Pre-Register for the

2027 
Couples Therapy Conference

September 23-25, 2027
Live at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles & Online!
Join the most widely anticipated gathering of the world’s most renowned relationship experts – designed for today’s couples therapists!
Ellyn Bader, PhD
The Most Trusted Gathering for Couples Therapists Returns!
Get field-tested frameworks, in-the-room micro-interventions, and case formulation upgrades you can use immediately—especially when sessions turn volatile, shut down, or spiral into blame.
  • After the Affair — When betrayal collapses certainty and floods the room with pain, this training shows you how to hold both devastation and possibility without rushing repair or polarizing the couple.
  • Narcissism, Betrayal & the Couples Room — The hidden wound behind narcissistic abuse, betrayal trauma, and the clinical framework that finally makes clients’ “Why can’t I just leave?” make sense.
  • When Closeness Feels Dangerous — For couples where closeness itself triggers danger signals, this training shows you how traumatic attachment lives in the body, drives “trauma‑logic” reactions, and can be safely regulated in session.
  • When "I'm the Victim" Stops the Work — The silent driver of therapeutic stagnation: when innocence becomes a permission slip to stay stuck—how to spot it in minutes.
  • Sex Is the Relationship — Why communication, attachment, and conflict work plateau when sex stays off‑limits, and how integrating sex therapy reactivates real relational change.
  • IFS, Attachment & the Couples Room — For sessions filled with flooding, shutdown, blame, and shame, learn how to intervene when attack, defense, and control are survival responses, not character flaws.
  • EFT in the Trenches — When couple sessions spiral into confusion, reactivity, and “now what?” moments, these micro‑moves show you exactly what to do next, moment‑by‑moment, to create real change events instead of stalemates.
  • Neurodivergent Couples: A New Clinical Lens — Use Gottman’s Sound Relationship House through a neurodivergent lens to see exactly where relationships break down, and how to rebuild them without forcing neurotypical norms.
  • The Communication Skills Trap — The couples who communicate beautifully in session can still be failing at consent, and you’ll miss it unless you know what to look for.
And that's just the beginning.
2027 Couples Therapy Conference

September 23-25, 2027

Join LIVE in

Los Angeles, ca

INCLUDES:
Live & interactive all-access in-person pass
14-day replay access
Complete handouts and slides to keep
Full access to the virtual platform
Earn up to a year of CE Credits (included)
Save $200 when you add the recording package to your LIVE registration

Join live

Virtually

INCLUDES:
Live & interactive all-access virtual pass
14-day replay access
Complete handouts and slides to keep
Earn up to a year of CE Credits (included)
Attend from anywhere
Save $200 when you add the recording package to your LIVE registration
Plus, your registration is 100% risk-free!
Cancel anytime, for any reason, and get a complete refund
Clear your calendar.
See the Masters Work.
Learn from the people behind the models.
Past conferences have featured developers and master trainers including Esther Perel, Terry Real, Ellyn Bader, Tammy Nelson, Alexandra Solomon, George Faller, and Janina Fisher, teaching their approaches firsthand.
See the work, not just hear about it.
Case videos and demonstrations show you the actual language and pacing of each approach, so you know what to say when a session turns.
A new lens, not a refresher.
Experienced couples therapists leave seeing familiar cases differently, with models from outside their usual toolkit and new ways into couples who’ve stalled.
The cases even experienced clinicians dread.
Betrayal, shutdown, blame, and stuck victim dynamics take center stage—so you leave ready to interrupt the pattern and move the session forward.
Get the couples therapy skills and insight you need...
...to help your clients when they need it most.
Join thousands of your colleagues and discover the approaches that truly work for the relationship challenges you’re facing right now!
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Get the latest insights from

  • The Developmental Model
  • Gottman Method
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
  • Relational Self-Awareness (RSA)
  • Antagonism‑Informed Approach (AIA)
  • Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy
  • Cognitive and Mindfulness Based Approaches

On today's most important issues

  • Infidelity and Recovery
  • Traumatic Stress
  • Conflict and Communication
  • ADHD and Neurodivergence
  • Narcissism and Antagonistic Relationships
  • Sex and Intimacy
  • Addictions
  • Victim Mentalities

Location

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
  • 404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, US
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The 2027 Couples Therapy Conference is taking place at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles. We have discounted rooms available on a first-come, first-serve basis!

In the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, the city’s vibrant cultural scene is right outside your door. Here, world-class venues like the Walt Disney Concert Hall and The Broad museum sit alongside lively dining at Grand Central Market, rooftop bars, and local coffee shops. Located on Bunker Hill, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites is an iconic landmark hotel, recognizable by its striking glass towers, and close to L.A. Live, Crypto.com Arena, Little Tokyo, and some of the city’s most exciting attractions.

Reserve your room now at the exclusive conference hotel before they sell out!

Frequently Asked Questions

We’ll announce the 2027 faculty in the coming months.
Your registration is 100% risk-free. Cancel anytime, for any reason, and get a complete refund.
YES, All days will be presented live in-person & online by our experts including opportunities to get your questions answered!
YES! Most sessions will include live Q&A in the last section of the training.
If you register as a live attendee, you can receive credit for any of the workshops you actually attend live. The 14-day on demand replay are for review only and not eligible for LIVE CE credits.

If you would like CE credit for sessions you couldn’t attend live, simply upgrade to the recording package at registration. You’ll get access to the entire conference and have the ability to watch each session at any time for self-study credit after the conference.

If you do not plan to attend any of the live conference, you can simply purchase the recording package on this page and earn self-study CE credits on each workshop in that package at any time in the future.
After the conference, we’ll add the entire conference into your learning portal where you’ll have access to each workshop. This package comes with self-study CE credits. Simply watch the workshop you’d like, take the short post-test, and you’ll receive a certificate based on your license. This recording package will be delivered to your learning portal in 4-6 weeks after the event.
This is a great conference for any practicing mental health professional if you’re interested in being able to better understand relationships and how to help your clients improve them.
Reach out to couplesconference@pesi.com for questions. We’re happy to help!
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