Calabasas Study Group

A Psychobiological Approach to Couples Psychotherapy^®

IMPORTANT: This is not a training group! It's a highly informal study/supervision group with no certification track. Those new to PACT should take the one-year training before coming to the Calabasas Study Group (CSG).

This group is a hybrid of training, supervision, and reading new materials. It traditionally is without agenda and more casual than the other groups. However, it is often more spontaneous and alive with new ideas, new clinical videos, Ekman facial coding, Strange Situation, and other features not enjoyed in the more structured groups. This study group is a three-hour *monthly meeting requiring a 6-month commitment of time and financial responsibility. Please do not join if you believe you cannot fulfill such a commitment. Fee per meeting is payable either prior to or on each date. Payment can be made by check, cash, or via PayPal. If you decide to use PayPal, please note that there will be an added processing fee of 3%. The calendar of meetings can be found here.

* - Some months there will be no meetings

Group Structure:

• 50% Didactic
• 50% Supervision of Cases (video or no video)

The purpose of this group is:

• to study the current information and trends within and between the seemingly disparate fields of attachment, infant brain development, developmental object relations, arousal and affect regulation and neuroscience, and gain knowledge from them;

• to integrate this knowledge in a useful and meaningful way;

• to apply this knowledge to the work with couples;

• to formulate interventions based on our understanding of the mind-brain-body problem.

Participants of this group will become familiar and eventually fluent in all aspects of the developmental psychobiological approach (arousal/affect regulation and attachment), and will be able to clinically integrate and make use of this approach in clinical practice.

To find more information about your instructor, please click here.

To get more answers about the group, please consult our FAQ.

10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Thursdays

• This study group meets approximately once a month on Thursdays. Please consult the Calendar for actual dates. I try to plan six months in advance.

Calabasas, CA

• Please click here for address and directions.

$125/meeting with a 6-month time and financial commitment

• Library is open to members only.
• Please pay before or at each meeting.

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A Psychobiological Approach To Couples Therapy^®