New Ways to Conceptualize Couples Therapy Cases

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Vienna Pharaon, LMFT Related seminars and products

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Vienna Pharaon, LMFT, is one of New York City’s most sought-after relationship therapists. She’s practiced therapy for more than 15 years and is the founder and owner of the group practice Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy. She’s been featured in The Economist, Vice, and Motherly, and has led workshops for Peloton and Netflix, among others. THE ORIGINS OF YOU is her first book published with Penguin Random House and has become a national bestseller.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Vienna Pharaon is the owner and founder of Mindful Marriage and Family Therapy. She receives royalties as a published author. Vienna Pharaon receives a speaking honorarium and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Vienna Pharaon is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Alexandra Solomon, PhD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is internationally recognized as one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her framework for Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the globe. A couple therapist, speaker, author, and professor, Dr. Alexandra is passionate about translating cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom into practical tools people can use to bring awareness, curiosity and authenticity to their relationships.

She is a clinician educator and a frequent contributor to academic journals, and she translates her academic and therapeutic experience to the public through her popular Instagram page, which has garnered a quarter of million followers. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, and she is the face of MasterClass in Practice. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, who works with individuals and couples in private practice.

Her hit podcast, Reimagining Love, reaches thousands of listeners across the globe each week and features deep dives into complex relationship dynamics as well as conversations with high-profile guests from the worlds of therapy, academia, and pop culture. She is the award-winning author of three bestselling books: Love Every Day, Loving Bravely and Taking Sexy Back. Her work has been covered by outlets including NPR, Today, New York Times, Scientific American, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is the owner and founder of The Institute for Relational Self-Awareness and has an employment relationship with MasterClass and Northwestern University. She receives royalties as a published author and is the podcast host of Reimaging Love. She is the founding expert for Mine'd app. Dr. Solomon receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is an ad hoc for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc. Dr. Solomon is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).

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Objectives

1. Describe at least two contemporary frameworks for understanding couples’ distress beyond traditional conflict-based models. 
2. Apply principles of relational self-awareness and emotional inheritance to improve clinical case formulation. 
3. Construct a case conceptualization that identifies systemic, developmental, and attachment-based patterns to guide treatment planning. 

Outline

Rethinking “The Problem”

• How to shift from surface complaints to deeper systemic and developmental insights 

The Role of Relational Self-Awareness and Emotional Inheritance

• Using insight into self and legacy to reshape case conceptualization 

From Chaos to Clarity

• Translating conceptual clarity into targeted interventions and treatment strategies 

Risks and limitations 

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Other Mental Health Professionals