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This is an excellent communication skills workbook for anyone in a serious relationship. The lessons are clear and to the point. Participants have the opportunity to read, reflect, write and practice the skills of effective communication. From quarrels over household chores to arguments about career changes, conflict is a part of every relationship—even healthy ones.

The key to a long-lasting relationship isn't to avoid fighting, but rather to see conflict as an opportunity to work through issues. By resetting the negative default communication patterns participants may have acquired early in life, they can work toward reestablishing and strengthening bonds. In 'Love More, Fight Less', Gottman-certified relationship coach, Dr. Gina Senarighi shows readers how to use the tools and strategies for communicating effectively, rebuilding trust, and repairing past hurts.

'Love More, Fight Less' addresses common pitfalls in relationships around issues of intimacy, career, finances, family and home matters, and friendships with other people and how to navigate them.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:

• Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:
• Identify and discuss early life relationship issues and identify which patterns need updating.
• List and describe his or her own default expectations, patterns and reactions.
• Apply self-calming or self-soothing techniques to interrupt reactivity, unhelpful anger and arousal.
• Explain how to focus challenging conversations therefore increasing the probability of a positive outcome.
• Discuss the recipe for emotional intimacy and able to direct others in how to get closer emotionally, enhancing relationship health.
• Create balancing and filtering boundaries for self and others to establish safe limits to keep relationships in harmony.
• Analyze why it is difficult to ask for help in certain places and with certain people and be able to demonstrate to others how to practice and ask for help or assistance.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• This course is suitable for CE for beginning, intermediate and advanced level clinicians.
• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The printed book or ebook is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version of the test. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

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Bio: Gina Senarighi, PhD, CPC

Gina Senarighi, PhD, CPC, is an author, teacher, sexuality counselor, and certified relationship coach. She?s been supporting clean fights and happy sex in healthy relationships as an educator, coach, consultant, and couples therapist for over 12 years.

She was named Portland?s Best Life Coach in 2019 and has taught psychology courses and guest lectured on passion, and sex-positive therapy at universities across the United States. She currently leads couples intimacy retreats and communication workshops and coaches online clients.

Her podcast, Swoon, has received positive reviews for its warmth and practicality. She teaches communication skills online and through in-person workshops, helping participants shift long-standing patterns to form more meaningfully connected partnerships.