
Foundation for the Contemporary Family &
UCI Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

COUPLES THERAPY WORKSHOPS
Earn 6.5 CE Hours
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Early Price $175
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$195 After October 31st
Relationship Fitness: Rewiring Reactivity, Cultivating Connection
Brent Atkinson, PhD
November 14, 2025 9am–4:30pm - 6.5 CE Hours
For more than 20 years, the Foundation for the Contemporary Family has been committed to bringing high-quality in-person, innovative clinical training in couples and family therapy to Southern California.
For our Fall program, Dr. Brent Atkinson, a talented Master Couples Therapist, is returning to give us another stimulating, yet practical, presentation. He has a step-by-step approach that translates advances in neurobiology and relationship science into pragmatic and experiential therapy interventions. Through a variety of new videos of actual therapy sessions and examples of skill-building tools, you’ll learn methods for tackling contempt and rewiring reactivity that are missing from other couples therapy approaches.
He has an incredible knack for getting to the heart of the issues quickly and an ability to motivate partners to focus on self-accountability as the path to elicit better responsiveness from your partner and a closer connection
The Foundation for the Contemporary Family is underwriting this event so that we can offer this high-caliber training at a lower cost—and includes a buffet lunch. Plus, we are able to give out more scholarships than ever before.
Please join us again for another exceptional workshop and gain skills you can use in your office on Monday morning.
Judith Z. Anderson, Ph.D.
President, Foundation for the Contemporary Family
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
University of California, Irvine
The Foundation for the Contemporary Family is an approved provider of the American Psychological Association (APA) and formerly a provider of the Board of Behavioral Sciences which now accepts APA programs for credit for LCSW, MFT, LPCC.
Foundation for the Contemporary Family is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Foundation for the Contemporary Family maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COVID POLICY: We will observe all COVID restrictions, if any, required by UCI. At present, there are no restrictions, but the situation could change by the date of the workshop. We will keep you abreast of what you need to know.
There was no commercial support or conflict of interest involved in the planning of this workshop. The instructor may make reference to his books or additional trainings available at The Couples Clinic.

