Couples therapy – a practical masterclass

Every relationship has its ups and downs, but sometimes these become too difficult for a couple to manage on their own.

Véronique Chown's one-day couples counselling course draws on pioneering research that reveals what makes relationships flourish and she shares the practical guidelines and skills she has acquired over many years of successfully helping couples using the human givens approach to build and maintain supportive and mutually rewarding relationships.

Presented without psychobabble, and making good use of insightful case histories, Véronique demystifies an area of counselling that many find daunting or fear is complicated.

The day covers: the most effective ways to help and build rapport with couples in conflicted relationships; the sex differences in processing emotions; non-blame talking styles; the long-term impact of parenting; past conditioning, including psychological traumas, that can give clues about why difficulties arose; and what we can learn from the way successful couples facilitate mutual needs satisfaction.

Please note:
Relationship issues are one of the most common causes of emotional distress and often the reason people seek help – a solid understanding of why difficulties arise and what can be done about them is extremely useful therefore for all caring professionals – even those not specifically working with couples.

• Essential skills for building and maintaining rapport with two emotionally-aroused people
• Ways to encourage both partners to engage in solving their difficulties
• How to teach non-blaming communication skills and explain the differences in male and female behaviour to clients
• What to do if one or even both parties are having an affair
• How to deal with issues specific to couple counselling, such as confidentiality
• The key points you need to bear in mind when working with more than one client at a time
• How to structure effective therapy sessions and goal setting with two people
• Effective ways to help each partner begin to cooperate in helping the other get their emotional needs met
• The key ingredients for a healthy and mutually rewarding relationship
• An insight into the many common relationship problems – and how to help clients overcome them (illustrated with case histories)
• Tips and techniques for staying objective and empathetic, whilst calming your clients' high emotional arousal
• How to recognise and interrupt disruptive behaviour patterns
• How to use Solution Focused Questioning to initiate change
• How to manage setbacks and keep the partners motivated
• How to tell when the relationship isn't the problem – and what to do about it
• How to use Guided Imagery with two people
• Information regarding the latest research into effective couples therapy
• How early life experiences can influence our relationships, and what to do about this now
• Creative ways to develop effective interventions, including using tasks and metaphor
• Asperger's syndrome – how to work with couples if one or both show Asperger traits, a common cause of relationship problems
• Considering the wider picture, including other family members
• Course notes, CPD Certificate and more...

BA, PCC, HGDip.P, MHGI

Jennifer is a Human Givens psychotherapist with private practices in Aberdeen and Dundee. She is also a trained executive and corporate coach with an independent, external coaching practice operating successfully since 2003. Previous to setting up on her own, she worked for 15 years in the publishing and media industry both internationally and in the UK leading teams in the commercial, marketing, editorial and circulation sectors.

Jennifer was brought up in West Africa, educated in Scotland and lived and worked in Hong Kong, Australia and Indonesia before returning to a London base in 1997. In 2009 she moved with her daughter to Scotland’s east coast where her time is now shared between HG therapy, executive coaching and active co-parenting. She is a dedicated lifelong learner and a passionate student of metaphysics and its practical application.

She says: “As a qualified Human Givens Therapist and a trained Executive Coach, I've been grateful to spend over 14 years supplying life-changing conversations to people from all walks of life, with a vast array of skills and talents and with a colourful range of anticipated futures."

Jennifer’s first book ‘The 7 Steps to Personal & Professional Freedom – How to Add Meaning to Ambition’ published in 2012, is available on Amazon.

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