Monday, September 14, 2015

Professional Development: The new science of romantic love: what you understand you can shape

An Evening Keynote and Day-Long Workshop with Dr. Sue Johnson

Date: Sept 29-30, 2015

Location: The Haven, Gabriola Island

Evening Keynote

The new science of romantic love: what you understand you can shape

Tuesday September 29, 7:00-8.30pm

Day-long workshop for counselling professionals

Couples Therapy in the 21st century – a new era

The workshop will outline the Emotionally Focused Model of Couple Therapy (EFT), and how it illustrates the new science of love and bonding. The EFT model represents the cutting edge of couple interventions and addresses the three main tasks of therapy; creating a safe haven alliance, working to regulate and transform emotions and emotional signals, and choreographing a couple’s dance to foster emotional connection and fulfill attachment needs. 

The day will include didactic presentations on love and attachment, the state of couple therapy and the conceptual and clinical base of EFT as well as experiential exercises and observation and discussion of therapy sessions.

Participants will be able to:

· Outline the laws of human bonding and how they operate in adult love relationships.
· List the stages, steps, and interventions of EFT.
· Make sense of the stuck places that perpetuate negative cycles and emotional disconnection in love relationships.
· Describe how to set up new bonding interactions that redefine connection and change working models of attachment.
· Outline how to adapt the model to different individuals, including escalated, traumatized, and depressed partners.
· Consider how the therapist’s style fits with the model or creates blocks in working with emotion and shaping new dances.
The package price for the keynote and one day workshop is $300. Accommodation and meals are extra.
To register contact the Haven’s registration office 1.800. 222 .9211 x 1 or email register@haven.ca or register online at:

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