This training provides affirming, evidence-based interventions to support LGBTQ+ couples navigating intimacy, desire, and evolving relationship structures. Using the 9-Step Gay Relationship Revolution Roadmap alongside Gottman frameworks such as Atone, Attune, and Attach, clinicians will gain practical tools to foster trust, rebuild intimacy, and affirm identity in queer relationships.
In this clinical training, participants will learn evidence-based interventions to support LGBTQ+ couples in navigating complex challenges around sexual intimacy and identity.
Drawing from the 9-Step Gay Relationship Revolution Roadmap, clinicians will explore practical tools to address sexual avoidance, mismatched desire, and evolving relationship structures. Techniques include reshaping sexual mindset, creating micro-moments of intimacy, and facilitating open conversations about non-monogamy.
Additionally, participants will implement strategies to help couples rebuild trust and navigate identity shifts using the Atone, Attune, Attach model and Dreams Within Conflict framework. This workshop equips therapists with inclusive, affirming approaches to deepen connection and resilience in LGBTQ+ relationships.
Sam Garanzini, MFT, is the Executive Director and Cofounder of the Gay Couples Institute, based in San Francisco and Palm Springs, CA. He and his husband, Alapaki Yee, MFT, also a Cofounder and Clinical Director, are licensed therapists who have helped over 4000 same-sex couples improve their relationships.
$40.00
This training provides affirming, evidence-based interventions to support LGBTQ+ couples navigating intimacy, desire, and evolving relationship structures. Using the 9-Step Gay Relationship Revolution Roadmap alongside Gottman frameworks such as Atone, Attune, and Attach, clinicians will gain practical tools to foster trust, rebuild intimacy, and affirm identity in queer relationships.
