$39.99
Examining the Anatomy of Couple Relationships: Research and Interventions for Couples in Conflict (September 2025)
Register NowCouples therapy can easily reduce the most competent clinician to fantasies of early retirement or career rehabbing. Let’s be honest, working with distressed couples can be disorienting (Gottman & Gottman, 2018). In addition to exploring the common pitfalls in treating couples, this workshop will summarize current research from the Gottman Institute pertaining to what really “works” and “doesn’t work” in couple relationships and in couple’s therapy (Johnson, 2019; Gottman & Gottman, 2018). By identifying risk factors for marital dissolution and understanding what cultivates a strong attachment bond, clinicians are better positioned to coach their couples towards a more satisfying relationship. Practical strategies and clinical interventions will be provided to help couple’s navigate conflict more successfully.
Date
09/12/2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Instructors
Dr. Jonathan ImpellizzeriCost
$39.99
Credit Hours
2 Clinical CEs
Course Overview
Couples therapy can easily reduce the most competent clinician to fantasies of early retirement or career rehabbing. Let’s be honest, working with distressed couples can be disorienting (Gottman & Gottman, 2018). In addition to exploring the common pitfalls in treating couples, this workshop will summarize current research from the Gottman Institute pertaining to what really “works” and “doesn’t work” in couple relationships and in couple’s therapy (Johnson, 2019; Gottman & Gottman, 2018). By identifying risk factors for marital dissolution and understanding what cultivates a strong attachment bond, clinicians are better positioned to coach their couples towards a more satisfying relationship. Practical strategies and clinical interventions will be provided to help couple’s navigate conflict more successfully.
Learning Objectives
● Participants will summarize key differences between the masters and disasters of couple relationships from four decades of longitudinal and observational research.
● Participants will identify and distinguish between criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling.
● Participants will apply 3 interventions from the Gottman method to help couples successfully navigate conflict.
Course Bibliography
DuBois, S. N., Woodward, H., Manser, K., Saigal, S., Santic, F., Tully, T., & Sher, T. G. (2022). Examining relationship-level predictors of individual-level health in long distance relationships, The Family Journal, 30(3), 289-300.
Fernandes, C. S., Magalhaes, Silva, S., & Edra, B. (2022). Marital satisfaction of Portuguese families in times of social lockdown, The Family Journal, 30(2), 139-147.
Garanzini, S., Yee, A., Gottman, J. M., Gottman, J. S., Cole, C., Preciado, M., Jasculca, C. (2017), Results of Gottman Method Couples Therapy with gay and lesbian couples, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(4):674-684. 10.1111/jmft.12276
Gayatri, M., & Irawaty, D. K. (2022). Family resilience during COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review, The Family Journal, 30(2), 132-138.
Gottman, J. M. (2011). The science of trust. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. M. (1999). The marriage clinic: A scientifically based marital therapy. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. M. and Schwartz-Gottman, J. (2017) The natural principles of love, Journal of Family Theory and Review, 9:1. 7-26. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12182
Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J.S. (2018). The science of couples and family therapy: Behind the scenes at the love lab. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. S., & Gottman, J. M. (2015). 10 principles for doing effective couples therapy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (Eds.). (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. (5th ed). New York: The Guilford Press.
Johnson, S. M. (2019). Attachment theory in practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy with individuals, couples and families. New York: The Guilford Press.
Kaplan, J. T., Gimbel, S. I., & Harris, S. (2016). Neural correlates of maintaining one’s political beliefs in the face of counterevidence, Scientific Reports, 6:39589. doi: 10.1038/srep39589
Mitran. C., L. (2022). A new framework for examining impact of neurodiversity in couples in intimate relationships, The Family Journal, 30(3), 437-443.
Nightingale, M., Ibilola, C., (2019). Emotionally Focused Therapy: A culturally sensitive approach for African American heterosexual couples. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 30(3), 221-244. doi: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1666497
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Cognitive Behavior Institute, #1771, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 06/30/2022-06/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.
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Course Schedule
| Course Date | Course Start Time | Course End Time | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2025 | 3:00pm | 5:00pm | EST |
Course Agenda
| Course Event Day or Date | Course Agenda Time Block | Course Content Covered |
|---|---|---|
| DAY 1 | 3PM-3:10PM | Introduction & Course Overview (Conflicts of interest, learning objectives, limitations) |
| DAY 1 | 3:10PM-3:25PM | 4 horsemen of the apocalypse & antidotes |
| DAY 1 | 3:25PM-3:35PM | Video Review & Participant Polling identifying 4 horsemen |
| DAY 1 | 3:35PM-4:20PM | Review of Sound Relationship House |
| DAY 1 | 4:20PM-4:50PM | Description of 2 Clinical Interventions for High Conflict Couples |
| DAY 1 | 4:50PM-5PM | Q&A |
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