Are You Using the Latest Strategies in Couples Therapy?

Watch this video to get a quick idea about what my couples therapy training can do for you.

You can banish the fear and insecurity of wondering what to do in a session with couples or individuals.

Or take a few minutes to read more about the training below.

There are a lot of good couples therapy training programs available today. You can listen to webinars, attend conferences, and read books and articles to learn about the latest strategies. But there is a serious limitation to all of these: what happens when a great intervention falls flat or you’re faced with a partner who just isn’t motivated?

How can you excel using the latest strategies in couples therapy when you cannot dial up the writer or presenter and ask, “Now what?”

Your last session ended on a sour note. You’re afraid the next session will be like the last, and your fear is well-grounded.

Imagine having your own on-call expert.

What if you could contact the expert before your next session? And get targeted feedback about what to do and why to do it? It’s your professional SOS lifeline. Whenever you want it. No matter where you live. Really. How? Join my online training group and you can ask me anything on a secure encrypted members-only website. Whenever you want. Write in your question and you will get a rapid, targeted, clinically clear response to apply in your next session. Or take advantage of a live monthly phone call, where you can choose to present a case and I will teach about the clinical challenges you are facing.

It gets even better.

Not only do you get timely suggestions, but you also get the theory and reasoning behind the interventions.

To do exceptionally solid couples therapy is much more complicated than many therapists think. It involves a powerful combination of systemic, developmental, and intrapsychic interventions. It involves integrating Attachment theory and Differentiation theory with knowledge about Trauma and Neuroscience.

But most of all, it takes ongoing coaching and learning.

Who Am I and Why Am I Offering this Training Program?

Don’t get me wrong. I love learning through books, conferences and workshops, but they all leave me wanting more.

Get more when you want it.

When I hear a speaker who makes my head buzz with new insights and possibilities, unfortunately too many of the insights are wasted when I can’t get ongoing learning from the trainer. I hunger for ongoing learning after the initial presentations.

When I get what excites me, I want more of it. I don’t think I am alone in this feeling.

This was my driving force behind starting an ongoing couples therapy training and mentoring group. Of all the professional activities I have been involved in (and there have been many: co-authoring best-selling professional books, founding The Couples Institute, being an invited speaker at most major professional conferences and being interviewed by major TV, news and print media), I discovered what I really valued much more deeply was seeing the growth in couples therapists who cared about making a real difference.

These could be the best CE hours that you’ll earn in your career as a therapist.

That’s right, for most licenses this course fulfills the entire CE requirements for a whole licensing period.

After specializing in couples and working in the trenches for thirty years, I know how challenging estranged couples are.

The challenges never stop.

So, if you have a passion for couples work, I’d like to provide you a shortcut to amazing competence

Join Me For Training and Mentoring

“The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience” Let This Be Your Time To Become an Excellent Couples Therapist

I can still remember how embarrassing it felt to present myself as a couples therapist when my training and skills were shaky.

I remember how I worried about a couple’s marriage hanging by a thread when they were depending on me, not realizing how few couples I had successfully helped. And I felt like a charlatan waiting for the next couple referral when I lacked confidence.

Now you can fill in the gaps in your couples therapy training with me by your side. And you can do it in ways that I believe you will find enjoyable, convenient and comprehensive. I know this is a tall order. But here’s why I believe I can make such a promise.

I have done the work, so you don’t have to do it. I’ve integrated recent findings in neuroscience, attachment theory and differentiation into our Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and created an unprecedented training program that is:

Comprehensive
Forward-thinking
Systematic
Responsive to your needs
Convenient
Affordable
A comfortable fit with what you already do

If you’re a psychologist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, marriage counselor, clergy, mental health counselor, or relationship coach, this training can significantly benefit your individual or couple clients.

And it’s training without travel!

Why Is the Developmental Model So Important?

You may have studied or practiced other models at this point. But when you learn the Developmental Model, also referred to as the Bader-Pearson Model, you’ll have a core foundation in diagnosing, intervening, and significantly changing troubled relationships. The model integrates couples development with the following three scientific areas of study as well as practical techniques you can start using right away:

Attachment Theory

The quality of early life experiences profoundly affects couples' relationships. You’ll become skilled at assessing each partner’s primary attachment pattern and learn immediate applications to help couples develop secure attachment.

