)
- Theoretical Presentation (10-12:00/2 hr. session)
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- The Concept of Self Object Mirroring and How We Fall in Love
- The Role of the Sense-of-Self in Relational Dynamics
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- Lunch (1 hour)
- Case-Studies (1:00-3:00/2 hr. session)
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- Examples of employing and modeling empathic attunement and creating a “WE Space”
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- Break (:15)
- Experiential Group Discussion (3:15-5:15/2 hr. session)
- Fostering personal “vulnerable moments” to facilitate growth-change and healing process within the group
COURSE DETAIL
- Introduction – Concept of Self Object Mirroring & How We Fall in Love
- Self Object Concept
- Mirroring, Projecting and Disappointment
- Surviving the Romantic Bubble
- Sense-of-Self in Relational Dynamics
- Ideal Self
- Vulnerable Self
- Cohesive Self
- Attachment Theory – The Importance of Early Attachment Experiences
- Implicit Relational Knowing
- Infant Attachment Styles
- Adult attachment Styles
- Co-Creation Concept – Deconstructing and Understanding Couple Interactional Dynamics
- The Concept of Mutual Impact Dynamics
- Self State Awareness/Attunement (Both Yours and Theirs)
- Employing and Modeling Empathic Attunement and Creating a “WE Space”
- Introduce Concept of the “WE Space” and feeling Emotionally Safe in the Couple Dynamic
- Fostering “vulnerable moments” to facilitate growth-change and healing process