COUPLES COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP
There IS a better way to communicate with your partner, family, friends and coworkers. You CAN learn how to address conflicts more effectively and remove the barriers to openness and connection. With this group workshop learning experience on Zoom, you may be able to forgo costly, time-consuming traditional therapy.
In this workshop, you will:
Identify
barriers to connection, teamwork and intimacy
Build
skills needed to create a collaborative partnership
Practice
tools that allow you to be heard
Learn
how to address conflicts over chores, sex, finances, parenting or blended families, and other “hot” topics
What to expect from each session
BRIEF GUIDED GROUNDING PRACTICE
BODY SCANS • BREATH EXERCISES
INTRODUCTION OF SKILL
DEMONSTRATION • HANDOUTS TO KEEP
ZOOM BREAKOUT ROOMS
One-on-One Time With Catherine
PERSONALIZED ATTENTION
FOLLOW-UP EMAILS WITH GUIDANCE FROM CATHERINE
Q & A
ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SKILLS AS YOU PRACTICE
GOAL OR ACTION ITEM FOR THE WEEK
SET SPECIFIC GOAL FOR INTEGRATION OF SKILLS
What will you learn
Week 2: Communication Styles
Understand Problematic Communication Behaviors: Passive, Aggressive, Passive-Aggressive
Week 3: Defensiveness / Assumptions / Mind-reading
Recognize Ineffective Patterns of Behavior and Learn Effective Behaviors
Week 4: The Nervous System Fight-Flight-Freeze
Week 5: Personality Traits
Know your Innate Traits So You Can Own Weaknesses and Strengths and Share Power
Week 6: Attachment Style - Anxious/Avoidant Pairs
Week 7: Family of Origin History
Learn How Patriarchy, Family Roles, Enmeshment and Codependency Shape Ineffective Behavior
Benefits of group learning
Quick access to expert services at a reduced cost
Combination of group learning and
personal attention from Catherine
Validation from realizing your
struggles are universal
Vicarious learning through feedback
provided in Q&A
Alleviation of fears of being in the “hot seat” - get an overview of the basics learned in couples therapy in the privacy and comfort of your own home
Convenience of Zoom
fewer logistics, time, and stress.
What is required
What's included:
Private 60-minute Consultation
Eight 90-minute Group Sessions
Content equivalent to Private Therapy
