Upcoming Events

    • Fri, May 30, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • All Desert Wellness (73726 Alessandro Dr, Ste. 203 Palm Desert, CA 92260)
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    Desert–CAMFT

    presents

    Couples Intensives - What, When, Why and How to Start

    with Lori Weisman, MA, LHMC

    Friday, May 30, 2025
    12:00m-1:00pm

    All Desert Wellness

    (73726 Alessandro Dr, Ste. 203 Palm Desert, CA 92260)

    1 CE Credit

    Description

    Do you feel like you’re watching the same couples session on repeat? If you want to shake things up and help couples actually move, then spend a lunch hour with Lori Weisman on May 30th from 12:00-1:00. In this lunchtime talk, Lori will share the core distinctions behind a powerful two-day Couples Intensive model — based on the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Lori refined the work of Dr. Ellyn Bader and Dr. Peter Pearson into a successful 2-day intensive that is being used by clinicians all across the country.

    Taken from her clinical wisdom and experience from over 200 intensives, she’ll pull back the curtain on: 1) Why couples intensives can create transformation that weekly sessions can’t; 2) How to guide partner’s out of self-protection and into tenderness using the “Vulnerability Circle” (you’ll learn the exercise and get the handout); and 3) How 2-day Intensives help you settle and feel more relaxed so deeper work can happen.

    This isn’t about adding another modality to your list. It’s about working smarter — getting to the root faster, and helping couples fight for something instead of fighting about everything. It’s part inspiration, part hands-on, all real-world.

    Learning Objectives

    In successfully completing and attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

    1. Identify why couples intensives can create transformation that weekly sessions can’t.

    2. Describe how to guide partner’s out of self-protection and into tenderness using the “Vulnerability Circle.”

    3. Describe how 2-day Intensives help you settle and feel more relaxed so deeper work can happen.

    Presenter

    Lori Weisman, MA, LHMC is a relationship expert based in both Palm Desert, CA, and Bellevue, WA, who specializes in couples coaching, relationship intensives, and marriage intensives. She’s a seasoned relationship expert with extensive experience in helping couples navigate the complexities of their relationships. With a deep understanding of the intricacies of human connection, Lori has dedicated her career to providing guidance and support to couples in crisis. Her expertise spans a wide range of relationship issues, from communication breakdowns to infidelity, and she has a proven track record of helping couples find hope and a path forward.

    Cost/Registration

    $20 Desert-CAMFT Members

    FREE for Prelicensed Members

    $30 for Non-members or Guests

    Cost includes Panera lunch.

    Closing date for registration is Thursday, May 29, 2025.

    Questions

    Please email Chaundra Prehara, Director of Events at chaundraprehara@yahoo.com.


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