An online training course from Terry Real and the Relational Life Institute Faculty

Relational Life Therapy Level 1

Learn to harness powerful Relational Life Therapy techniques to set couples on the path to reconnection. Discover how to swiftly get to the root of the problem in couples therapy, build trust with your clients, and help them make rapid and substantive changes.

A 10-hour online training including real-time couples therapy demonstrations with Terry Real and the RLI faculty.

Terry Real

“Family dysfunction rolls down from generation to generation, like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person in one generation has the courage to turn and face the flames. That person brings peace to their ancestors and spares the children that follow.”
— Terry Real, Creator of Relational Life Therapy

A Note From Terry Real

Welcome!

Connection has never felt more precious or critical. We have never wanted more from our relationships, not just our romantic relationships but friends, family, and children. At no time in history has it been more clear that intimacy is life’s grail.

Yet divorce attorneys have never been busier. Perhaps this is because we all have lived in an anti-relational, addictive, narcissistic culture that may give lip service to the importance of relationships but has not taught us the skills to realize them.

As therapists, we can fill in those gaps. There is a world of relational technology that can be taught and mastered once we open to the need for it. We can give our clients those tools. This is the basis of Relational Life Therapy (RLT)—my life’s work.

Developing my approach has been a thirty-year project. When I first got into the reality of practice, the couples who came to me were suffering, and the tools I had were inadequate for the task. So I made it my mission to figure out a way to bring relief, healing, and change to my clients.

After teaching RLT workshops all over the U.S., I created this online course to make the material available to more people. I designed RLT Level 1 to give you an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of the RLT model. It is also the first step toward RLT certification and will prepare you for the Level 2 & 3 trainings.

I have seen this model help thousands of therapists get faster and more effective results for their clients. In the kinds of cases I see, it can be quite detrimental to let therapy drag on. RLT allows you to go deep and understand the negative patterns in the relationship quickly to help clients make rapid and substantive changes.

I will give you the fruit of my life’s work in this training. 

I encourage you to join me and my terrific faculty for 10 hours of training. You’ll join myself, Cathy Hill (Director of the RLT Training School), and Anna Sterk (senior RLT therapist and educator) for five 2-hour classes. Cathy and I will lead the teaching before Anna takes your questions to deepen your learning. These sessions will be packed full of real case demonstrations so you can see how the techniques translate into practice.

I look forward to seeing you in the training and sharing the transformative power of RLT with you.

Warmly,

Terry

P.S. I’ve put my heart into the Level 1 training we are about to start together—to make it exactly the training I wish I could have received myself. As you get deeper into it, you’ll see that there are many refinements and subtleties to the RLT model

What's included in RLT Level 1:

01. Core Modules

Over 7 hours of classes

5 x 2-hour Classes with Terry Real & RLT Faculty

 

In these classes, Terry and Cathy Hill (Director of the RLT Training School) will teach you all the core foundational material that forms the basis of the RLT model. Anna Sterk, senior RLT therapist and educator, will then take over the Q&A portion of the class to deepen your understanding of the material.

 

Class 1: What is Relational Life Therapy?

Class 2: Overview of Phase 1 and Data Gathering

Class 3: RLT Lenses 4, 5, and 6

Class 4: Use of RLT Lenses in Intervention and Finding Leverage

Class 5: Reconnecting the Blatant

                                                  Learning objectives for the course:

  • Describe strategies for latent people
  • Analyze the difference between blatant and latent stances
  • Explain the role of data gathering
  • Explain the 3 Phases of RLT and how RLT differs from traditional therapy
02. Q&A Calls

3 hours of recorded calls

3 60-minute pre-recorded Q&A Calls with RLT Faculty

 

Join senior RLT therapists and teachers to deepen your understanding of the course material. From the questions asked you will have more nuances and be crystal clear on how to apply RLT Phase 1 in your client sessions.

 

Q&A 1 with Desirae Ysasi, LPC-S

Q&A 2 with Julie Rudiger, LCSW

Q&A 3 with Anna Sterk, LMFT

 

75-minute RLT Couples Therapy Demonstration

Witness the speed and precision of RLT firsthand with an inside look at one of Terry’s full-length couples therapy sessions. You will observe RLT Phase 1 in action to help you cement your understanding of how the data gathering and diagnostic tools translate into practice.

