( HS Durvasula 096716 2026)Antagonistic Clients & Antagonistic Relationships Understanding the Complex Clinical Picture of Re

Course overview

The increased focus on working with clients who are navigating, being harmed by, or experiencing the fallout of relationships with individuals with antagonistic personality styles, such as narcissism, requires clinicians to be aware of the subtleties raised by these cases. After all, the client in the antagonistic relationship brings their own personality, schemas, self-reflective capacity, and regulation and theres tremendous heterogeneity in these clients presentations. In addition, narcissistic relationships typically entail relational trauma and betrayal, all of which can contribute to a complex clinical picture and magnify existing personality issues. In this workshop, well focus on the importance of assessment and psychological safety. Youll discover: The dynamics and behaviors observed in narcissistic relationships How to balance validation with self-reflection and accountability, ensuring youre not enabling while doing this work Ethical issues to consider when working with antagonistic personality styles How to help clients navigate the fallout of narcissistic abuse/antagonistic relational stress in relationships