An Introduction to Couples Counselling - Module 2

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ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to the skills and knowledgde needed to begin working therapeutically with couples. 

This course is FREE for First Psychology practitioners. If you would like to enrol, contact:
info@firstpsychology-institute.co.uk 

  • Online
  • 25 hours
  • Instructor led
  • Self-directed
  • Start date: 13th January 2025

What you will learn

  • Understand the psychological and relational impact of infidelity and apply strategies to restore intimacy and trust

  • Implement conflict resolution techniques while ensuring safety and addressing signs of abuse within couple dynamics

  • Apply cultural competence and intersectionality to enhance therapy with diverse gender identities, sexual orientations, and relationship models

  • Use genograms to uncover family patterns and their influence on current relationship dynamics

  • Explore transference, countertransference, and projection in couples counselling, understanding their effects on therapy

  • Develop supportive interventions for couples facing grief, loss, or fertility challenges

  • Facilitate effective communication and collaboration in co-parenting relationships after separation

  • Address unique challenges in blended families, supporting stepparents and promoting harmony in new family structures

  • Assess how relational needs and dynamics change across the lifespan, fostering long-term relationship satisfaction

  • Guide therapeutic endings effectively, promoting reflection on progress and planning for future relational growth

This Couples Counselling course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to the skills and knowledge required to begin working therapeutically with couples.

Providing couple’s counselling can be a highly dynamic and engaging endeavour for therapists, with much to ‘unpack’ and consider in the therapy room.

This course will provide practitioners with a solid grounding in offering counselling to couples (or those in other forms of intimate relationships), and cover key areas such as contracting, attachment dynamics, safeguarding issues, and difference and diversity. Ideas and interventions for common challenges faced by couples, or adult family members will also be explored, including; communication difficulties, affairs/betrayals, separation and divorce, blended families etc.

This course is ideal for those looking to begin their practice with this client group or those looking to reflect on and build their current practice.

Module 2 consists of a combination of short, pre-recorded presentations, independent learning, and reflective exercises. A live 3-hour workshop is also included.


Module dates
Module 1: 9th September 2024 – 6th December 2024

Module 2: 13th January 2025 – 19th April 2025

Module 3: 28th April – 31st October 2025

Workshop schedule
Monday 14th April 10am-1pm