US Workshops to Use RLT Principles to Transform Your Own Relationships

In six 90-minute pre-recorded classes with Terry Real, you will learn how to use relational skills to transform your own relationships and enhance your work with your clients. You’ll gain a deep understanding of your prevalent attachment style, so you can apply healthier behaviors in your relationships and strengthen your connection with your partner.

Here’s what you’ll learn inside each class:

Class 1.

Content types included in this module:

WHAT IS RELATIONAL LIFE THERAPY?

 

The differences between RLT and traditional psychodynamic therapy are explored. Also considered are the stances of “one-down shame” and “one-up grandiosity” in couples; according to RLT, true intimacy can only happen when partners are “same-as” with each other. RLT is about action and swift results, helping people to make major changes to the negative parts of their character, and the critical role and stance of the therapist is described.

Presented also are the concepts of Relational Mindfulness, Joining Through the Truth, and psychological patriarchy.

Class 2.

Content types included in this module:

OVERVIEW OF PHASE 1

 

The reasons why, in RLT, data must be gathered as a first stage of therapy. Also laid out are the seven diagnostic lenses of RLT, and the first first explored in depth. The “stance, stance, dance” dynamic is explained, tools are given to describe each partner’s pattern and the dance that results, and the goal of therapy in working with this entire dynamic is expressed. Losing strategies, preconditions, and blatant/latent stances are explored.

Class 3.

Content types included in this module:

RLT LENSES 4,5 and 6

 

Relational trauma and its impact on adult relationships is explored. The three major family of origin roles are discussed, and advice is given on how to work with grandiose partners. The Relationship Grid diagnostic tool is laid out as a tool to help you identify each partner’s relational stance. You will also explore the two kinds of boundaries and self-esteem, with advice on how to work with grandiosity.

Class 4.

Content types included in this module:

USE OF THE RLT LENSES IN INTERVENTION & FINDING LEVERAGE

 

We move from diagnosis to treatment. Here, you will learn how to use the RLT approach of Joining Through the Truth to lovingly confront clients and engage them in the therapeutic process. The concept of leverage is explored: what it is, why it’s necessary, and how it can be used. Advice is given on empowering latent people, and the concept of the “relational champion” is presented.

Class 5.

Content types included in this module:

RECONNECTING THE BLATANT
 
This module focuses on empowering the latent, finding leverage, and reconnecting the blatant.  From a neurobiological perspective we discuss how to create the right combination of stress and safety for promoting change.  We explore how to work with the fears of the latent and the grandiosity of the blatant.  Terry demonstrates joining through the truth with a blatant man.
 
“Terry helps reawaken couples who seem trapped in a long-term stalemate and allows them to move toward growth and fuller Selfhood.”

Richard Schwartz, originator of Internal Family Systems

8 Ways RLT is Different From Traditional Therapy

A tip: “Don’t get out ahead of your client. They’re the ones to assert the leverage, not you. You go too far when you act as if you have more leverage than you have. You go too far if you take on the offender of the blatant, rather than have the latent take on the blatant, generally.”

Terry Real

What Others Say About RLT

“Terry Real helps overturn old-fashioned, confining roles and opens up a treasury of hope for lasting and exciting intimacy for couples everywhere.”

— Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Crazy Busy

“Terry’s work provided foundations of “telling the truth” to clients. I did it easily with individuals but stumbled with couples. Now I LOVE working with couples. It is now always profoundly moving & instructive.” 

— Jeanne O.

“Some of the things I love about Terry Real and his work are the practical steps, down-to-earth guidance and his model of having the courage and respect to be honest with couples when one partner is behaving in a way that needs to be addressed first.”

— Rachel M.

“Terry, you are an absolute gift to the the mental health community. “

— David Feder, MSW, RSW, CSAT, Close Connections, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“Before learning Terry Real’s model I’d work with couples to problem-solve their dilemmas of the day. I always had misgivings about the long-term potential of my work because I didn’t know how to move in deeper to address with them their relational processes. Now, having Terry’s model for teaching clients healthy relating, I have guidelines to help them perform the modest miracle of personal transformation on a permanent level. “ 

— R.D.

