Therapists often feel challenged working with couples in the aftermath of infidelity. PTSD symptoms can surface in the form of unrelenting obsessing about the details of a partner’s affair. In this presentation, Ellyn will describe when and why obsessing is valuable and when it is not. She will also demonstrate via video how to start interrupting this negative ongoing traumatic pattern.
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward (3.8 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward - French (3.8 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward - French (3.8 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward - Italian (3.8 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Obsessing After Infidelity: When One Partner Can't Move Forward - Italian (3.8 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Ellyn Bader, PhD, is in private practice and is Co-Director of The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California. Over the past 25 years she has conducted professional training programs in couples therapy and has trained therapists throughout the United States as well as Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. She is a past president of the International Transactional Analysis Association and a recipient of the Clark Vincent Award for an outstanding literary contribution to the field of marital therapy from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Dr. Bader is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. She and her husband, PETER PEARSON, Ph.D., coauthored the books, “In Quest of the Mythical Mate: A Developmental Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment in Couples Therapy” (Brunner/Mazel) and “Tell Me No Lies: How to Face the Truth and Build an Honest Marriage” (St. Martin’s Press).
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Financial: Ellyn Bader is the director of The Couples Institute and receives compensation as a consultant. She receives royalties as a published author. Ellyn Bader receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ellyn Bader is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Transactional Analysis Association, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
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