Stuck in the Past: How to Move Forward When Threat Memory Hijacks Couple Therapy by Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, Developer of PACT
Learn to recognize when memory systems have taken over couple therapy and what to do to in order to:Â
- Spot the spiral in real time: Learn to recognize when old threat memory is dominating the present moment.Â
- Stop re-litigating the past: Start productive repair instead of endless rehashing that deepens dysregulation.
- Interrupt escalation: Gain concrete regulation techniques to stop threat loops.
- Teach couples co-regulation skills: Help partners track each other's face, voice, and body for threat cues, and prioritize each other's state over winning the argument.
- Manage your own reactivity: Build the self-regulation skills to keep your own state from getting pulled into the couple's loop.
Join Dr. Stan Tatkin as he shares how to make progress with even the most stuck couples.Â
August 28, 2026
8:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time
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When you purchase the workshop, you’ll receive a recording that you’ll be able to watch on demand for 3 months after the live event. The recording is only available if you register before the live event begins.Â
CE credit is available for this workshop.