“You have lots of ideas that are very useful with couple work – particularly with the male client. I love your stuff about gender discourses and boundaries, asking clearly for what you need from your partner.”

— Claire O

The Shift from Individualistic to Relational Thinking

by Terry Real

Objective vs. Subjective Reality

“He won’t listen!” cries Lucy, flinging open her arms, as she sits on the edge of the couch, as if to implore me.

“I don’t get her,” says Stan, sinking his face in his hands, beleaguered, exhausted, as if to say, “No matter what I do…”

And then there’s me, watching, listening. Couples on the brink fly in to see me. Together we spend one or two full days working, at the end of which time we agree that you’re either back on track or divorcing. One way or another, this is the last stop. Lucy and Stan are on the edge of dissolution, have been for over a year. This past weekend was a disaster.

So, what happened?” I ask.

Stan snorts. “This whole thing is ridiculous,” he declares, one leg pumping, impatient, annoyed.

Lucy cuts him off, taking charge. “We took two cars, for a weekend alone at our house on the Cape. Both were loaded with groceries. So, I can’t see out the back. Already I’m nervous. I don’t like driving at night. I ask Stan to stay by me, in case I… I don’t know, get lost, take a wrong turn, whatever.

She wanted me to keep an eye on her,” Stan tells me, wanting to hurry the story along. “Which I did.

Which you didn’t!” says Lucy.

Which is exactly what I did. Look,” Stan turns to me, the arbiter. “I was winding my way through the traffic. I’m about two cars up ahead of her…

But I can’t see him,” Lucy interjects.

I’ve got her square in my rearview mirror.” I look at Stan’s harried expression. I’m already sensing where this going. “She calls me, panicked, out of her mind. ‘You said you wouldn’t leave me!’ Already, she’s like screaming at me.

But you left me! After you said…

Okay,” I interrupt. “I think I’ve got it.” Stan and Lucy were caught in a typical who’s right / who’s wrong battle – hinging on their slightly different definitions of what it meant to “be there for” Lucy. To Lucy, “being there” meant being right by her side. For Stan, it meant keeping an eye on her. Who was objectively right?

Taking Sides

That’s a trick question. In marital relationships it’s never a matter of landing on the one true reality, but rather two people in need of negotiating differing subjective realities.

Between the two, I sided with Lucy – a difference between RLT and other therapies. We take sides. Stan was factually correct but relationally incorrect. Was he, as promised, looking after Lucy to make sure she was alright? Yes, absolutely. And if Stan had been the one to make the request, he would have been fine. But Stan wasn’t married to Stan. Lucy wanted the comfort of Stan by her side, in sight of her. It wasn’t his aid she was after, but the reassurance of his company. In this instance – as in so many others just like it, Lucy assured me, Stan didn’t “get it.” He missed the point because he wasn’t thinking relationally.

Shifting into
Relational Thinking

Even though on the brink of divorce, Stan wasn’t a bad guy. What he argued so vehemently for, the point he got so defensive about was, in fact right – in the linear, individualistic, Newtonian world we all live in. But I have a saying, “You can be right, or you can be married. What’s more important to you?”

Repair & Reconnection

I turn to Stan: “In this moment, right now, ask yourself, would you rather make the case that you’re right or would you rather make peace with your wife and help her feel better?”

“Meaning?” he says, tentative but listening.

“Turn to your wife right now and tell her something from the heart,” I coach him.

And, bless him, with a little encouragement, he tries it.

“Lucy,” he takes her hand. “I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry if you felt so abandoned that day.”

“And you’re sorry you didn’t hear her,” I add.

“I am,” he says. “Really. No BS. I wish I could have listened better.” Stan looks at his wife’s tearful face.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment for years,” she says, crying, her body straining toward him.

“Wanna hug from the guy?” I ask her and she lurches forward, reaching for him.

