[Audio] BT10 Workshop 14 – The State of Affairs: Rethinking our Clinical Attitudes Towards Infidelity – Esther Perel, MA, LMFT

Description:

Infidelity is generally regarded as a symptom of a troubled relationship, and the revelation of an affair triggers a crisis of trust and connection. In this workshop, we’ll explore the multiple motives and meanings behind affairs against the complexities of marriage, sex, intimacy, and monogamy. We’ll examine the benefits and costs of truth-telling and transparency, how couples can rebuild trust and intimacy, and why affairs can actually stabilize a marriage and prevent its dissolution. In particular, we will focus on how couples can turn the crisis into an opportunity. Combining didactic material, case studies and video vignettes, we will lay out a nuanced and multicultural therapeutic approach for working with extramarital relations secret or revealed.

Educational Objectives:

1. Apply three evidence-based guidelines to determine the relationship of choice for a patient.
2. Apply three evidence-based guidelines to determine the relationship of choice for a patient.
3. List 5 assumptions, values and personal experiences that influence our therapeutic work with affairs.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*