This workshop is designed for therapists who work with couples or individuals going through separation or the end of a relationship. Ending a relationship is more than just deciding to part ways — it can bring strong emotions, stress, confusion, and major life changes. Clients may struggle with communication, parenting concerns, identity shifts, or learning how to move forward.
This training focuses on practical, real-world ways therapists can support clients during this transition. Participants will explore how to guide respectful conversations, help clients manage difficult emotions, set healthy boundaries, and make thoughtful decisions about their next steps. The workshop also looks at how separation affects children, families, and social support systems.
Through discussion, examples, and hands-on activities, therapists will gain tools they can use immediately in sessions to support healing, clarity, and growth after a relationship ends.
https://frumtherapist.com/workshops/TopicUnderstanding2/viewUnderstanding Uncoupling:
Supporting Clients Through Relationship Endings
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Presenter: Dionne Aldridge
Course Length: 3 Hours
This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
This workshop is designed for therapists who work with couples or individuals going through separation or the end of a relationship. Ending a relationship is more than just deciding to part ways — it can bring strong emotions, stress, confusion, and major life changes. Clients may struggle with communication, parenting concerns, identity shifts, or learning how to move forward.
This training focuses on practical, real-world ways therapists can support clients during this transition. Participants will explore how to guide respectful conversations, help clients manage difficult emotions, set healthy boundaries, and make thoughtful decisions about their next steps. The workshop also looks at how separation affects children, families, and social support systems.
Through discussion, examples, and hands-on activities, therapists will gain tools they can use immediately in sessions to support healing, clarity, and growth after a relationship ends.
0:00 – 0:15 | Welcome & Framing the Conversation • Introductions and workshop overview • Review objectives and group guidelines • Icebreaker: One word describing relationship endings • Brief group discussion
0:15 – 0:35 | Understanding Uncoupling • Define uncoupling in practical and therapeutic terms • Emotional and practical aspects of separation • High-conflict vs. respectful transitions • Group discussion on common client patterns
0:35 – 1:00 | Emotional Reactions & Attachment Dynamics • Grief responses in separation • Identity shifts and role changes • Ambivalence, anger, guilt, fear • Small group activity identifying emotional patterns
1:00 – 1:30 | Clinical Tools for Supporting Uncoupling • Emotion regulation strategies • Structuring difficult conversations • Boundary-setting techniques • Safety considerations and red flags • Practice exercise drafting therapist statements
1:30 – 2:00 | Case Scenario Breakout Activity • Case 1: High-conflict couple with children • Case 2: Individual experiencing identity loss • Case 3: Couple unsure about separating • Assessment priorities and intervention strategies • Group report-back
2:00 – 2:20 | Systemic & Family Considerations • Impact on children and co-parenting • Extended family and cultural expectations • Maintaining therapist neutrality • Large group discussion
2:20 – 2:35 | Building Resilience After Separation • Identity rebuilding strategies • Future planning tools • Coping and adjustment skills • Reflection prompt on client strengths
2:35 – 3:00 | Wrap-Up & Integration • Key takeaways • Implementation planning • Questions