“Take your time,” I tell them, as Stan rocks her gently. “Take all the time you need.”

Stan’s well-meaning but misguided loyalty to “sorting things out,” that is, determining the one right reality about it, deprived them both of moments like the one they had now in my office. Moments of repair. When Stan stopped defending himself and instead tended to his wife’s bruised feelings, she felt heard, the chasm between them was bridged, and everyone could breathe again.

Once Again, Here’s Everything You’ll Receive:
Relational Life Therapy Level One Training

Plus, these special bonuses:

Bonus #1 – 60-minute RLT Couples Therapy Demonstration with Terry Real
Bonus #2 – US Workshops to Use RLT Principles to Transform Your Own Relationships

How Much Does Level 1 Cost?

Choose the single payment option or easy payment plan:

One Payment

$ 497
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Best Value

3 Payments

$ 179*3
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MOST FLEXIBLE

The deepest training in the RLT model.

Did you know...

This course is part of the RLT Certification program
To learn more, request information here.

We’re confident you’ll be happy with the Relational Life Therapy Level 1 Training. However, if you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, simply contact us at support@terryreal.com within 2 days of your purchase and we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked.

About Your Instructors

Terry Real, creator of Relational Life Therapy

Terry Real, LICSW, is an internationally recognized family therapist, bestselling author, and sought-after speaker. 

 

A former senior faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge in Massachusetts and a retired Clinical Fellow of the Meadows Institute in Arizona, Terry is renowned for his ability to save couples on the brink of divorce using the progressive approach he created, Relational Life Therapy. RLT equips people with the powerful relational skills they need to cultivate meaningful connections—to themselves, each other, and the planet as a whole.

 

Via his esteemed training school, the Relational Life Institute, Terry has trained thousands of mental health practitioners in his RLT method to date. 

His original insights on couples therapy, relationships, and men’s issues have been featured in outlets from Oprah and Vogue to The Today Show and CNN. His latest book is the New York Times bestseller, US: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship.  

Desirae Ysasi, LPC-S in Private Practice, San Antonio, TX

I have been a licensed therapist since 2006 and a certified Relational Life Therapist since 2018. The road to RLT certification began as a desire to learn more about my passion for couples work and ended as a completely transformative experience for myself and my own relationship. I am thrilled to enter into this relational revolution with my fellow faculty members bringing full-respect living to a whole new generation of therapists and clients.

 
Cathy Hill, PhD, Licensed Psychologist in British Columbia, Canada

I’ve been training with Terry since 2010 and learn more every time I teach the concepts. RLT is an incredibly rich and powerful mode of therapy and I’m proud to be involved with its expansion.  In order to help with that I’m also the Director of Research at the Relational Life Foundation, where we are working on getting RLT evidence-based.

Anna Sterk, LMFT

Learning how to build and sustain healthy relationships has been the journey of Anna’s life, and not always an easy or straightforward path. It was life changing for Anna to build on the personal work she was doing when she started studying with Terry Real in 2012, and it is an honor for me to pass along what I have learned to clients and through teaching the relational skills in bootcamps, practicums, and mentoring.

A senior RLT therapist and a member of the RLT Faculty, Anna is part of the team responsible for training mental health practitioners in the Relational Life Therapy method.

Julie Rudiger, LCSW

Julie has been a licensed therapist since 1993 and was introduced to Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy in 2008. She became certified in 2010, and since then, her practice and personal life has transformed. 

Julie loves the value of Full Respect Living, which is the tenant of RLT. Teaching clients and therapists the model remains the central focus of her practice. She loves the role of “coach” in teaching the skills. She believes most couples and individuals just need the education and tools to better care for themselves and their partners and families. Julie is also co-leader of the Relationship Boot Camp in Denver, which helps individuals and couples learn the skills in 2-day intensive workshops.

A senior RLT therapist and a member of the RLT Faculty, Julie is part of the team responsible for training mental health practitioners in the Relational Life Therapy method.

Frequently Asked Questions


Q: How long will I have access to the course?

 

Forever! All course materials, including the call recordings, will be stored in your private learning platform (the RLT Community Hub) for you to review at your convenience.

