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Day 1 - Thursday, October 8th
Attachment, Managing Emotions and Trauma
Building Capacity for Attachment, Differentiation, and Ongoing Intimacy
A Developmental Approach to Couples Therapy
Ellyn Bader, PhD
Helping couples communicate better is no longer enough. In this opening keynote, Dr. Bader challenges clinicians to shift from managing relationship symptoms to developing each partner's emotional capacities — building the foundation for sustained change. You'll leave with a sharpened clinical lens and practical tools for creating meaningful growth in even the most entrenched relational patterns.
  • Distinguish symptom-focused approaches from developmental ones and know when each is warranted
  • Identify clinical indicators of limited emotional capacity — dysregulation, polarization, conflict avoidance
  • Apply targeted interventions that build partner capacity based on observed relational dynamics

8:00 am – 9:15 am

Building Capacity for Attachment, Differentiation, and Ongoing Intimacy:

A Developmental Approach to Couples Therapy

Ellyn Bader, PhD
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Attachment Injury and Trauma Activation in Couples
Using IFS‑Informed and Neuroscience‑Based Interventions to Increase Safety
Wayne Baker, LPC
When couples arrive flooded, guarded, and reactive, what looks like conflict is often fear. Drawing from IFS, attachment theory, and relational neuroscience, Wayne Baker shows how old wounds get activated in present-day relational conflict — and how therapists can respond in ways that reduce escalation and restore safety. Leave with immediately applicable tools for your most distressed and trauma-impacted couples.
  • Recognize trauma-driven attachment protest underlying reactive, guarded, or withdrawn couple presentations 
  • Apply IFS-informed parts work to de-escalate conflict and increase emotional safety 
  • Use neuroscience-based interventions to help couples shift from survival responses toward secure connection

9:35 am – 11:35 am

Attachment Injury and Trauma Activation in Couples:

Using IFS‑Informed and Neuroscience‑Based Interventions to Increase Safety

Wayne Baker, LPC
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Micro‑Moves in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT)
Staying Oriented, Working Through Blocks, and Creating Change Events In‑Session
George Faller, LMFT, EFT Trainer
Couples work can be invigorating — and it can bring you to your knees. This skills-focused workshop distills EFT into moment-by-moment decision points, equipping therapists to stay on target through reactivity, blocks, and misattunement. You’ll leave with a concrete set of “what works” interventions ready to apply in your very next session.
  • Identify predictable therapeutic blocks and use the CPR process to work through them 
  • Recognize key attachment signals and harness them to create lasting change events 
  • Apply specific micro-move interventions to de-escalate conflict and build relational responsiveness

12:55 pm – 2:55 pm

Micro‑Moves in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT):

Staying Oriented, Working Through Blocks, and Creating Change Events In‑Session

George Faller, LMFT, EFT Trainer
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When Intimacy Feels Unsafe
Healing the Legacy of Traumatic Attachment in Couples
Janina Fisher, PhD
Childhood trauma leaves a lasting imprint — not just on individuals, but on their intimate relationships. Dr. Fisher explores how early attachment failures live in the body and get activated by the people we love most. Through lecture, video, and clinical examples, you’ll gain trauma-informed strategies to help couples shift from reactive blame cycles toward curiosity, co-regulation, and genuine repair.
  • Articulate the neurobiological and psychological effects of traumatic attachment on couple dynamics 
  • Implement mindfulness-based interventions to disrupt habitual trauma-driven relational patterns 
  • Use somatic techniques to help partners regulate intense reactions to closeness and distance 

3:15 PM – 5:15 PM

When Intimacy Feels Unsafe:

Healing the Legacy of Traumatic Attachment in Couples

Janina Fisher, PhD
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