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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Grandiosity | Shame | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:10:41
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 01, 2009
- Short Description:
- This keynote introduces principles of Relational Life Therapy (RLT), focusing on relationality as a human birthright and the potential for character change. Core strategies include addressing shame and grandiosity, using boundaries and self-esteem as diagnostic tools, and emphasizing practical relational skills. A case example illustrates how personal insight and accountability can lead to transformation. The goal: help individuals build meaningful connections beyond the therapy room.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Couples Therapy Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) Character Change Adult Development Amplification of Consequences Couples Dynamics Reframing Responsibility Strategic Use of Self Task Assignment Utilization Character Transformation Adaptive Child Family Systems Functional Adult Grandiosity Intimacy Relational Empowerment Shame

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Deception | Love | Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) | Relationships | Grandiosity | Intimacy | Shame
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2009 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:55:39
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 01, 2009
- Short Description:
- This session presents a practical approach to Relational Life Therapy™, focusing on the interplay between grandiosity and shame, and the importance of addressing both indulgence and deficiency. It introduces the concepts of “latent” and “blatant” partners, emphasizing leverage, empowerment, and therapist transparency. Strategies include setting safe conditions for therapy, managing untreated disorders, calling forth the functional adult, and fostering relational joy over mere gratification.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Marriage | Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) | Relationships | Gender | Intimacy | Therapist Techniques
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2007 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:16:02
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 27, 2007
- Short Description:
- Presents a relational therapy approach that addresses the shift from traditional marriage roles to modern, emotionally connected partnerships. Focuses on relational empowerment, helping partners confront grandiosity, form respectful alliances, and build intimacy through direct engagement and systemic change.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Couples Therapy | Metaphors | Art and Creativity | Gender
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2005 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Peggy Papp, ACSW
- Duration:
- 1:52:55
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 05, 2005
- Short Description:
- A workshop focusing on using creativity and collaboration to move past therapeutic blocks. Strategies include reflective questions, literature, and experiential exercises to shift perspective and address emotional patterns. Case examples show how books, fantasy scenarios, and symbolic storytelling help couples uncover fears, power dynamics, and relational contradictions. Tools like feedback forms and gender questionnaires support deeper understanding and personalized interventions.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Relational Life Therapy Model (RLT) | Intimacy | Relationships | Grandiosity | Shame
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2005 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 53:44
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 04, 2005
- Short Description:
- Introduces Relational Empowerment Therapy, a model for modern relationships that addresses emotional imbalance between partners. Focuses on helping less dominant partners challenge unhealthy dynamics through direct confrontation, naming behaviors, and building empathy. Highlights the roles of grandiosity and shame, offering practical tools like precise feedback and functional skill-building. Encourages therapists to speak truth with compassion and humility.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Marriage | Relationships | Couples Therapy | Neurodiversity | Intimacy
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2005 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 1:04:48
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 04, 2005
- Short Description:
- This talk addresses the evolving dynamics of modern relationships, with a focus on shifting men from patriarchal roles to relational accountability. It emphasizes relationship empowerment through truth, love, and mutual responsibility. The discussion also considers the complexities of women's roles and integrates insights from psychodynamic, family systems, trauma, and gender-focused therapies.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
Tags: Couples Therapy Relationships Boundaries Emotional Intelligence Patriarchy Power Dynamics Therapist Stance Amplification of Consequences Reframing Responsibility Strategic Use of Self Task Assignment Utilization Autism Emotional Intimacy Gender Roles Marriage Relationship Skills Therapist Directiveness

