Couples Therapy Challenges Galore: Lies, Deception, Infidelity, and Jealousy

Lies, deception, infidelity, and jealousy are complex issues that are often the stated presenting problems for couples seeking therapy. However, speaking the truth in intimate relationships is infrequently about morality. It is about differentiation or the avoidance of it. In avoiding the difficult work of differentiation, many couples lie to one another and to themselves, and they fail to build the emotional muscle critical for a strong, intimate, and authentic connection.

This web conference will review primary types of lies, reasons couples lie, and lie-inviting behavior in intimate partnerships. We will identify and discuss why differentiation matters and address different types of confrontation. You'll learn clinical tools that will help you feel calm and allow you to assist the couple in question to see a different perspective.

This presentation is based on material from the books In Quest of the Mythical Mate: A Developmental Approach to Couples Therapy and Tell Me No Lies: How to Face the Truth and Build a Loving Marriage by Dr. Ellyn Bader and Dr. Peter T. Pearson.

This web conference is intermediate instructional level and designed to help clinicians:

1. Describe 5 main reasons lovers lie;
2. Discover 4 major types of lies;
3. Illustrate common patterns of lie-inviting behavior;
4. Explain differentiation and describe why it matters;
5. Identify 6 different types of confrontation.

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference, or would like more information, please contact us here.

Event Reviews from Members

"Ellyn is an excellent presenter. Clear....Concise... good use of stories and examples. Very knowledgeable." - Norma Stevens, LCPC

"It was helpful to have a more in-depth understanding of the reasons people lie and how different types of lies affect a couple, especially a couple struggling with infidelity. Looking at different ways of confronting a couple in session who are dealing with lies and infidelity was also useful." - Ellen Schrier, MS, LPC

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

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To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

Premium and Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no additional cost, as well as other member benefits such as a profile listing in GoodTherapy's Therapist Directory. Not yet a member? Sign up for a Premium or Pro Membership, here.

Just want CE credits? Sign up for a monthly or annual CE Subscription with GoodTherapy to get unlimited access to our CE Program, including this event, other live CE web conferences, and hundreds of hours of homestudy courses.

Mental health professionals who are not members can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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