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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:

In this workshop
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

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

You wil learn
Week 1: Vision for relationship
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

Week 8: Review

Benefits of group learning

Benefits

 

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.

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What is required

Requirements

The Quality of Your Relationships Determines the Quality of Your Life ~Esther Perel

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Communication Workshop

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