2-day Relationships Workshops: ACT With Love  

APS-endorsed, 12 Active Hours for CCLIN, CCOUN, CCOM, CHP

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a powerful model for building, repairing and enhancing our relationships. This practical and experiential workshop will teach you how to apply ACT effectively to  common relationship issues. Pre-requisite: you should already be familiar with the ACT model, and preferably have attended an introductory ACT workshop.

Note: If you have already attended other workshops of mine, you need not fear that this will be “more of the same”; I guarantee you will find plenty of new material here. (This is the 'most fun' workshop I've ever run.)

This 2-day workshop will largely follow the structure of my self-help book for couples, “ACT with Love”. Unlike the introductory and advanced ACT workshops, there are no free books or CDs included with this workshop. However copies of ACT With Love will be on sale at a  reduced price.

The workshop will be intensely practical. Through experiential exercises, and live demonstration, you will get to observe, practice, reflect on, and develop the core skills of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and their application in common relationship issues.

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In this workshop you will learn:    

• The five core pathological processes involved in common relationship issues, and how to effectively target them with ACT
• Five simple ways to cultivate acceptance of your partner
• How to handle painful, complex situations with no easy answers
• How to use mindfulness and compassion for increased intimacy and openness
• How to manage anger, fight fairly, and resolve conflicts with defusion and values
• How to effectively apply ACT to a wide range of common issues, including: sexual problems, infertility and IVF issues, different parenting styles, infidelity and betrayal, hostility and aggressiveness, withdrawal and avoidance, passivity and defensiveness, resentment and blame
  
• How to build or rebuild ‘mindful trust’ (as opposed to ‘blind trust’)
• A new paradigm for forgiveness
• How to help clients choose whether or not to stay or leave a relationship
• How to use acceptance and defusion for dealing with insecurity, vulnerability, jealousy, attachment issues, and fears of rejection, abandonment or intimacy
• Using mindfulness and values to overcome vicious cycles (e.g. pursuer vs distancer)
• A simple 4-step formula for applying ACT to any relationship issue

The fee for an "ACT With Love" workshop is $395, or $335 for students.
Lunch is not included, but the workshop will be in a location where there are plenty of nearby cafes.

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Duration: workshops run from 9am - 5pm on day 1, 9am - 4.30pm on day 2

Locations: Vary

Fees: $395 (Students $335)

For cancellations: Up to 7 days in advance, payment will be refunded, minus a $50 administration fee. At less than 7 days notice there will be a refund of 50% of the fee.