Practical Starting Points for the Work You're Already Doing

Free courses, tools, and training for therapists learning to go deeper with couples, and resources for anyone working on their own relationship.

Practical Starting Points for the Work You're Already Doing

Free courses, tools, and training for therapists learning to go deeper with couples, and resources for anyone working on their own relationship.

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Couples Therapy 101

New to couples work? Covers how to set up the first session, what to listen for in intake, and how to help couples actually communicate with each other in the room.

free

Compare the 7 Types of Couples Therapy Models

Where do therapists go for training? This 12-page guide breaks down RLT, EFT, Gottman, IMAGO, PACT, IFS, and the Developmental Model so you can figure out what fits how you want to work.

$97

Mastering Couples Therapy Intensives

Everything you need to start offering intensives from structure, pricing, logistics, and how to do the actual clinical work. A natural step before the CIT Certification.

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"So You Don't Want to Go to Therapy?"

For people who know something isn't working in their relationship but aren't sure therapy is the answer.

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