Using Crucible® In The Treatment Of Couples
Online Workshop Series
February-November 2026Presented by Natalie Westera
Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you were to treat a couple using Crucible therapy? What would the firstsession look like? The second or the third?
In this workshop we will look at how to treat a couple using crucible therapy, starting right from the first session! Using a specific case, we will go through step by step looking at how to treat a couple using the crucible therapy framework right from session one and then moving onto the following sessions. In addition to looking closely at a case you will see an experienced crucible therapist working in the chair, demonstrating how to treat a couple using crucibletherapy. The participants will also get the opportunity to ask questions about the process, and they will get a chance to practice what they are learning. Some of theconcepts that will be covered during this webinar series include:
· Developing good co-construction of the case.
· Establishing treatment goals and identifying what the most important issue is in the case.
· How to develop clinical interventions that are effective andestablish traction with the couple.
· How to treat couples with affairs.
· Importance of using elicitation windows to get a clear picture of the case.
· The importance of mind mapping in Crucible NeurobiologicalTherapy, and how to deal with mind masking and mind twisting.
· Building and maintaining a balanced alliance with the couple.
· Developing collaborative alliance with the couple and doing collaborative confrontation.
· Isomorphic moves
· Creating moments of meeting
· Handling difficult dynamics in the therapy room.
· Handling the moves that the couple makes and not letting themget around you.
· Two choice dilemmas
· How to help the couple become more solid and increase theirlevel of differentiation.
· The importance of the personal development of the therapist.
· Handling the complexity of couples therapy.
In this series we will look closely at a case where one partner has had an affair. We will first focus on how to get a good co-construction of the case. In addition, we will look at how to deal with some of the issues that arise in the therapy room when working with couples. Over the 8-month series we will then look at how Crucible Neurobiological Therapy creates movement in the couple, enabling them to work through and deal with the issues that brought them intotherapy.
If you are new to crucible therapy and would like to learn how to treat couples using this framework, then I would highly recommend this workshop!
Dates:
· Wednesday 25th of February 2026
· Wednesday 25th ofMarch 2026
· Wednesday 22nd ofApril 2026
· Wednesday 27th of May 2026
· Wednesday 26th ofAugust 2026
· Wednesday 16th ofSeptember 2026
· Wednesday 14th ofOctober 2026
· Wednesday 18th of November 2026
Times: 2 hours each month.
The exact times to be announced. (The times of the workshop will be made to accommodate the time zone in US, Europe and Australia. There will be two differenttimes offered, to account for the different time zones.)
Please note: This series will be recorded to help maximize learning. It is expected that participants will attend the live sessions. However, if youcannot attend a particular session then you can catch up by watching the recording. Recordings will not bedistributed to clinicians that register, but who do not attend the live sessions.
Cost: 900 USD or 800 euro
Registration: Email nataliewestera@gmail.com to register.
About the presenter: Natalie Westera trained with Dr DavidSchnarch from 2011 to 2020. She is a member of the steering committee at the International Crucible Therapy Educational Center. Natalie isdedicated to training up other crucible therapists, and has run workshops in US, Europe and Australia. She also leadsconsultation groups. Natalie is a couple and family therapist with 20+ years of clinical experience. She currently works in private practice inNorway. In addition, she has worked at the family department Modum Bad, private practice in Australia, Ullevaal Hospital, Logan Hospital and Child and Youth Mental Health. Personally, she has been married for 26 yearsand has two teenage daughters.