Mastering Conflict Resolution: A Workshop for Therapists Working with High Conflict Couples

This is a 6-hour on-demand webinar led by Jennine Estes Powell, LMFT that was originally broadcast live on October 24-25, 2024.

All registrants receive unlimited access to the recording for 365 days.

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Mastering Conflict Resolution: A Workshop for Therapists Working with High Conflict Couples

Are you a couples counsellor striving to support clients whose relationships are marked by significant and ongoing conflict?

This specialized, 6-hour course, led by esteemed licensed marriage and family therapist Jennine Estes Powell, is designed to equip clinicians with the tools and knowledge to effectively manage high conflict couples.

By delving into the root causes of conflict, this course provides practical, research-based techniques to help therapists transform turmoil into harmony.

Understanding the Dynamics of High Conflict Couples

High conflict couples often present with entrenched patterns of communication breakdowns, attachment issues, and unresolved trauma. These factors can lead to frequent arguments, emotional distress, and a lack of resolution.

During this live webinar, participants will explore these three main causes of high-conflict behaviour. Through detailed case studies and real-life examples, therapists will gain a deeper understanding of how these dynamics manifest in relationships and contribute to ongoing discord.

Advanced Techniques for De-escalation and Emotional Regulation

This webinar emphasizes the importance of advanced de-escalation techniques to manage high conflict couples.

Participants will learn strategies to calm heightened emotions and reduce immediate conflict, allowing for a more productive therapeutic environment. Interactive exercises and role-playing scenarios will provide hands-on practice in these techniques, enabling clinicians to refine their skills in a supportive setting.

By mastering these approaches, therapists can help couples navigate their conflicts more effectively.

Building Healthy Communication Patterns

Fostering positive communication is crucial for high conflict couples to move beyond their challenges. In this course, clinicians will learn methods to facilitate active listening, empathy, and validation. These skills are essential for guiding couples toward constructive interactions and rebuilding trust.

This webinar will equip therapists with a comprehensive toolkit for managing high conflict couples, empowering them to transform conflict into connection and create lasting positive change in their clients’ relationships.

By the end of this transformative training, participants will be well-prepared to support high conflict couples in their journey toward healthier and more fulfilling relationships.


Join us to enhance your therapeutic skills and make a meaningful impact in the lives of couples struggling with conflict.

  • Assess and identify the root causes of high conflict couples.
  • Develop strategies and techniques to deescalate the conflict.
  • Create new communication patterns.
  • Create individualized treatment plans for high conflict couples.
  • Navigate ethical considerations and self-care practices in high conflict couples therapy.

This training offers 6 hours of direct contact (not counting breaks or lunch). It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards/regulatory body to verify CE requirements for their license to practice.

Attendees of the live broadcast will receive instructions on how to obtain their Certificate of Participation after the course is finished.

Attendees of the on-demand recorded version will need to complete a Post-Webinar Quiz with a pass of at least 80% in order to verify attendance and then receive their Certificate of Participation. On-demand attendees will receive instructions on how to obtain their Certificate of Participation once they have successfully passed the Post-Webinar Quiz at the completion of the webinar.


The Certificate of Participation includes:

  • Name of participant.
  • Title of training.
  • Name of presenter plus their credentials.
  • Number of hours of training.
  • Date of training.
  • Confirmation that showed 100% attendance at the live broadcast or passed a quiz with at least an 80% grade to verify attendance of the on-demand recording.

Get details about CE credits for Canadian and non-US international participants.

Get details about CE credits for US participants.

Please check with your regulatory body/organization to ensure that this certificate is sufficient proof for you to claim CE credits.

Event Detail

Who Should Attend

  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Clinical and Counselling Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatric Social Workers
  • Pastoral Counsellors
  • Psychotherapists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Counsellors
  • Graduate Students in accredited programs in the above fields
  • Case Managers
  • Licensed Professional Counsellors
  • All other professionals who would like to develop, update, or expand their skills and knowledge in mental health practices