From the Couch to the Bedroom: Using Evidence-Based Interventions to Address Couples’ Relationship Concerns
Intimate relationship concerns are a common reason for seeking mental health services. This presentation will outline several methods to assess relationship functioning and guide treatment planning to address couples’ relational concerns, such as Discernment Counseling, relationship assessments, Sensate Focus, and resources for practitioners to further their training in these areas.
As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to…
- Describe methods for assessing clients’ relationship functioning and planning treatment using evidence-based couple therapies.
- Discuss methods for addressing clients’ ambivalence about engaging in treatment and determining the appropriateness of couple therapy for addressing their concerns.
- Describe several evidence-based methods of sex therapy and their effectiveness at addressing sexual concerns.
- Identify resources for practitioners to gain advanced training in Discernment Counseling, couple therapy, and sex therapy.