LIVE WEBINAR AND/OR IN-PERSON | 6 NBCC CREDIT HOURS | $149.99
June 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST| Compass of Hope | 433-435 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842
Relationships rarely struggle because of one conversation, one conflict, or one partner alone – they struggle through patterns. Cycles of disconnection, unmet attachment needs, emotional reactivity, communication breakdowns, and unresolved hurt can quietly shape the ways couples interact over time. For clinicians, couples work requires learning how to navigate those patterns while holding space for two emotional realities at once.
Training Objectives:
- Describe foundational dynamics involved in couples counseling, including attachment, bonding, and interactional cycles.
- Explain how triangulation, conflict patterns, and emotional disconnection develop in couple relationships.
- Demonstrate strategies for maintaining therapeutic balance and alliance with two clients simultaneously.
- Apply basic interventions to improve communication, emotional attunement, and conflict de-escalation.
- Identify how attachment history, trauma, and family-of-origin experiences influence couple dynamics.
- Utilize culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices in couples counseling.
- Recognize ethical challenges unique to relational therapy, including confidentiality, neutrality, and therapist bias.
- Engage in reflective practice to strengthen therapist attunement, manage countertransference, and enhance therapeutic presence.
Instructor:
Annmarie Karayianes is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire and Florida who provides psychotherapy to individuals and couples using evidence-based approaches. Her clinical specialties include grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, and women’s issues, and she works from a strength-based perspective to help clients achieve meaningful change.
Annmarie has training and experience in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Gottman-informed approaches. She has also completed trainings in domestic violence, suicide prevention, trauma, grief and loss, and de-escalation strategies. In addition to her clinical work, she has experience teaching at the college level and is passionate about helping clinicians build practical skills for working with couples.
Accreditation:
Infinite Learning Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7977. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Infinite Learning Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
