Change Over Time - Couples Institute

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Change Over Time:

One Couple's Journey From Pain and Avoidance to Finding Love and Hope Again

A Free 7-Part Series

April 25 - May 4

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This series unlocks a hidden world, bringing therapists into the visceral experience of therapy over 18 months with an intimacy and intensity avoidant couple.

World-class couples therapist Dr. Ellyn Bader deftly advises, role plays, and consults with the therapist on the case who bravely puts her work on display so you can see the progression of treatment over time.

Watch as this couple is guided through the minefield of honest confrontation with each other and themselves, revealing struggles of intimacy, and ultimately a breakthrough that finds love and hope again.

In a series of episodes and live webinars, you’ll see…

• How vagueness and passivity eat intimacy alive and what to do about it

• What it takes to keep momentum alive when clients are flat and disengaged

• How to turn “I don’t know” into progress and disengagement into connection

• The gentle undoing of years of emotional self-protection

• How to use anxiety to foster growth and connection

• The terrifying beauty of one partner finally saying “I want this”

These couples are exhausting – not because of conflict, but because of the absence of it. You’ve seen them. This time, you’ll see how to move them.

Join Live or Get the Replays For…

Stuck in Vagueness and Passivity: Turning Intense Reactivity into Emotional Risk and Individual Accountability.

April 28, 9–10:30am Pacific

Returning to Love and Hope: Supporting Emerging Connection and Intimacy.

May 2, 11–12:30pm Pacific

The Anatomy of Progress: Multiple Breakthroughs for the Client and Therapist (+Q&A)

May 4, 2–3pm Pacific

Change Over Time is therapy in real-time – stripped of heroics, but rich in small stakes that lead to seismic shifts. It’s all free, but it only happens once from April 25-May 5. Make sure you register now to get links to watch every episode, join the live webinars, and get the replays.

It’s the only way to watch this series live or get the replays!

Week 1

Change Over Time:

One Couple's Journey From Pain and
Avoidance to Finding Love and Hope Again

Episode 1 : Stuck in Vagueness and Passivity

How Vagueness and Passivity Undermine Intimate Connection

(September 30, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Episode 2 : Overcoming Boredom and Exhaustion

What to Do When Partners are Flat and Disengaged

(October 3, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Episode 3 : Challenging Destructive Defenses

How to Help Partners Chip Away at Each Other’s Defenses

(October 6, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Episode 4 : Returning to Love and Hope

How to Support Emerging Connection and Intimacy

(October 7, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Week 2

The Therapists' Journey:

Creating a Successful Career in
Challenging Times

Your Career:

4 Pathways to Success

(October 11, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Your Clinical Foundation:

Demos of Tools You Can Use Right Now with Fighting Couples

(October 13, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

Your Community:

Gaining Mentors, Colleagues, and Referrals

(October 14, 12-1:30pm Pacific)

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About Ellyn

Hi, I'm Dr. Ellyn Bader. I am the co-founder and the director of The Couples Institute and co-creator of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, with my husband, Dr. Peter Pearson.

When we created the Developmental Model over 30 years ago, it helped launched the specialty of couples therapy.

The Developmental Model has not only withstood the test of time, but it has served as the foundation for all of the strategies and interventions introduced at The Couples Institute and taught around the world.

I want to give you the tools and strategies I’ve learned so that it won’t take you years to discover them.

After helping thousands of therapists like you, I know I can help you, too.