Differentiation Theory

Understanding this theory will enable you to help couples manage their conflicts and differences with a foundation that will last them a lifetime. You will support the evolution of each partner, as well as the growth of the relationship.

Neuroscience

One of the biggest breakthroughs in our profession is our recent knowledge that the mind can change the architecture of the brain. Learn cutting edge techniques and approaches to deal with early life trauma that is stored in the emotional brain and then contributes to the pain couples inflict on each other. Changing their interpersonal process becomes much easier. This one-year training program is the culmination of all my 30 years experience, shaped and customized to improve your experience in seeing difficult couples! If you want to excel at working with couples, this program is your practical road map. You will learn what to do, how to do it, and why to do it.

Help couples become collaborative instead of combative.
Help couples understand the underlying cause of relationship distress.
Apply practical techniques to get healing results.
Motivate unmotivated partners to take action.
Ensure that couples feel progress and don't give up.

What does this mean for you? It means more confidence, more referrals, and more satisfied clients. Register Now

Your training starts when you sign up – you will not be ‘behind’.

After you register, the first lesson will automatically be sent to you, and every two weeks you’ll receive another. You’ll see the support for your most recent lesson on the training site anytime you log in, plus all the other great material, monthly clinical calls, and bonus calls. The monthly calls will highlight cases from individual members that tie into a variety of lessons on a variety of levels. Local call in numbers are available for members living anywhere within the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Or you can utilize an online call service of your choosing to get on the live calls with me. Otherwise you can listen online in real-time and submit questions with the click of a button, or just choose to access recordings of each call at your convenience.

Join many therapists who have trained in the Developmental Model. The diversity of experience and uniformity in commitment is impressive, and we've had participants from over twenty countries.

As We Work Together For the Next 12 Months, Here’s What You’ll Receive…

Since starting this course the one thing that has resonated in my clinical work is feeling that I have structure, and this I believe relates to the couple clarifying their goals for working with me. I'm excited to help couples put into words their desire for a better life together and for ongoing growth. Thank you.”

Sharon James, Maroubra, New South Wales, Counsellor and Relationship Therapist

You will receive lessons in PDF format by email on these topics:

Goal-Setting for a Powerful Start
Assessment From an Attachment Theory Perspective
Assessment Tools to Diagnose the Couples Developmental Stage
Understanding Differentiation
Accessing the Emotional Brain For Rapid Change and Trauma Healing
Recognizing the Three Types of Motivation
Developing Empathy in Self-Absorbed or Narcissistic Partners
Resolving Intra-psychic Impasses
Navigating Clashing Goals And Values Collisions
And a whole lot more

You will become skilled at working with the types of couples many therapists shudder to see. You will welcome the difficult cases that colleagues refer to you. You will learn tools to be successful with the following types of couples:

The Hostile-Angry Couple
The Conflict Avoidant Couple
The Passive Aggressive Partner
The Narcissistic Partner
The Self-Absorbed Partner
The Silently Disengaged Partner
The Addicted Partner
Lies, Betrayal, Affairs, and Infidelity

And each lesson is strategically sequenced so you keep building your skills and interventions.
If you want to excel in your work with couples, I’d like to work with you.

Let's Review What You'll Receive Immediate Access to Today

Written Lessons: Every fifteen days you will receive a substantial written lesson. You will learn how to address and solve specific problems based on the Developmental Model.

Ongoing Discussion: After each lesson, I participate along with other members in a secure comment section to discuss how to approach the thorny challenges presented in that lesson. You’ll be contributing to and learning from others as well as me. We don’t shy away from difficult issues like:

How to Integrate Individual Sessions Into Your Couples Work
How to Manage Confidentiality
How to Integrate Couples Therapy When One Partner Is in Early Recovery
How to Handle Sexual Desire Discrepancy
How to Handle Threats of Violence or Divorce
How to Manage a Couple Threatening to Terminate

Conference Calls: Every month we will talk on the phone. You will have questions as you learn and apply new theory and interventions. These calls are live, and we even provide local call in numbers for anywhere in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. They focus on clinical cases and will enhance your perspective on challenging situations. These clinical calls give you an opportunity to get your questions answered. You simply cannot get this important ongoing feedback from a workshop or book.

