The ethically practicing, relational therapist is grounded in anti-oppressive orientation and is committed to ongoing use of self that privileges deconstructing personal biases. With an ever present observing self, toward more clarity for tending to dynamics, power differentials and repetitive patterns, we explore working with relationships in psychotherapy.

Couples come to us entrenched in patterns that they have been “practicing” and thus deepening, for months and years. These patterns can be experienced as conflict, communication difficulties, trouble connecting and more. In order to impact folks’ cycles, we must work in the present to bring curiosity to and build capacity for, shifting the ways in which folks both express their needs and longings, and respond to the same in their partners.

A day long workshop for therapists looking to build and strengthen a relational, anti-oppressive frame for treatment with couples

Virtual and In-Person Offerings

In-Person - Friday, October 24, 2025

Virtual - Friday, November 14, 2025

WHAT TO EXPECT:

▷ Use of a relational lens, attachment theory, and a parts model, to explore building a collaborative frame that focuses on the “relationship as client"

▷ Theoretical and experiential strategies for assessment and intervention with couples, with attention to the therapist’s use of self in the unfolding dynamics

▷ Case examples that demonstrate interventions with couples that privilege anti-oppressive conceptualization, regulation and presence as access routes to change

Please join Meghan Reilly, LCSW and Richla Davis, LCPC, with several decades of combined experience, who have been teaching together in a variety of spaces for many years, for a lively and interactive exploration of relational, anti-oppressive couples treatment.

We believe in fostering a diverse learning community.
Our sliding scale tuition model helps us achieve this by removing financial barriers for those who need it most:

Full Fee of $195, w/6 CEs

For individuals with stable incomes and financial capacity to support the workshop’s full cost.

Reduced Fee of $145, w/6 CEs

For individuals with limited disposable income, such as students, those early in their careers, or facing temporary financial challenges.

Subsidized Fee, w/ 6 CEus, connect with Meghan or Richla

For individuals facing significant financial hardship or those who traditionally face barriers to accessing education.

IN-PERSON OFFERING

Friday, October 24

9-4:30pm

Garden Health Group

414 Clinton Place, Suite 106

River Forest, IL 60305

Earn CEs: 6 total including Cultural Competence AND Ethics

VIRTUAL OFFERING

Friday, November 14
9-4:00pm

Earn CEs: 6 total including Cultural Competence AND Ethics

Ida Lillie Psychotherapy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP 7740. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Ida Lillie Psychotherapy is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.