Emotionally Focused Therapy for High-Conflict Couples

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Recorded On: 07/16/2025

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Description

Based in the revolutionary science of attachment theory and evidence-based emotionally focused therapy (EFT), Jennine Estes Powell will provide an effective, research-based road map for helping high-conflict couples break free from painful and destructive habits—and will help attendees uncover the root cause of conflicts that you will likely encounter in therapy sessions, both with individuals and with couples. She will provide simple strategies for creating an emotionally secure environment, as well as tips for managing triggers, de-escalating arguments, and cultivating a real and lasting connection. Jennine Estes Powell will focus on tangible tools and tips for what to do in the moment when things can escalate in a therapy session with high-conflict couples, and will also address 'self of the therapist' themes and how to cultivate a healing environment in therapy sessions. 

Continuing Education Information

1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common root causes of recurring high-conflict patterns in couples therapy.
  2. Apply evidence-based strategies to de-escalate conflict and manage emotional triggers during sessions.
  3. Explain tangible, in-the-moment tools for managing escalated interactions in high-conflict therapy sessions.

Disclosures: Jennine Estes Powell's presentation will be based on "Help for High Conflict Couples: Using Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Science of Attachment to Build Lasting Connection," written by Jennine Estes Powell LMFT (Author), Jacqueline Wielick LMFT (Author), Susan M. Johnson EdD (Foreword), Lisa J. Palmer-Olsen PsyD (Afterword). Jennine receives royalties for sales of this book. Generative AI was not used in the development or content of this presentation.

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Jennine Estes Powell, LMFT

Jennine Estes Powell, LMFT, a distinguished therapist and co-author of "Help For High-Conflict Couples," brings a wealth of expertise to her work in relationship therapy. Not only is she a therapist for her clients, but she is the driving force behind Estes Therapy, a thriving group practice in San Diego, the go-to hub for relationship therapy. Beyond her clinical work, Jennine extends her impact by training therapists.
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