{"product_id":"from-counsellor-to-couples-counsellor","title":"From Counsellor to Couples Counsellor","description":"\u003ch2 data-pasted=\"true\"\u003eCourse Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom Counsellor to Couples Counsellor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Blueprint for Developing a Couples Work Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuesday, 24 November 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11:00 AM NZDT \/ 9:00 AM AEDT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Live online via Zoom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStructure:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of live Q\u0026amp;A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecording:\u003c\/strong\u003e The session will be recorded. The replay will be available approximately 10 to 14 days after the live event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACA OPD:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 Australian Counselling Association OPD Points, pending approval\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Training\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany counsellors graduate with strong foundations in individual therapy but little exposure to the realities of working with couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis training is designed to give counsellors a clear blueprint for developing a couples work practice. Rather than teaching a single method or attempting to teach couples therapy skills in one session, Steven Dromgool will introduce the key areas of knowledge, clinical development and professional support that help counsellors move toward competent couples practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will explore what changes when two people enter the room, including therapeutic alliances, confidentiality and secrecy, triangulation, competing goals, relationship patterns, assessment, safety and the limits of general counselling skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe session will also introduce the broader couples therapy landscape, including approaches such as Gottman, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Imago, and consider how developing counsellors can make thoughtful decisions about further training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA central focus of the session is the difference between \u003cstrong\u003eunderstanding couples therapy concepts and developing the ability to work with couples in practice\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will leave with a clearer picture of what they need to learn, practise and develop if couples counselling is going to become part of their professional work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Will Explore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will be introduced to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat fundamentally changes when moving from individual to couples counselling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe three relationships operating in the couples therapy room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etherapeutic alliances, neutrality, triangulation, secrets and confidentiality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe importance of assessment, safety and suitability for conjoint work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecognising relationship patterns rather than becoming absorbed in the content of the argument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow major couples therapy approaches such as Gottman, EFT and Imago contribute different perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy conceptual knowledge alone does not create clinical competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of skills practice, feedback, supervision and professional community in becoming a couples counsellor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to build a deliberate professional development pathway into couples work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho This Training Is For\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis session is particularly suited to counsellors who are newly qualified, early in their careers, building a private practice, or considering adding couples counselling to their existing work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also relevant for individual counsellors who regularly encounter relationship distress and are wondering whether specialist couples work could become part of their future practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo previous couples therapy training is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Steven Dromgool\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Dromgool is the founder and Clinical Director of Relate and has worked with couples for more than two decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e He has trained with leading relationship therapy educators including Harville Hendrix, John and Julie Gottman, Stan Tatkin, Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. Steven has worked across several major approaches to couples therapy and led the development of PORT, Presence Oriented Relationship Therapy, an integrated approach to relationship work. His clinical and teaching work focuses on helping therapists translate relationship theory into coherent, practical couples practice. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/relate.online\/collections\/steven-dromgool?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eRelate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Purpose of This Training\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal is not to make someone a couples counsellor in 90 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goal is to answer a more important early-career question:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“If I want to become a couples counsellor, what do I actually need to develop?”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants should leave with a blueprint for the journey from general counselling into specialist couples work, including the knowledge, training, practice, supervision and professional community that support competent relationship therapy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourse Objectives:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescribe\u003c\/strong\u003e at least three ways couples counselling differs from individual counselling, including the presence of multiple therapeutic alliances and the relationship as a focus of treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentify\u003c\/strong\u003e common ethical and clinical considerations in couples work, including confidentiality, secrecy, triangulation, competing goals, safety and suitability for conjoint therapy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifferentiate\u003c\/strong\u003e among several major approaches to couples therapy, including Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy, by identifying their primary areas of focus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplain\u003c\/strong\u003e the difference between conceptual knowledge of couples therapy and the development of clinical competence through observation, skills practice, feedback, supervision and experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDevelop\u003c\/strong\u003e a preliminary professional development plan for moving from general counselling into couples work, including areas for further training, skills development, supervision and professional support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Thinkific","offers":[{"title":"Price","offer_id":55754088186147,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/8266\/9347\/files\/From_Counsellor_to_Couples_Counsellor.png?v=1791928545","url":"https:\/\/relate.online\/en-au\/products\/from-counsellor-to-couples-counsellor","provider":"Relate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}