(HS Solomon 150491 2025) The Self of the Couple Therapist: Deepening Your Craft Toward Becoming an Advanced Clinician
Tracking # 20-1344209
Course overview
This workshop explores your journey as a couple therapist, focusing on both professional developmental "milestones" and the sneaky but powerful ways that working with couples shapes the self of the couple therapist. Participants will examine the paradoxical twin tasks of, on the one hand, amassing experience to hone our abilities (to recognize patterns, to conceptualize cases, and to intervene in ways that are grounded and authoritative), and, on the other hand, maintaining a beginners mindset and capacity for wonder. Additionally, participants will learn how to use their family of origin experiences and relationship history to deepen rather than inhibit the work of building a treatment alliance with partners who are often deeply polarized. Participants will leave this workshop with a deepened sense of their strengths and growing edges as a couple therapist.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is the founder and clinician for The Institute for Relational Self-Awareness and has employment relationships with Northwestern University and Masterclass. She receives royalties as a published author and is the podcast host of Reimaging Love. Dr. Solomon receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is a thought leader for Heleo, a founding expert for the Mine'd app, and an ambassador for The Relationship School. She is an ad hoc for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc. Dr. Solomon is a member of the American Psychological Association, and the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. She has presented for Modern Sex Therapy Institute (MSTI) and the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute (ISTI).