On-Demand: The Soul of Couples Therapy: Helping Couples Make Love, Not War - 1 CE

• CE Hours Included: 1 Core or Related (please see below for details)
• Format: On-Demand Webinar (“Asynchronous”) ~ At your leisure to be viewed at your own pace. You may pause, rewind, and fast-forward at any point during the videos. You are in complete control of how you view this workshop. It also comes with a PowerPoint handout and multiple handouts & forms. There is a quiz at the end to ensure viewing and required by all CE approval organizations.
• Investment: FREE!!!
• Presented by: David Woodsfellow, Ph.D. (see bio below)
• Instruction Level: Introductory
• Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Pastoral Counselors, and Clergy

Learning Objectives:

After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:

• Create a Fear Cycle diagram and explain the four parts of a Fear Cycle.

Workshop Description:

Have you ever had a couple that hurt each other? And you just couldn’t get them to stop? A couple who had stopped helping each other? And you just couldn’t get them to start? Chances are, they were stuck in a Fear Cycle. They were making war, they weren’t making love. And, chances are, you were stuck in their Fear Cycle, too. It can happen very easily. This workshop will provide you with a new, powerful yet simple tool to understand and break these stuck cycles. So you can help couples see their own cycles and get out of them.

Presented by: David Woodsfellow, Ph.D.

Dr. David Woodsfellow has done couples therapy (only couples therapy) for over twenty-five years. He has over 25,000 hours of experience working with couples. David was trained by Harville Hendrix, John Gottman, Sue Johnson, and Terry Real. He holds a Master's Certification in Relational Empowerment Therapy and was a Certified Imago Workshop Presenter of the "Getting the Love You Want" workshop. He also has extensive experience with Gottman Method Relationship Therapy.

His book, “Love Cycles, Fear Cycles,” co-written with his wife, Deborah, was greeted with many positive reviews. Terry Real said, “It has the power to transform.” Harville Hendrix called it “accessible to all couples.” David’s BA was from Harvard, his MA from UC Santa Barbara, and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Georgia State University. He did his clinical psychology internship at the Neuropsychiatric Institute of the UCLA School of Medicine.

What people are saying about this workshop:

• “Despite over 30 years in the field, this workshop gave me deeper insights. I loved the practical application and simplicity.” – DSM, PhD, LPC
• “This is the first workshop I’ve taken with David, although I have seen his supervision, offerings and consultation offerings throughout my career of several decades. He is a top-notch professional with great knowledge, and I love that he has combined what he has learned from several other leaders in the field. I do mainly couples therapy so his work is very significant to me.” – MECM
• “The presenter and workshop were excellent. The pace, material presented, examples, and live participant were important factors in what went well. I believe there is nothing to improve. The presenter is outstanding. Thank you!” – RST, LPC
• “I normally dread CE courses and fall asleep watching them, and of course not getting anything out of it. This one I thoroughly enjoyed. I took notes, and feel like I have new understanding of relationships I can use to help my clients.” – AC, LMHC
• “I think Dr. Woodsfellow delivered the “soul” of couple’s therapy in an hour. As I have seen him do before, Dr. Woodsfellow conveys both the conceptual significance and practical application with compelling economy. He allows for the variety and complexity of real cases while orienting attendees to the essential points of connection between partners and between client and therapist.” – JMC, LPC
• “This webinar was the most informative in a short format that I have ever experienced. I look forward to taking the training and learning more from Dr. Woodsfellow. It was excellent! Very enlightening and inspiring.” – Anonymous
• “Dr. Woodsfellow was conscientious, attentive, clearly knowledgeable and thorough. I feel I gained so much from just one hour. He checked in a lot with participants and his presentation was engaging and informative. I am grateful also for the work he is doing with immigrants and his awareness of intersectionality/privilege. He truly nailed this topic!” – HD, LPC
• “Dr. Woodsfellow is kind and compassionate and does a wonderful job of explaining his teachings. In addition he presents the material in a way that feels safe when working through his demonstrations. Nothing to be improved, I've heard great things about the longer version of this workshop. Excellent job!” – Anonymous
• “He was so well-prepared and well-versed in this topic. Just excellent! I can't think of a way to improve it. And on top of all that, it was free! Wow!” – SS, LPC
• “Clear, concise information; presenter drew from his own experience, training background, and professional practice. The love/cycle model and demonstration were particularly helpful.” – VFP, LCSW
• “I loved the demonstration with Maren and filling out the diagram in real time. It is helpful to learn content but to see it put into action was extremely helpful.” – KK, LPC
• “The presenter did a great job of keeping participants attention and the workshop was extremely informative in such a short time.” – MB, LPC
• “I love the visual diagram. Doing the experiential as part of the training was also very helpful!” – Anonymous
• “Dr. Woodsfellow was wonderful to listen to, very engaging, and he presented the concepts and information in an easy to follow and understand matter that felt informative and interesting.” – BRC
• “Dr. Woodsfellow is very knowledgeable and explained the information in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. Although it was 1 hour, it felt like I gained more information than CEs that last several hours. Also, thank you for offering this for free!” – Anonymous
• “Loved this workshop, will sign up for others of his. He is a great educator and provided useful tools for us to use in sessions.” – Anonymous
• “Really enjoy Dr. Woodsfellow workshops. He always explains the material in a way that s easy to understand. His presentations are always easy to follow and the information on his slides are not overwhelming.” – Anonymous
• “Dr. Woodsfellow was an excellent presenter! The live demo was fantastic! It really brought to life how to apply to tools.” – Anonymous

1 "Asynchronous" Core or Related CE Included - Details by License Type Below:

• PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
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• SOCIAL WORKERS: This workshop is approved for 1 Related CE hour for social workers. Please click here for more detailed information.
• MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: This workshop is approved for 1 Related CE hour for marriage and family therapists. Please click here for more detailed information.

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