Q: Are CEs available for this course?

 

Yes. 8 CEs are currently available for the home study version of this course. Once you have completed the course you may take a test to collect your certificate.  CE DETAILS HERE

Q: Is RLT Level 1 part of the RLT Certification?

 

Yes—when you enroll in the RLT Certification (our deepest, richest couples therapy training), you automatically receive access to RLT Level 1. If you’d like to learn more about the RLT Certification please request information here and we will send you the details.

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CE REQUIREMENTS:

The Relational Life Institute is pleased to offer:

The RLT Level 1 Training Course

Relational Life Institute (RLI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7495. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Relational Life Institute (RLI) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

FORMAT: Five LIVE Online Sessions on Zoom, facilitated by Anna Sterk; plus teaching by Terry Real, LICSW

Continuing Ed credits offered:  10 credit hours for the 5 Classes 

At the completion of this course, all participants will be invited by email to purchase the 10 CE credits for a $40 fee. To receive a certificate, you must attend the full course. There is no partial credit, attendance will be taken.

Content:

Over five live classes you’ll be introduced to the powerful principals behind Relational Life Therapy (RLT). RLT Level 1 is designed to give you an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of the RLT model.   

Discover the differences between RLT and traditional psychodynamic therapy. Also considered are the stances of “one-down shame” and “one-up grandiosity” in couples; according to RLT, true intimacy can only happen when partners are “same-as” with each other. RLT is about action and swift results, helping people to make major changes to the negative parts of their character, and the critical role and stance of the therapist is described. Presented also are the concepts of Relational Mindfulness, Joining Through the Truth, and psychological patriarchy.

RLT Level 1 is the first step toward RLT certification and will prepare you for the Level 2 & 3 trainings.

Learning Objectives: At the completion of this course, participants can expect to:

  1. Compare the RLT phases and how RLT differs from traditional therapy 
  2. Describe the role and approach of the therapists in RLT
  3. List the seven lenses 
  4. Explain the role of data gathering 

Throughout the course, you’ll learn: 

  • True intimacy can only happen when partners are “same as”—neither one-up nor one-down
  • That RLT Therapists and Coaches will confront and teach their clients how to actually live relationally
  • How to use the RLT Lenses in Intervention & Finding Leverage
  • How RLT Therapists and Coaches use judicious self-disclosure, sharing stories of they use these same skills in their own relationships.

Target Audience: Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors, Nurses, and LMHCs, LMFT’s, Educators, Chemical Dependency Counselors 

Course Content Level: The course content is appropriate for Beginner level clinicians.

Cost:  $497 in full; or 3 payments of $179 

Course Dates & Hours:   

Class 1: Wednesday, July 10, from 12:00-2pm ET    

Class 2: Tuesday, July 16, from 12:00-2pm ET     

Class 3: Thursday, July 18, from 12:00-2pm ET    

Class 4: Thursday, July 25, from 12:00-2pm ET    

Class 5: Tuesday, July 30, from 12:00-2pm ET    

Cancelation Policy: You may request a refund up to 2 days after the first live session.

If you need special accommodations or have questions, please contact us.

Please contact support@terryreal.com if you wish to cancel your purchase. 

Registering for the course on the RLI website for is required to receive a Continuing Ed Certificate.

FAQ’s

How do I receive the Zoom link? 

The Zoom link is emailed to you from ZOOM when you register for the course. If you do not receive the link, please contact us at support@terryreal.com

Should the name you register with match your Zoom name? 

Yes, your first and last both names must be entered on your registration and then displayed on the screen during all  classes. Please do not use nicknames, or employee ID numbers or log into Zoom using a co-worker or family member’s Zoom Account as this will post you as ABSENT.

When will I get my certificate? 

Certificates will be available within ten business days of the event. Certificates will be emailed to the email address you used to register for the course.

Please contact our Support team if you have any questions support@terryreal.com

Instructor’s Bios: 

Terry Real, LICSW: Terry Real is the bestselling author of I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, the straight-talking How Can I Get Through to You? Reconnecting Men and Women, The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work and most recently Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship just debuted in June 2022.

