Ackerman Institute for the Family

Ackerman Institute for the Family One of the premier institutions for family therapy, training, and research in the US. Serving families since 1960.

Parent–child estrangement rarely starts with one argument—it’s often the result of long-standing relational patterns.In ...
02/03/2026

Parent–child estrangement rarely starts with one argument—it’s often the result of long-standing relational patterns.

In this live workshop, clinicians will learn how to:
✔️ Assess the roots of estrangement
✔️ Identify family-of-origin dynamics at play
✔️ Support repair and emotional reconnection between young adults and parents

📌 Healing Estranged Relationships
🎙 Presented by Peter Abrons, PhD
🎓 Earn 1 CE Contact Hour
🗓 February 11 | 💻 Online

👉 Learn more & register: https://www.ackerman.org/events/healing-estranged-relationships-strategies-for-supporting-young-adults-and-their-parents/?

When young adults cut off contact with their parents, families are often left feeling confused, hurt, and stuck.Healing ...
01/29/2026

When young adults cut off contact with their parents, families are often left feeling confused, hurt, and stuck.

Healing Estranged Relationships is a live, 1-hour workshop designed for clinicians working with families navigating parent–adult child estrangement. Together, we’ll explore what’s often beneath the cutoff—and how to support reconnection with care and clarity.

🧠 Led by Peter Abrons, PhD
🎓 1 CE Contact Hour
🗓 February 11, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET
💻 Live Online

👉 Register here: https://www.ackerman.org/events/healing-estranged-relationships-strategies-for-supporting-young-adults-and-their-parents/?

Working with in*******al, intercultural, and interfaith couples requires more than good intentions—it requires self-awar...
01/28/2026

Working with in*******al, intercultural, and interfaith couples requires more than good intentions—it requires self-awareness, cultural humility, and clinical skill.

In this 3-hour live workshop, clinicians will explore how their own identities, family histories, and social locations shape the therapeutic process—and how to work more intentionally with difference in the room.

🧠 Who Are You Bringing in the Room?
🎓 Earn 3 CE Contact Hours
🗓 February 13, 2026 | 💻 Online
👩‍🏫 Led by Gita Seshadri, PhD, LMFT & Dumayi Gutierrez, PhD, LMFT

This training includes guided reflection, interactive discussion, and applied case work to support clinicians working with diverse couples and families across the life cycle.

👉 Learn more & register: https://www.ackerman.org/events/who-are-you-bringing-in-the-room/?

01/27/2026

What’s one small thing you do to take care of yourself between or after sessions?

Our identities, histories, and lived experiences shape how we show up with clients especially when working with in******...
01/27/2026

Our identities, histories, and lived experiences shape how we show up with clients especially when working with in*******al, intercultural, and interfaith couples and families.

This live, interactive workshop invites clinicians to engage in self-of-the-therapist work, exploring how power, privilege, family-of-origin narratives, and intersectionality influence clinical presence and decision-making.

📌 Who Are You Bringing in the Room?

🎓 3 CE Contact Hours

🗓 February 13, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM ET

💻 Live online

🎙 Presented by Gita Seshadri, PhD, LMFT & Dumayi Gutierrez, PhD, LMFT

Through reflection, discussion, and case-based role play, participants will deepen cultural humility and strengthen their work with diverse couples and families.

👉 Register here: https://www.ackerman.org/events/who-are-you-bringing-in-the-room/?

01/27/2026

Busy schedule? Can’t make live trainings?

Ackerman’s On-Demand Workshops make it easy to earn CE credits anytime, anywhere—with clinically rich trainings led by expert faculty in family, couple, and relational therapy.

✔️ Watch at your own pace
✔️ Practical, systems-focused tools
✔️ Topics spanning trauma, couples, family therapy, cultural responsiveness & more

✨ Plus, