Workshops, Courses and Lectures
"Working with the Vulnerability Cycle: A Multi Level Approach" Consultation and training at the Counseling and Care Center, Singapore. March 30, 2016
"Deconstructing Impasses : A road map for couples therapy" All day conference to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Ackerman Alumni Institute. Hong Kong. March 18, 2016
"Deconstructing Impasses: A Road Map for Couple Therapy" and "Rekindling Intimacy in couples therapy: A multicultural Framework" Two day workshop at the Psychodynamic Couple and Family Institute of new England. Boston, USA. march 4 and 5th, 2016.
"Rekindling Intimacy in couples therapy: A multicultural Approach." Workshop at The Ackerman Institute, New York. October 16, 2015
"A conversation about Multicultural Couples therapy " with Takeshi Tamura and his group. Tokyo, Japan. June,18, 2015.
'Rekindling Intimacy in Couples therapy.' Workshop at the University of Exeter, Exerter, England. May, 8, 2015.
"Rekindling Intimacy in Couples therapy: A Multicultural Approach. Workshop at the Fundacion Aigle. Buenos Aires , Argentina. April, 14, 2015.
"From Infidelity to Intimacy" Two Day workshop at the Instituto Chileno de Terapia Familiar. Santiago, Chile. April 17 &18 2015
"Rekindling Intimacy in couples therapy: A Multicultural Approach." Workshop at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York. March 6, 2015.
"Dilemmas of intimacy, fidelity and jealousy in couples therapy." Two day workshop at the Association Parisienne de Recherche et de travail avec les Familles (APRTF), in Paris, France. March 24 & 25, 2014
"Dilemmas of love in couples therapy" A three day intensive course at the Amsterdam Family Institute. Amsterdam, Holland. April. 3, 2013.
"Deconstructing impasses in couples therapy: A roadmap for couples therapy." Workshop at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. February 24, 2012.
"Impasses of Intimacy, jealousy and fidelity in couples therapy." Workshop at the Ackerman Institute for the family. February 11, 2011.
"Dilemmas of intimacy, jealousy and fidelity in couples therapy." Workshop at the Chicago Center for Family Health. October, 2010.
"Infidelity, Violence and Gender." Lecture at Crisol, Mexico City. May 27, 2010.
"Infidelidad, Violencia Y Genero: Terapia de pareja en el Ackerman Institute." Workshop at Crisol, Cuernavaca, Mexico. May 28 & 29, 2010.
"Terapia de Pareja: Trabalhando com impasses e infidelidad." Workshop at Instituto Chileno de Terapia Familiar, Santiago, Chile. November 20 & 21, 2009.
"La Infidelidad en Terapia de Pareja." Workshop at the Fundacion Aigle, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 17 & 18, 2009.
"Getting To The Vulnerability Cycle: A Roadmap For Couples Therapy." Eight-week course at The Ackerman Institute for the Family. New York, NY. January, 2008.
"Working with Vulnerable Couples." Workshop at The Ackerman Institute for the Family. New York, NY. February, 2006.
"Perspectives on Infidelity." Workshop at the Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium: The Creative Leap: Practice and Imagination In the Process of Change. Washington, DC. March 21, 2006.
"Working Successfully with Vulnerable Couples: A Multi-Level Approach." Workshop at the Ackerman Institute, New York, New York. February 2, 2005.
"Working Successfully with Vulnerable Couples: A Multi-level Approach." Workshop at the Chicago Center For Family Health, Chicago. June 2, 2005.
"Working with Couples in Impasses: An Integrative Approach." Presentation at the Couples Therapy Interest Group at "Building Bridges: The Challenges of Connecting," annual meeting of the American Family Therapy Academy. San Francisco, California. June 26, 2004.
"To tell the truth? When to disclose affairs in couples therapy." One day workshop at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Washington, DC. March 6, 2004.
"Working with Vulnerable Couples: A Multi-level Approach." Two day workshop at the Association Parisienne de Recherche et de Travail avec les Familles, in Paris, France. June 18 - 19, 2002.
"Vulnerable Couples." Two-day workshop at the Symfora Group, in collaboration with Psychiatrie in Progressie and Amsterdams Institut voor Relatie-en Gezinstherapie in Amersfoort, Netherlands. June 13 - 14, 2002.
"Building Intimacy in Couples therapy: A Multi-Level Integrated Approach." Workshop with Monica McGoldrick, CSW, at the Multicultural Center, New Jersey. November 10, 2000.
"Resuscitating Love in Couples Therapy." Workshop at Instituto de Terapia de Familia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. November 11, 1999.
"Rekindling Love in Couples Therapy." Workshop, Winter Conference: Making Meaningful Connections, Chicago Center for Family Health, Chicago. February 1998.
"Deconstructing Core Impasses in Couples Therapy." Workshop with Mona Fishbane. Winter Conference: "Family Resilience: Crisis, Trauma and Challenge," Chicago Center for Family Health, Chicago. February 1996.
"Integrating Sex and Love: A Framework for Building Intimacy in Couples Therapy," Workshop with Cheryl Berg. Winter Conference: "Bridging the gender gap: Women, Men and Relationships, Chicago Center for Family Health, Chicago. February 18, 1994.
"Couples Therapy: An Integrative Model," One day workshop with Mona Fishbane. Chicago Center for Family Health, Chicago. April 16, 1993.
"Building Intimacy with Vulnerable Couples," Workshop at the Fall Conference "Innovative Approaches to Family Well-being". Chicago Center for Family Health, Chicago. September 18, 1992.
"Couples Therapy: Integrating Systemic and Intrapsychic Processes," One day workshop with Mona Fishbane. Professional Development Program, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago. May 1, 1992.
"Building Intimacy in Couples Therapy: A Multi-Level Approach," One day workshop. Professional Development Program, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Chicago. February 22, 1991.
"Integrating Interactional/Structural Approaches in a Multi-Level Framework," One day workshop at the Family Institute of Chicago, Chicago. June 9, 1989.
"Graduate Student Marriages," Guest Lecturer (Froma Walsh course on Couple's Therapy), at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, Chicago. March 30, 1989.
"An Integrative Systemic/Psychodynamic Assessment Framework for Couples Therapy," Paper presentation at the IV International Symposium of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March 14, 1988.
"Integrating Paradoxical Techniques," Lecture at School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago, Chicago. January 19, 1988.
"The Mental Research Institute Brief Therapy Model," Lectures at The Family Systems Program, Institute of Juvenile Research, Chicago. January 14, 1988 and April 27, 1989.
"Strategic Family Therapy," Lecture at The Family Institute of Chicago, Chicago. January 12, 1988.
"The Mental Research Institute Brief Therapy Model," Lectures at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago. September 24 and October 1, 1987.
"Integrative Couples Therapy," Workshop at The Family Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 7, 1987.
"Organizational Dilemmas in Graduate Student Marriages," Annual meeting, American Family Therapy Association, Chicago. June, 1987.