He founded the Relational Life Institute, offering workshops for couples, individuals, and parents as well as a professional training program for clinicians.   Terry’s work, with its rigorous commonsense approach, speaks to both men and women. A proponent of “full-throttle marriage,” Terry has been called “the most innovative voice in thinking about and treating men and their relationships in the world today.”

Anna Sterk, LMFT (Minnesota #2003 (renewal yearly 2024/12/31)

Anna began training in RLT with Terry Real in 2012 and has been appointed as RLI Faculty by Terry due to her mastery of the RLT model. Anna has the talent to help her clients both collaboratively and compassionately while teaching them the skills to help them have a long lasting and relational life. As RLI Faculty, Anna teaches the Practicum courses and Small Group Mentoring for RLT certification students,  along with special topic courses from time to time.  

CONFLICT of Interest: There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support for this event.

Grievance Procedure: 

If a student believes they have been discriminated against, they can submit a written 

complaint that includes their name, address, phone number, location, date, and a 

detailed description of the issue. If a student with a disability disagrees with the 

accommodation provided or has any other grievances, they can schedule a meeting to 

discuss and attempt to find a solution together. If the student is still not satisfied with the 

accommodation after further discussion, they can contact the Operations Director for 

the Relational Life Institute (RLI), Lisa Sullivan, via phone, email, or mail. If the 

grievance cannot be resolved, the complainant will be advised to contact the 

appropriate Ethics Committee or Licensing Board. The Operations Director will keep all 

grievances and their resolutions confidential in locked files. A copy of this Grievance 

Procedure is available upon request. 

Contact information: ACEP Administrator & Operations Director for Relational Life Institute (RLI), Lisa Sullivan follows: 291 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459; 617-861-3030 lisa@relationallife.com

CEU REQUIREMENTS:

The Relational Life LEVEL 1 TRAINING

Taught by: Terry Real, LICSW  and Cathy Hill, Ph.D., R. Psych   

Approved for 10 CEs for Beginner Mental Health Professionals

Please note that CEs are an additional cost of $40 and can be purchased at the end of the program. Contact us at: support@terryreal.com and request the link to take the course test for your CEU Certificate. You will need to take a test to show that you’ve learned the course material.

Evaluations and Certificates are available online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com

It is the participant’s responsibility to check if their state is approved for CEs through the Specific CE Information below. No refunds will be given on CE purchases for failure to check state approval.

Target Audience

Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors, Nurses, and LMHCs, LMFT’s, Educators, Chemical Dependency Counselors 

Course Content Level

The course content is appropriate for Beginner level clinicians.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Terry Real presents his introductory training course, Relational Life Therapy—RLT Level 1 Training.

After teaching RLT workshops all over the U.S., Terry created this online course to make the material available to more people. RLT Level 1 is designed to give you an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of the RLT model. It is also the first step toward RLT certification and will prepare you for the Level 2 & 3 trainings.  

Connection has never felt more precious or critical. We have never wanted more from our relationships, not just our romantic relationships but friends, family, and children. At no time in history has it been more clear that intimacy is life’s grail.

Yet divorce attorneys have never been busier. Perhaps this is because we all have lived in an anti-relational, addictive, narcissistic culture that may give lip service to the importance of relationships but has not taught us the skills to realize them.

As therapists, we can fill in those gaps. There is a world of relational technology that can be taught and mastered once we open to the need for it. We can give our clients those tools. This is the basis of Relational Life Therapy (RLT)—my life’s work.

Developing Terry’s unique approach has been a thirty-year project. When he first got into the reality of practice, the couples who met with him were suffering, and the tools he had were inadequate for the task. Terry has made it his mission to figure out a way to bring relief, healing, and change to his clients.

Terry will share the fruit of his life’s work in this training. You will access to 7 hours of course content, 

Terry will share the fruit of his life’s work in this training. In addition, you will also receive 6+ hours of pre-recorded video training from Terry and RLT-certified therapist Cathy Hill and a wealth of practical case studies and demos designed to help you become a better, more confident therapist. In addition, you will receive bonus calls with Experts such as Carol Gilligan and Gabor Mate, along with an actual video of an RLT couples session, and hours of previously recorded Q&A calls with Terry and RLI Faculty. 

