Transformative Couples Therapy Institute

02/17/2026

Hear from a cohort of trainees from Charlottesville, VA who completed a two-day workshop in Transformative Couples Therapy®.

Hear from a cohort of trainees from Charlottesville, VA who recently completed a two-day workshop in Transformative Couples Therapy®.

09/19/2025

See below for our newest courses beginning in September 2025, February 2026, March 2026, and April 2026: https://tctinstitute.org/training-overview

Experiential Skills Course: Start your journey in February 2026 with this foundational course. You'll learn the core TCT method and immediately put your new skills into practice. https://tctinstitute.org/tct-experiential-skills-course-1

Core Training: Deepen your knowledge with a blend of didactics and case consultation in an intimate small group. Begins September 2025 or February 2026. Available online or in person in Charlottesville, VA. https://tctinstitute.org/core-training

Small Group Supervision with TCT Faculty: Refine your clinical skills in a small group setting where you can share video and receive personalized TCT consultation. Begins April 2026. https://tctinstitute.org/small-group-supervision-1

Seven Channels Process Training Group: This group is designed for integrating and deepening the essential "self of the therapist." Begins September 2025 and March 2026. Learn more here: https://tctinstitute.org/process-group-seven-channels-of-experience-tct

And our video-on-demand library is also available for clinicians to self-study or get a taste of TCT: https://tctinstitute.org/video-on-demand

overview of therapist training courses:transformative couples therapy online Training Dr. David Mars’ unique, innovative couples therapy method forges a new pathway for treating couples that that can inspire and transform your work. Our lively Transformative Couples Therapy® Training courses are ...

03/24/2025

Do you want couples therapy with a seasoned therapist at half their regular fee? Apply now for 16 sessions of Transformative Couples Therapy and join our research study!
https://transformativecouplestherapy.com/research-project

02/21/2025

How do you work with lying in couples therapy? Transformative Couples Therapy targets gaslighting and developmental trauma in couples work.

02/20/2025

What is MISSED in Individual therapy that is GROWN and ESSENTIAL TO RELATIONAL WELL-BEING in Transformative Couples Therapy@?

01/28/2025

Are you curious about Transformative Couples Therapy®, and what makes it so energizing for therapists and effective for couples? Watch David Mars, Developer of Transformative Couples Therapy® below share some about this. David is teaching Transformative Couples Therapy® in the new Experiential Skills Training beginning February, 25. https://tctinstitute.org/tct-experiential-skills-course

01/28/2025

Transformative Couples Therapy® Experiential Skills Course monthly series will be live online starting February 25. This series is ideal for clinicians who have experience in AEDP, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, EFT, or other attachment-based therapies. If you're passionate about helping couples transform and thrive, this training is for you: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, MFT's, Social Workers, Registered Counselors, Pastoral Counselors. https://tctinstitute.org/tct-experiential-skills-course

01/28/2025

Transformative Couples Therapy® is an integrative, experiential, trauma-informed model for healing couples. Join us for our monthly live online training series beginning February 25. https://tctinstitute.org/tct-experiential-skills-course

01/10/2025

Do you have high-conflict couples or couples who have interlocking trauma that persists no matter what you try? Do you ever wake up feeling anxious about your couples who are in distress?

Join us in our upcoming Transformative Couples Therapy® Experiential Skills Course. This course demonstrates the method (formally called AEDP for Couples) with clinical videos of tough cases and supports you in making couples work more enjoyable with more lasting breakthroughs for your couples.

8-Session Series Begins Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Register at https://tctinstitute.org/tct-experiential-skills-course

12/13/2024

Do you treat high-conflict couples, or those facing cross-cultural challenges or relational trauma? Do you sometimes wake up with a weight of anxiety or overwhelm about your most distressed couples?

If you’re ready to make real change for your couples—and yourself—gain uplifting tools to help you handle your most challenging cases confidently and easily. Join us, the TCT community and Faculty for an exciting new Transformative Couples Therapy® (TCT) Experiential Skills Course for 2025.

TCT experiential Skills Course Unlock Transformative Change in Your Couples Therapy: Join Our Powerful Monthly Training Series!Transformative Couples Therapy® (TCT) Institute is excited to announce the second year of our Monthly Training Series, starting Tuesday, February 25, 2025. This series is d...

12/13/2024

Hear David Mars speak about the 2025 TCT Experiential Skills course!

10/15/2024

Now enrolling for our 2025 TCT training series. Come learn with David Mars and TCT faculty this highly effective, integrative, trauma-informed approach to couples therapy: https://tctinstitute.org/training-overview