A couples seminar entitled The Secrets of Happy Couples will take place from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 at Las Sendas Trailhead Members Club, located at 7900 E. Eagle Crest Drive in Mesa.
Dr. Lisa Gold and Dr. Everett Bailey, two of Arizona’s most experienced and well-respected couples therapists, will present the seminar.
The regular price to attend the seminar is $750 per couple, with a special price of $350 per couple for the first 15 couples who register. Register at www.azcouples.com.
The couples seminar begins on Thursday, Sept. 29, with a session from 6 to 9 p.m. The second session is on Friday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a one and one-half hour lunch break. The seminar concludes with a session on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Learn real solutions for resolving conflict, feeling closer, and improving physical intimacy. Don’t just settle for getting by. Discover the secrets of happy couples that keep love alive.
This groundbreaking program is based on the latest research findings about what makes love last. Dr. Sue Johnson, one of the founders of Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the author of Hold Me Tight, developed the program. Emotionally Focused Therapy is the most successful form of couple therapy, with a 75 percent success rate versus the 35 percent success rate of traditional couple therapy.
Dr. Gold and Dr. Bailey are licensed therapists and founding members of the Arizona Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). They received their education as marriage and family therapists, Dr. Gold from Syracuse University and Dr. Bailey from Purdue. At the time of their education, these universities’ marriage and family therapy programs were two of the most highly ranked programs in the country, and gave them the opportunity to be trained by some of the world’s best couple therapists.
Dr. Gold and Dr. Bailey also have both received advanced training in EFT from Sue Johnson, one of the founders of EFT and Dr. Lisa Palmer-Olsen, the family therapist on Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab.
Dr. Gold is the founder and clinical director of Desert Vista Counseling Services and The Arizona Relationship Institute. She is the first Arizona therapist to become certified as an EFT therapist and the first EFT supervisor in Arizona. She has been practicing as a therapist for 15 years, working with individuals, couples and families.
In addition to her practice as a therapist, Dr. Gold supervises and teaches other therapists, serves as an expert consultant to the Mesa and Phoenix Vet Centers, and provides workshops and retreats for couples. Her specializations include relationship difficulties, infidelity and sexual difficulties. You may know her from her monthly column published in the formerly circulated magazine Sonoran Spotlight.
Dr. Bailey is one of the senior therapists at Psychological Counseling Services (PCS) where he provides therapy to individuals, couples and families, and he supervises and trains other therapists. He also facilitates the intensive outpatient treatment programs offered at PCS. Dr. Bailey has been treating individuals, couples and families for 18 years. His specializations include addictions, relationship difficulties and sexual difficulties. He particularly is skilled at working with men who are skeptical of therapy.
Both Dr. Gold and Dr. Bailey have taught at some of the country’s best universities and their writing has been published in professional journals. Their clients include corporate executives, stay-at-home moms, other therapists and professional athletes. Many of their clients drive several hours and even travel from out-of-state to work with them, specifically because of their expertise as couple therapists.
If you would like to be happier in your relationship, or you want to ensure that the happiness you already enjoy continues, this is the workshop for you. Dr. Gold and Dr. Bailey look forward to seeing you there.
For more information about the couples seminar, visit the Web site at www.azcouples.com, or send an e-mail to info@azcouples.com.