Audio: Each conference call is recorded and saved for you in a downloadable format. It’s posted within 24 hours so you can listen at your convenience, on your computer, or on the go.

Client Handouts: You’ll also receive exercises and handouts to use with your clients.

Some of these are:

Uncovering Vulnerability and Shifting Negative Patterns
Couples Questionnaire for Diagnosing Each Partner’s Stage of Development
Identifying Ineffective Behaviors Partners Use to Cope
Setting Limits on Conflict
Fostering Empathy
Self-Assessment After a Fight

Members’ Clinical Cases: You’ll have a special area where you can post your own cases for ongoing consultation as well as having access to a private discussion group where you can interact with me and with your colleagues on specific challenging topics.

Bonus Calls: In our private website, you’ll find an invaluable library of our past bonus training calls from experts including Janis Spring, Esther Perel, Stan Tatkin, Harville Hendrix, and many more. You can listen to these immediately when you join.

And throughout the year there will be guest appearances from other specialists in the field of couples therapy whose work complements what I am teaching.

Don't miss these upcoming calls:

June, Martha Kauppi, Using the Dual Control Model of Sexual Arousal to Help Couples with Desire Discrepancy
July, Bill Doherty, Discernment Counseling
October, Steve Frankel, Legal/Ethical Issues for Couples Therapists

Listen to these past favorites:

Dr. Peter Pearson, Rethinking First Sessions
Dan Siegel, Couples Therapy: How Interpersonal Neurobiology Can Inform What We Do
Helen Fisher, Powerful Brain Systems of Romantic Love

Peer Consultation Groups (optional): Join a peer consultation group and you can take advantage of collaboration with other therapists on the application of the new principles you are learning. Some past participants have found this to be a valuable way to reinforce what they are learning.

Members’ Directory: List yourself, and use the directory to find other therapists to refer to around the world, as well as some who can refer to you. Your network of professionals and possible future friends just expanded.

Savings: Enjoy a 15% discount on all Couples Institute products.

Certificate of Completion: We’ll issue you a professional looking certificate when you complete the training, so that you can more easily convey your skills and expertise to clients.

How Much Does It Cost?

If you think of pricing for monthly conference calls, guest experts, recordings, printed lessons, and ongoing blog interaction, you know it’s incredibly valuable. But this program is priced at just $127 a month, or $4.17 a day. Lots of people spend that much for their coffee on the way to work.

Or pay 10% less when you pay for the full year of training upfront. That’s for your monthly conference calls, unlimited access to the members’ website where you can download, listen, read and review lessons, and a blog where you can ask me and interact with me on any challenges you are facing. Considering my hourly consultation rate of $300 and that I no longer consult for therapists who are not in my training program, this is an amazing value.

My Iron Clad Guarantee:

I don’t think anyone should feel like they have to pay for a group that isn’t helping them. If at any time during the first 30 days you feel like you are not on the path to becoming a better couples therapist, I will promptly refund your full investment.

To make it clearer —in your first 30 days as a member—I expect you can…

Have a clear, non-pathological way to describe to your couples why they are struggling
Become more confident in your ability to conduct first sessions
Have diagnostic and assessment tools ready to use
Look forward to listening – and participating in – Monthly Coaching Calls
Find value in learning and applying the Development Model of Couples Therapy
Want to continue on this journey to becoming a better couples therapist

or I will refund your full investment.

The Time Is Now

The information in this training has been tested, refined, and tested again in the arena where it counts most: the offices of therapists throughout the United States and on five other continents. The feedback is universally enthusiastic from therapists just like you.

Graduates have even cited their ability to help as many as 60% more couples after taking the training.

These positive evaluations – not a false sense of bravado – allow me to guarantee that the training will contribute to your success.

I want you to:

Feel calm & poised when working with challenging couples;

Have the confidence to work with your toughest cases;

Help couples you have wanted to refer out;

See improvements with your individual clients as well.