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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Gender | Relational Recovery Therapy (RRT) | Grandiosity | Intimacy | Shame
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2004 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Terry Real, LICSW
- Duration:
- 59:41
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 27, 2004
- Short Description:
- This talk presents the core principles of Relational Recovery Therapy, focusing on the relational imbalance between men and women. It examines the enduring 50% divorce rate and the impact of traditional gender roles—men socialized for dominance, women increasingly seeking emotional intimacy. The approach calls for therapists to support women’s empowerment while helping men confront grandiosity and develop relational accountability, aiming to foster mutual connection and growth.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Psychotherapy | Dialogues | Brief Therapy | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Ericksonian Psychotherapy | Family Systems | Homework | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- William Glasser, MD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 28, 2000
- Short Description:
- Glasser and Watzlawick explore how small shifts in attitude and approach can lead to big changes in therapy. Glasser draws from his work in schools and hospitals, showing how empathy and avoiding control help build trust. Watzlawick adds stories of paradox and surprise, reminding us that change often comes when we least expect it...and that the therapist's stance can make all the difference. Moderated by Camillo Loriedo
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Milton Erickson | Psychotherapy | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques | Ericksonian Psychotherapy | Hypnosis | Brief Therapy | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Utilization
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Jay Haley, MA | Ernest Rossi, PhD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Jeffrey Zeig, PhD
- Duration:
- 54 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 28, 2000
- Short Description:
- Milton H. Erickson’s innovative psychotherapy methods take center stage, including his directive style, interactive techniques, and deep attunement to patients’ language and experience. Panelists discuss his use of humor, detailed session planning, and belief in the patient’s capacity for self-directed change, emphasizing the lasting impact of his personalized approach. Moderated by Camillo Loriedo, MD.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Homework | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Depression | Resistance | Family Therapy | Paradox | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Alexander Lowen, MD | Miriam Polster | Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Jeffrey Zeig, PhD
- Duration:
- 55 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 28, 2000
- Short Description:
- This panel looks at how creative homework assignments can extend therapy beyond the session. From movement and breathwork to exposure tasks and playful challenges, the therapists share ways to help clients try out new behaviors and shift stuck patterns. Whether it’s making a difficult phone call or practicing being rejected, the goal is to foster agency, insight, and change in everyday life. Moderated by Bernhard Trenkle, Dipl. Psych.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hours | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Directive Therapy | Paradox | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory | Constructivism
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 56:48
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1995
- Short Description:
- This conversation explores the therapeutic power of stories, metaphors, and analogies to foster understanding and change. Topics include paradoxical techniques—like a therapist claiming ineffectiveness to motivate a client—and the role of nonlinear causality and circular feedback in client dynamics. The session also examines working with eating disorders, engaging client worldviews (including religious beliefs), and reframing existential fears within diverse cultural contexts.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Brief Therapy | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Directive Therapy | Family Therapy | Reframing | Systems Theory | Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapy Techniques
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 36 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1995
- Short Description:
- This workshop explores how rigid, self-reinforcing behavioral patterns—“games without end”—can be disrupted through meta-level interventions. Drawing on Bateson’s systems theory and Erickson’s clinical methods, the discussion covers strategies like benevolent sabotage, paradox, and behavior prescriptions that shift entrenched dynamics. Practical examples include work with perfectionism, sexual disconnection, and resistant teens. The role of language, suggestion, and therapeutic relationship are central themes throughout.
- Price:
- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 23 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- Explore the therapeutic power of asking clients to act “as if” things were already different. Drawing from Hans Vaihinger’s classic The Philosophy of As If, Watzlawick demonstrates how small, paradoxical interventions can help clients shift rigid patterns and construct more adaptive realities. Through case examples—including chronic pain, phobias, and anxiety—he illustrates how subtle behavior prescriptions and indirect language can bypass resistance and spark lasting change.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Supervision Panels | Supervision | Psychotherapy | Brief Therapy | Case Discussions | Family Therapy | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Judd Marmor | Donald Meichenbaum, PhD | Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Duration:
- 55 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1990
- Short Description:
- This lively supervision panel offers contrasting clinical perspectives on real-world cases. Topics include the value of history-taking, present-focused interventions, and paradoxical techniques. Two cases—a 10-year-old girl with OCD and a 62-year-old man with anxiety—serve as springboards for a rich discussion on trauma, family systems, and the therapeutic alliance. Moderated by Bill O'Hanlon, MS
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Psychotherapy | Directive Therapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Jay Haley, MA
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 5 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1990
- Short Description:
- This workshop spotlights directive therapy—an action-driven approach where therapists take an active role in guiding change. Instead of passively listening, practitioners assign tasks, offer strategic advice, and use creative interventions like ordeals to spark progress. With real-life cases ranging from relationship struggles to bulimia and sexual masochism, the session shows how targeted directives lead to quick, meaningful results. Topics include shifting dynamics in couples therapy, motivating resistant clients, and making brief therapy both effective and impactful—all while maintaining clear boundaries and professional focus.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | Brief Therapy | Reframing | Resistance | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory | History of Psychotherapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 14, 1990
- Short Description:
- Watzlawick challenges fixed definitions of mental health, arguing that reality is socially constructed rather than objectively given. Drawing on examples from Freud, Rosenhan, and Margaret Mead, he critiques traditional norms and advocates for a constructivist approach to therapy—one grounded in hope, respect, and the reframing of perception to reduce suffering.
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- $15.00 - Base Price

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- Topic Areas:
- Workshops | Brief Therapy | Psychotherapy | Resistance | Reframing | Strategic Therapy | Systems Theory
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 2:36:19
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 1985
- Short Description:
- This session introduces the core principles of MRI’s brief therapy model, focusing on how small, specific behavioral interventions can disrupt entrenched patterns and promote change. Drawing on videotaped case material, the presentation explores direct prescriptions, paradoxical strategies, and positive reframing. Through clinical examples—ranging from perfectionism to family conflict—the session shows how symptoms often serve as solutions to deeper issues, and how shifting perspective can open new paths forward.
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- $15.00 - Base Price
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- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- Invited Addresses | Psychotherapy | Therapist Development | History of Psychotherapy | Reframing | Resistance | Systems Theory | Brief Therapy | Strategic Therapy
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1985 | Pioneers in Couples and Family Therapy
- Faculty:
- Paul Watzlawick, PhD | Ernest Rossi, PhD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 1:20:53
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 1985
- Short Description:
- Watzlawick explores the evolution of therapeutic language from insight to action, critiquing linear models in favor of systemic, behavior-focused approaches. Drawing on figures like Franz Alexander, Jean Piaget, and Milton Erickson, he illustrates how change often begins by acting "as if" transformation is possible. Through performative techniques and behavioral prescriptions, therapists can help shift perceived reality and foster meaningful adaptation.
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