You will have the opportunity to go deeper into the theory and application of RLT using a combination of these tools.

This training has been designed for the helping professional to achieve a introcuctory level in the clinical practice of RLT.

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  1. Compare the RLT phases and how RLT differs from traditional therapy
  2. Rate the RLT view of power imbalances in couples, of psychological patriarchy, and how these are addressed through therapy
  3. Describe the role and approach of the therapists in RLT
  4. Utilize the practice of Relational Mindfulness
  5. Explain the ‘fight, flight, or fix’ responses ot the whoosh of the first consciousness
  6. Contrast the functions of the three aspects of the psyche
  7. List the seven lenses
  8. Explain the role of data gathering
  9. Differentiate the various losing strategies clients employ
  10. Analyze the difference between blatant and latent stances
  11. Identify the client’s ‘stance, stance, dance’
  12. Practice the relational grid and track losing strategies against it
  13. Compare the two kinds of boundaries
  14. Relate the major family of origin roles and how they play with stances
  15. Summarize the concept of ‘reconnecting’
  16. Appraise the heroism of RLT work

 Presenter Bio

Terry Real, LICSW:

Terry Real is the bestselling author of I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, the straight-talking How Can I Get Through to You? Reconnecting Men and Women, and most recently The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work.

He founded the Relational Life Institute, offering workshops for couples, individuals, and parents as well as a professional training program for clinicians.

Terry’s work, with its rigorous commonsense approach, speaks to both men and women. A proponent of “full-throttle marriage,” Terry has been called “the most innovative voice in thinking about and treating men and their relationships in the world today.”

Cathy Hill, Ph.D., R. Psych

Cathy Hill began training in RLT in 2010 after attending her first Relationship Bootcamp and from that experience was determined that Terry needed to teach others to do RLT. Cathy persisted in this idea and Terry ended up having Cathy set up adanced training for his senior therapists which was very well received. Soon after she was named Director of Training for RLI. Cathy is trained in the ‘scientist-practitioner’ model, and is devoted to getting RLT ‘evidence-based’ which requires excellent in training in order to translate into excellence in practice. 

Cost

This course is $497.

Policies

For questions or concerns, please send an email  to support@terryreal.com

Commercial Support Disclaimer

There is no conflict of interest for this program.

Cancellation Policy

You may request a refund up to 2 days after purchase.

Please contact support@terryreal.com if you wish to cancel your purchase. 

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid course fee plus the $40 fee to purchase CE certificate (payable to R. Cassidy Seminars), verified identity by checking checkbox on verification webpage, completed evaluation. Failure to complete and submit these materials will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Details to collect the CE’s and purchase them for $40 will be offered to at the completion of this course.

Specific CE Information

Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid course fee, completed evaluation, and completed post-test with passing grade of 75% in order to receive a certificate. Failure to complete and submit these materials will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available.

This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95402

Psychologists
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0018. (10) contact hour.  Home Study.

Social Workers
IL-SWs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #159.000785.  (10) CE hour.
MN: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the Minnesota Board of Social Work, CEP #2281 approval 12/27/22 – 12/27/23.  (10) CE  hour.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for (10) contact hour.  Home Study.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (10)  clock hour, #RCST110701

Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
IL-MFTs: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation, Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000141. (10) hour.
NY-LMHCs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0015.  (10) contact hour. Home Study.
NY-LMFTs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0011.  (10)  contact hour. Home Study.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (10)  clock hour, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 (10)  CE hour.

Creative Arts Therapists
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0005. (10)  contact hour. Home Study.

Chemical Dependency Counselors
CA: Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider #4N-00-434-0224 for (10) CEH. CCAPP is an ICRC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, (10) hour general. Expires 1/31/24.  Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (515) 476-7597.
Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is (10)  CE hour.

Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP15554, for (10) contact hour

Dentists
CA: R.Cassidy Seminars is a provider approved by the Dental Board of California as a registered provider of continuing education. RP# 4874 (10) CE hour.
 

Disability Access – If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.