Upcoming Events
July 9 & 16, 2022
A live on-line course for couples offered through Stanford Continuing Studies
Information available April April 25, 2022. Registration opens May 16.
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Past Events
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Free Webinar, sponsored by the Help Center, for the Stanford Community
Event Details
This course will be open to couples, singles, therapists – anyone interested in creating better relationships.
Offered through Stanford Continuing Studies Program
Aperture Awareness: Superpower for Couples
Presentation for Santa Clara Valley Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
August 27, 2021
Enhanced Dialogue for Couples will be offered through Stanford Continuing Studies, Summer Quarter, July 17-24. Registration begins Monday, May 17, 8:30 am PT.
By strengthening our natural Aperture Awareness - our sense of openness to each other - couples learn to connect and build trust. In the Winter Quarter at Stanford I will be teaching Enhanced Dialogue for Couples.
Sign-ups for the course open on November 30 and enrollment is limited. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/liberal-arts-and-sciences/enhanced-dialogue-for-couples-current-research-and-practical-tools/20202_WSP-257
In this course, we will learn from the evidence-based work of John Gottman and others who are researching couples’ dynamics. We will also look at the neurological basis for our responses to each other and the optimal conditions for receptivity, expressiveness, and learning. Participants will be instructed in simple and powerful techniques for staying open in difficult conversations.
https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/detail/20152_WSP-257