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Relational Repair: Using Relationship Enhancement Therapy to Address Pornography Use in Intimate Relationships


Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 NBCC Credit

Average Rating:
   1547
Speaker:
Mr. Ian Masson, LPC
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
1.5 hours
Format:
Audio and Video
License:
Access for 6 month(s) after purchase.


Description

Description: 


A significant portion of the population is dealing with pornography addiction. Pornography use in an intimate relationship, especially when deception occurs, can seem insurmountable for both parties when the use comes to light. When the central foundation of trust is ruptured in this way, it is difficult for the couple to communicate openly and attempt to rebuild intimacy and trust. This presentation will address and review specifics of how the model of Relationship Enhancement®  (RE) Therapy enables therapists to facilitate dialogues and teach skills which will address individual and relational issues and begin healing which leads to self-gift and forgiveness. 

Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention

Intended Audience: 

  • Students
  • Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors

Content Learning Level: Intermediate 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common relational and individual experiences when pornography is present in a romantic relationship.
  2. Communicate the benefits of Relationship Enhancement® skills, namely becoming and “I mode” empathy, to facilitate greater trust. (integrate 3 here as one of the skills…?)
  3. Identify how best to facilitate the process of forgiveness through skilled dialogues.

Schedule:

  • 20 minutes- relational and intrapersonal impact of pornography use
  • 40 minutes- Relationship Enhancement approach and skills used to facilitate healing from pornography usage
  • 20 minutes- process of forgiveness in RE
  • 10 minutes- Q&A

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Speaker

Mr. Ian Masson, LPC's Profile

Mr. Ian Masson, LPC Related Seminars and Products

Agape Counseling & Consulting, LLC


Ian Masson is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Virginia. He graduated with his masters in clinical psychology from the Institute of Psychological Sciences, now Divine Mercy University, in 2013. From 2013 to 2021, Ian worked in a mental health agency providing services to children, adolescents, and adults, and directed a program that taught parenting skills to parents whose children were at risk of removal from the home. During that time, Ian received certifications in Child Centered Play Therapy and Relationship Enhancement® therapy for couples and families. He returned to Divine Mercy University as director of the IPS Center for Psychological Services in 2021.  Ian’s clinical interests include working with children and their families to address emotional regulation and behavioral concerns, addressing relationship concerns between couples, and working with individuals to better understand and respond to their internal emotional world. Ian utilizes modalities that are largely based on relationship as the healing factor, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Relationship Enhancement Therapy, and interventions from Internal Family Systems. Ian views the relationships clients have in therapy, with others in their lives, and within themselves as key to achieving healing and freedom. 


Alternate Options

Plenary Session: The Burden of Sexual Betrayal
Original Program Date: 05/02/2025