Marilyn Verbiscer – Healing from the Trauma of Infidelity: Help Clients Rebuild Trust and Find Forgiveness After an Affair

Marilyn Verbiscer – Healing from the Trauma of Infidelity: Help Clients Rebuild Trust and Find Forgiveness After an AffairFaculty:Marilyn VerbiscerDuration:5 Hours 48 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Dec 07, 2017Description​Help your clients recover from an affair whether they are healing with their partner or aloneInfidelity affects approximately 50% of committed relationships…and you need to be prepared to work with these clientsInnovative in-session strategies and take home assignments for couplesBe more confident treating high conflict couplesAre you uncomfortable working with couples whose lives have been shattered by infidelity? I’m sure you are because they ARE some of the most difficult and intimidating clients to work with as they bring so much trauma and conflict to the therapy room. But it doesn’t have to be this way for you…This workshop will help you expand your therapeutic tool box with practical and clinically relevant in-session interventions to more effectively work with couples or an individual after an affair. You will also be provided with proven, unique, creative and fun homework assignments for your clients who are healing from the trauma of infidelity.You will leave this workshop with more confidence and a solid treatment plan for helping your clients recover from an affair whether they are healing with their partner or alone.HandoutsManual 051395 (1.13 MB)69 PagesAvailable after PurchaseOutlineTypes of Infidelity and Their Impact of TreatmentPhysical AffairEmotional AffairPhysical-Emotional AffairAtypical Infidelity, Complex Affairs andSplit-Self InfidelityGender, Vulnerabilities and OpportunitiesGenetic PredispositionsWarning SignsOnce a Cheater, Always a Cheater?Opportunity in the Work Place, withPrevious Partners and on the InternetWhy and How it HappensRebuilding Trust Phase of Infidelity TreatmentTrauma of the RevelationOral History Interview and No Secrets ContractAssessing Trauma and PTSD Symptomology and Teaching Self-SoothingThe Hallmarks of SalvageabilityTrigger WarningsHigh and Low Cost Trust Building BehaviorsCreate Understanding and Meaning Phase of TherapyWhy You Strayed…and Why You StayedThe Slippery Slope and Walls v Windows4 Factors That Set the ContextCreate the List of ChangesThe Miracle QuestionFostering Forgiveness Phase of TreatmentThe Formal Apology SessionWhat Forgiveness Is, What It Isn’t and the Potential Payoffs.The Choice and Repercussions of Not ForgivingSelf-Forgiveness, Cheap Forgiveness and Genuine ForgivenessThe Mistaken Assumptions andMaladaptive Personal Beliefs about ForgivenessRecommitment Phase of HealingBuilding Rituals of ConnectionReclaiming Places, People and EventsTarnished By the AffairCelebration to Signify Mutual RecommitmentVision of MarriageReversing Walls v WindowsBuilding Other Protective FactorsHealing Alone Is Better Than Not At AllIndividual Change is Relationship ChangeEven When the Partner Isn’t In TherapyGrieving the Loss When the PartnerDivorces or DiesTrusting AgainHealthy Social Networks, Support Groups and Seminars/RetreatsBegin a New LifeFacultyMarilyn Verbiscer, MS, LMFTMarilyn Steinberg, MS, LMFT, has dedicated her career to working with couples and families She has successfully worked with a variety of individual, couple and family issues such as infidelity, ineffective communication, conflict management issues, incest, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, family of origin issues, rape, attention deficit disorders, family conflict, eating disorders, conduct disorders, grief, hoarding and other issues.She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Master of Science degree in Child Development and Family Studies from Purdue University. Ms. Steinberg is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, a Certified Gottman Seven Principles Educator, a member of the Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (IAMFT) and a past IAMFT Board Member and Region Representative.Ms. Steinberg has published and presented both nationally and internationally on the topics of sexuality, family therapy, ethics, adolescence, gang behavior and residential care. She practices at Life Strategies as a couple and family therapist, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, and is an independent supervision consultant.Speaker Disclosure:Financial: Marilyn Steinberg is in private practice. She has an employment relationship with Life Strategies, LLC. Ms. Steinberg receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Nonfinancial: Marilyn Steinberg is a member of the Illinois Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.