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From Relational Wounds to Relational Healing
A clinical framework for working beneath a couple’s recurring conflict
Saturday, October 17, 2026
11 AM PT / 2 PM ET · Live on Zoom
Founders of Self-Meaning Based Therapy®
You’ve done the communication work. The couple can name their pattern. And they still end up in the same fight. In 60 minutes, you’ll see what keeps that fight coming back, and how to work beneath it with your couples clients.
- Why small triggers set off big reactions in couples
- The cycle that keeps couples stuck, and where to step in
- One case followed from the surface fight to the core wound
- Free · 60 minutes · Live Q&A · 30-day replay
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The fight is rarely about the text message
Most couples therapists know this moment. One partner says, “You didn’t text me back for three hours.” The other says, “I was working. Why does everything have to become a crisis?” Within seconds, the argument is about control, respect, and being “too much” or “not caring.”
The text is just the spark. Underneath, each partner carries an early belief about their own worth, like “I don’t matter” or “I’m not enough,” and the fight sets off both at once. The person we most want to hear “you matter” from can become the one who seems to confirm “you don’t.”
This hour gives you a way to work beneath what the couple is fighting about, so sessions stop stalling on the same argument.
If you’ve watched a couple circle the same fight for months and wondered what to try next, this webinar is for you.
What We’ll Cover
How a small moment becomes a big fight
Trace how an ordinary moment turns into meaning, emotion, and a protective reaction, so you can slow the sequence down in session.
The early wound each partner brings
How early, relationally encoded experiences like “I don’t matter” or “I’m not enough” shape what each partner brings to the relationship.
The cycle that keeps couples stuck
How each partner’s protection unintentionally confirms the other’s old wound, and how the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) maps what each one is trying to get from the other.
One couple, followed start to finish
A composite case traced from the surface fight to her pattern of “I don’t matter” and his pattern of “I’m not good enough.”
When a partner is experienced as someone from the past
How a present partner gets experienced through earlier relational figures, and why differentiating past from present is central to the work.
What to do next in session
The four therapeutic movements that guide the work (Discover, Differentiate, Transform, Relate), followed by live Q&A with Dr. Ignacio and Dr. Taylor.
Meet the Founders
Dr. Lawrie Ignacio, PsyD
Licensed clinical psychologist who co-developed Intensive Psychodynamic Couple Therapy (IPCT) and Self-Meaning Based Therapy®. She is on the faculty of the Hawaiʻi School of Professional Psychology at Chaminade University in Honolulu, and has spent more than two decades combining clinical practice, teaching, and research.
Dr. Graham Taylor, PsyD
Clinical psychologist, educator, and integrative therapist with more than 30 years in clinical practice and supervision. He is Chief Learning Officer at Triad and is known for helping therapists translate complex theory into effective clinical work.
Published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology: Ignacio, L., & Taylor, G. (2026). Self-Meaning Based Therapy: An Integrative Model of Psychotherapy.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
8:00 AM HST · 11:00 AM PT · 12:00 PM MT · 1:00 PM CT · 2:00 PM ET
Can’t make it live? All registrants get the replay for 30 days.
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