North America
Pacific Time (USA, Canada, Mexico): 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Mountain Time (USA, Canada, Mexico): 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Central Time (USA, Canada, Mexico): 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Eastern Time (USA & Canada): 7:00 – 9:00 PM

South & Central America
Costa Rica: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Colombia / Peru / Ecuador: 8:00 – 10:00 PM
Brazil / Argentina: 9:00 – 11:00 PM

East Asia
Hong Kong / Singapore / Taiwan / China: 8:00 – 10:00 AM (next day)
Japan / South Korea: 9:00 – 11:00 AM (next day)

Australia & New Zealand
Australia (AEDT – Sydney, Melbourne): 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (next day)
New Zealand (NZDT): 1:00 – 3:00 PM (next day)

Dr. Jacob Moreno, the creator of psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and other action methods, is also considered the first family therapist. In the early 20th century, while a young psychiatrist in Vienna, Austria, he began offering innovative therapeutic approaches for couples and families. Later, as he continued his work in the United States, he further developed these approaches. In his practice, he invited families to recreate their stories and bring them into action for deeper exploration, opening pathways to new understanding and change. Today, integrating modern family therapy methodologies with classical psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy offers a powerful way to enrich the work of family therapists and action method practitioners working with couples and families.

These two workshops are part of an ongoing Gottman and Psychodrama series that the presenters have been offering over the past several years. Each workshop combines didactic learning with experiential practice and focuses on a different aspect of Gottman’s theory and methodology, explored through psychodrama and Tele’Drama techniques. While connected as part of a larger series, each workshop stands on its own, offering a unique focus, tools, and learning experience.


Day 1 – Monday, February 2
Helping Couples Navigate Problematic Relationship Dynamics

Description
This workshop focuses on understanding and working with problematic relationship dynamics using Gottman’s framework, beginning with the oral history and individual interviews with couples. Participants will explore the Sound Relationship House and its different levels as a way to assess strengths, vulnerabilities, and recurring patterns in couple relationships. Tele’Drama and psychodrama techniques will be used experientially to bring these dynamics into action, supporting deeper understanding and therapeutic movement.

Learning Objectives

• Describe how to conduct oral history and individual interviews with couples
• Identify common problematic relationship dynamics using the Sound Relationship House
• Apply Tele’Drama and psychodrama techniques to explore and address couple dynamics experientially

Day 2 – Monday, February 9
Navigating the Aftermath of a Fight

Description
This workshop centers on helping couples navigate the aftermath of a fight or regrettable incident using Gottman’s Aftermath of a Fight framework. Participants will practice working with emotional injury, accountability, and repair through structured dialogue and action methods. Tele’Drama techniques will be integrated to support embodied processing, emotional expression, and relational repair within a safe and supportive therapeutic context.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the Gottman model for working with the aftermath of a fight
• Practice using the Aftermath of a Fight handout with couples
• Apply Tele’Drama and psychodrama techniques to support emotional repair and reconnection after conflict