This course provides foundational knowledge on the intrapersonal struggles faced by individuals with a history of trauma and the key challenges they face in their relational functioning. In this course. Dr. MacIntosh humbly offers her vast expertise through research and case examples. She also demonstrates how to help couples untangle the complicated barriers that exist between them through a critical review of videotapes and transcripts of couples in treatment. She graciously shares the strategies she uses to stabilize rigid trauma fueled relationship dynamic and offers non-judgemental support to clinicians on how to support couples to face their traumatic past(s) together. I highly recommend this course to all clinicians working with this population.

I took a two-day workshop with Heather and loved it so much I signed up for her DCTCT Level I certification program. Her work has shaped how I work with couples who have experienced trauma in my practice. I especially love how DCTCT does not shy away from high-conflict couples or issues around sex, gender and sexuality, but targets them head on.