Built to Bond

09/01/2025

What do you do when your loved one is not accepting your love?

08/24/2025

08/21/2025

How to say, "I'm hurt."

07/09/2025

You don’t need a perfect relationship. You need a stronger one.

Join us for Hold Me Tight® Chicago — a powerful one-day retreat designed to help couples reconnect, communicate better, and grow stronger together.

🗓️ Sunday, October 26th, 2025
🕒 11 AM – 6 PM
📍 8170 N McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL
💰 Early Bird: $595 | Regular: $695
🎓 Led by Joshua Marder, LMFT – Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor

Whether you're thriving or struggling, this experience will help you deepen your bond in a supportive, research-based format. Includes pre-workshop prep and post-workshop tools to take home.

❤️ Spots are limited. Reserve yours now:
👉 www.holdmetightchicago.com

07/03/2025

The couples workshop par excellence, Hold Me TIght Chicago, is back with a boost! Pre and Post Workshops included, Oct 26th! Go to www.holdmetightchicago.com for details! AND there will be an exclusive HMT Chicago for THERAPISTS ONLY and their partners on Nov 30th as well. 6 CEUs available through NMS. Register today!

02/06/2025

I hope you can join us! https://jo246.isrefer.com/go/m/jm/

08/12/2024

07/16/2024

The Successful Marriage Seminar
https://builttobond.com/lasting-connection

This Friday, July 19th!
11:30 am to 12:30 pm or have access to the recording for 30 days to watch at your own time.
$50 per couple

For any couple looking to:
- learn more about relationships and how it applies to their bond.
- have practical tools to bring into their relationship.
- expand their understanding of selves and each other.
- laugh, bond, and connect with their loved one.

For details and to register, go to https://builttobond.com/lasting-connection

Warm bonding wishes to all,
Josh

06/17/2024

Super excited to share with everyone this new endeavor of The Successful Marriage Seminars! These are online 1 hour webinars for couples to gain tools, insights, and bonding opportunities!

The 1st webinar is on, "What is Romantic Love?" How to understand, cultivate, and sustain it.

www.thesuccessfulmarriageseminar.com

When: Friday, July 19th, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, CST
Where: ONLINE
Cost: $50 per couple
Target Audience: Couples looking to gain relationship tools and wisdom
Will it be recorded if I can't make it: Yup, and you'll have access to the recording for 30 days.

Register today at: www.thesuccessfulmarriageseminar.com

Questions? Email joshuamardermft@gmail.com

06/04/2024

What interventions best lead a couple to deescalation? What are the common fears of engagement we have to help a couple overcome? How do we take a couple from cutting off to connection?

All this and more at the next ChicagoEFT Foundations Online Workshop, this Friday from 11 am to 1 pm!

To find out more and register, go to: https://chicagoeft.com/events/foundations-connection-24/

Cost: $40
CEUs: 2
When: Fri June 7th 11 am to 1 pm (or register and watch the recording afterwards!)

https://chicagoeft.com/events/foundations-connection-24/

05/13/2024

Every EFT session is based on one basic structure, the EFT Tango. Come learn what the EFT Tango is, how the 5 parts are intertwined and flow from one to the other, and how to incorporate the EFT Tango into your couples work!

When: May 17th, 11 am to 1 pm, CST
Will a recording be available: Yes, for 1 month
Cost: $40

Details and to register here - https://chicagoeft.com/events/foundations-eft-tango-24/.

2 CEUs for anyone attending online at the workshop.

04/03/2024

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on the past few months of ChicagoEFT Foundations online workshops!

Join us this month as we will be addressing: Getting Off on the Right Foot. This workshop will answer all sorts of important Qs like: How to set the tone for Couples Therapy? What do I need to know about the couple to get started? What should the initial sessions look like (and what not to expect of ourselves or the clients)?

Date: Apr 12, 11 am to 1 pm
Cost: $40 for non ChicagoEFT members, $30 for members
Where: Online
What if I can't make it live? There will be a recording available for 30 days after the workshop.

For more details and to register, go to:
https://chicagoeft.com/events/foundations-right-foot-24/

Warm bonding wishes to all,
Josh

Fri, Apr 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - EFT Foundations Series Getting Off on the Right Foot in Couples Therapy Assessment and Initial Sessions of a Couple Friday, April 12, 2024   This is the fourth workshop of a monthly online series on Emotionally Focused Therapy Foundations. This workshop will...