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Relationships CPD talks

• Structure as a Pathway to Connection: The Imago Dialogue as Relational Practice - This talk examines the Imago Dialogue as a structured, experiential process for shaping partner-to-partner interaction in couples therapy. The talk focuses o...
• Working with Death, Illness and Loss - Abstract: In this clinically focused talk, existential psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and published author Aviva Keren Barnett offers a comprehensive ...
• Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Psychotherapy - This presentation, accredited for 3 Ethics CPD points, examines the ethical implications of AI use in mental health, with a particular focus on the use of AI...
• Rethinking Couples Therapy: Imago Therapy as a Relational Paradigm - This talk introduces a fundamental shift in how couples therapy is understood and practiced. Rather than focusing on individuals as the primary unit of care,...
• Beyond Narcissism: A handbook for practitioners and clients dealing with narcissistic abuse - In the last of this 3-part set on narcissism, we maintain our dual focus of caring for the practitioner, while caring about the client. As emotionally sensit...
• Five Pathways to Parental Estrangement: Understanding How Estrangement Emerges, and Where Intervention Is Still Possible -   In western family structures, parental estrangement is becoming a considered choice for young people confronting major differences in traditional valu...
• Working with High Conflict Couples in Imago Relationship Therapy - Reactive couples often seek therapy because their relationship feels stuck—locked in cycles of anger, withdrawal, and escalating conflict. In Imago Rel...
• Navigating Affairs in Couples Therapy - Navigating affairs in couples therapy is complex and emotionally charged, often leaving both clients and therapists feeling disoriented. This talk offers cou...
• Part 2: Imago Relationship Therapy: Practical application of core Imago skills. - This talk explores the Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) framework for transforming relational dynamics through empathy, Zero Negativity, affirmation, and int...
• Part 1: Imago Relationship Theory: From the Individual to the Relational and Core Skills with Founders Harville Hendrix and Helen La Kelly Hunt - This talk explores the evolution of relational understanding from a worldview of separateness toward one of connection. Beginning with an understanding of th...
• An Introduction to Narcissism: The map is not the territory - Narcissism is increasingly present in clinical settings, yet remains one of the most misunderstood and under-researched areas in psychology. This CPD event, ...
• Working with Couples: Relational Ethics -part 2 - This advanced talk builds on Relational Ethics Part 1 by shifting from theoretical foundations to practical application in couples therapy. Designed for...
• Working with Couples: Relational ethics part 1- theory - Traditional ethical frameworks in psychotherapy often centre on individual autonomy, rights, and independence. However, in couples therapy—where interd...
• Codependency: Identifying & addressing an underlying, untreated addiction in our clients - Codependency is a frequently overlooked but clinically significant issue that can masquerade as anxiety, depression, or relational dysfunction. Often misunde...
• Couples Counselling: An essential introductory map - Couples therapy presents unique challenges that differ significantly from individual psychotherapy. This foundational training offers psychologists and couns...
• Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy - Psychoanalytic couple therapy is based on the fascinating premise that the unconscious has a defining role to play in couple relationships. Tertia Myers, a J...