online

Couples Consultation Group

 with David & Deborah Woodsfellow

starting Friday March 22nd

9:30 to 11:30

fourth Friday of the month

6 Friday meetings
Mar 22, Apr 26, May 24, Jun 28, July 26, Aug 23

Limited to 8 therapists
up to 12 CEs

$150 per meeting, one free miss

If you'd like to take your couples therapy to another level, this group is for you.

We explore couples therapy through case study. Members present cases where they are facing questions or challenges. As we discuss these cases, you will learn more principles and methods of effective couples therapy.

In the past, we've talked about 

• starting with a new couple
• beginning sessions on a good note
• handling ambivalence
• handling difficult clients
• choosing which topics to discuss each meeting
• dealing with affairs
• dealing with anger
• dealing with addictions
• deaingl with narcissism
• ending sessions with positive energy

You can present cases in any way you'd like. Some therapists simply describe their couple and ask their  questions. Some therapists make detailed case presentations with assessments and charts. Any way is fine.

With each case, we do our best to answer the therapist's questions. We discuss how best to proceed in the therapy and consider which theories and methods might apply. Sometimes, there are clear-cut answers; sometimes not. We understand that couples therapy can be very difficult.

In this group, you will learn new skills to use, and new interventions to consider. You'll learn some new ways of thinking about couples. You'll also learn more about the arts of deciding what-to-do-when, and what-to-do-with-whom. We'll draw on the work of Hendrix, Gray, Gottman, Johnson, and Real. And help you think about which approach works best with which situations.

David Woodsfellow, PhD is a licensed psychologist whose entire practice is couples therapy. He has been seeing couples - only couples - for thirty years. Educated at Harvard, Antioch, UC Santa Barbara, and Georgia State University, David did his clinical internship at UCLA Medical School Neuropsychiatric Institute. He holds Master Certification in Relational Life Therapy.  He is a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, Certified Mars-Venus Counselor, and has taken advanced training in Gottman Method Marital Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

Deborah Woodsfellow, MPH is a relationship coach and former Physician Assistant. Educated at Emory University School of Medicine and Emory University School of Public Health, she also trained directly with Harville Hendrix, John Gray, John and Julie Gottman, Sue Johnson, and Terry Real. The Woodsfellow Training Program in Couples Therapy is currently in its twentieth year.