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MANAGING SECRETS; A RADICAL APPROACH

A one-hour teleseminar Presented by Dr. Tammy Nelson and Dr. Janis Abrahms Spring June 29, 2011 – 12pm to 1pm Eastern

Cost: $49

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO JOIN LIVE — LISTEN ANYTIME!

Affairs are all about secrets. How can a therapist treat both the unfaithful and the hurt partner and respect the confidences of each? This workshop will describe an “open secrets policy” – a radical model for helping unfaithful partners resolve their ambivalence about what to disclose, decide whether to recommit to the marriage, and perhaps, to work to rebuild trust and intimacy. Tammy and Janis will draw from their clinical cases to bring these concepts to life.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will understand the benefits of seeing partners both individually and conjointly in treating infidelity.

  2. Participants will challenge the assumption that the therapist can’t keep secrets and maintain ethical boundaries in the couple.

  3. Participants will learn how to help unfaithful partners unpack their secrets and resolve their ambivalence about recommitting to the marriage.

JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING, PhD, is a nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. She is the author of the award-winning books, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, and, her latest, Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent. In private practice for 34 years, Dr. Spring is a recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology, and is a popular media guest on programs such as NPR and Good Morning America. www.janisaspring.com

Tammy Nelson, PhD, LPC, is a Certified Sexologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Imago Therapist and the author of Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together. With over 20 years experience working in private practice with individuals and couples, she helps couples increase the passion in their relationship using empathic dialogue and other forms of intimate communication. Dr. Nelson lectures and trains internationally on sex and relationships. www.DrTammyNelson.com


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