This program will shave years off your learning curve because I’ve done the work for you.

You can make a bigger difference. So sign up now, work at your own pace and get personal help along the way.

You are not alone,

Dr. Ellyn Bader

P.S. Remember, this is a no-lose proposition. You're covered by my special 30-Day money-back guarantee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Some other questions you may have about this program… 1. What about CE Credits? Most healthcare professionals can earn 36 hours of Continuing Education credit by completing this course. Please read the accreditation and disclosure information and the course objectives before registering. 2. Will this approach be compatible with how I work? Yes! The integration of attachment theory, differentiation theory and neuroscience has proven to be compatible with audiences I have trained throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. This training receives consistent, enthusiastic feedback that it enhances rather than collides with various other approaches. You will not need to learn a whole new approach. 3. I don’t have a lot of experience with couples – will this training be too advanced? Likely not. When I give presentations at different state and national conferences, the audiences typically include novices through seasoned therapists. What they all appreciate is the understandable ways these orientations are integrated and can be immediately applied to their own practice. 4. I have quite a bit of experience with couples. Will this just be a repeat of what I already know? Not unless you have done extensive training with me in the Developmental Model already. The consistent feedback I get, even from therapists who have been in long-term practice, is how valuable these concepts are along with the opportunity to get feedback as you integrate them. 5. Who is right for this training? The training can benefit a variety of professionals who work with individuals in relationships or with couples. Past participants have included psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, marriage counselors, clergy, mental health counselors, relationship coaches and more.

6. I’m not technically savvy. How difficult is the computer part of the program? Most therapists – myself included – feel some anxiety about using technology. I’ve worked hard to be sure that our materials are very user-friendly. And our office staff is patient with beginners. So don’t let it scare you; jump right in. 7. How can I get my individual questions addressed? You can ask questions throughout the 12 months. I stay on the monthly phone calls to answer all the questions you have, and as well I and my team monitor the questions asked on the blog around the clock. 8. What makes this different from taking a conventional online CE course? With online courses there is no interaction with the instructor. You can’t ask questions about a specific case. You can’t get elaborations on especially relevant interventions. There is no way to ask, “Now what?” Participants from our courses also observe that the support from peers on the blog is a huge unexpected benefit. 9. What makes this different from going to a workshop at a conference? At a workshop you may or may not get your specific questions answered. You can’t keep asking deeper and deeper questions to the presenter as they have too much material to cover. You cannot call the instructor after the workshop and say, “Wow, what you taught was really great, now how can I apply the interventions to my particular case?” A workshop is not designed to be comprehensive. This exclusive and comprehensive membership program is. 10. Why does this training extend over a year? You need time to implement, experiment, and learn how to apply the interventions with confidence. As I mentioned before, skillful couples therapy is not mastered in the occasional workshop or reading good books and articles. This prolonged format gives you the big picture and then time to apply specific strategies to specific situations. As your confidence grows, you will need different feedback. A longer training program allows you to get support through your evolution. Most participants spend about 4 hours each month to read and digest the material and calls. The truth is you need two things to be successful – not just with couples, but also in almost any area of your life. The first is knowledge of how to achieve the success. The second is the dedication to acquire and apply that knowledge. If you supply the dedication, I will give you the knowledge. 11. What if several of us at an agency want to take the training? Agency discounts are available for 3 or more people. Please call 1-877-327-5915 or contact us for more information.

More about Dr. Ellyn Bader

Dr. Ellyn Bader is Co-Founder & Director of The Couples Institute and creators of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Dr. Bader is widely recognized as an expert in couples therapy training. She has trained therapists throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Russia, Asia, South America, and Australia.

Ellyn has authored two books. The first one, In Quest of the Mythical Mate, was awarded the Clark Vincent Award by the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists for its outstanding contribution to the field of marital therapy and is now in its 18th printing. She has been featured on over 50 radio and television programs including The Today Show and CBS Early Morning News, and she has been quoted in many publications including The New York Times, The Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan.

Since 2006, Ellyn has led innovative couples therapy training programs online. Professionals from around the world connect with her through internet, conference calls and blog discussions to study couples therapy.