Peter Pearson, Ph.D.

Breakthroughs with High Conflict Couples (SA4)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (2 CE Hrs.), *CD Available

Couples struggle to have constructive discussions on sensitive issues, even though they are taught guidelines about how to communicate better. Conventional communication guidelines are often useless when couples feel high duress and tension. The participants will learn techniques to manage the emotional brain (limbic system) to communicate effectively under stress. Participants will also learn how to rapidly repair ruptures that occur in stressful dialogues. These rapid repairs allow couples to stay on track with constructive discussions. (*CD of workshop available for purchase, see page 16 for details.)

Peter Pearson, Ph.D., is in private practice and is Co- Founder and Co-Director of The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California. He served as an Associate Consulting Professor at St a n f o rd University, School of Counseling Psychology for 11 years. Dr. Pearson conducts intensive workshops for couples and is frequently invited to speak at conferences for therapists. He speaks from real life experience having averaged 24 hours of couples therapy per week for the last 18 years. His major training belief is that learning couples therapy ought to be practical, stimulating, and engaging, with a good dose of humor!