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 watching the previously recorded/on-demand version must complete a Post-Webinar Quiz with a passing grade of at least 80% to verify their attendance and receive their Certificate of Participation.

Note: The course recording is available only after the live broadcast has ended.

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 of a passing grade of at least 80% on the recorded on-demand version post-course quiz.

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.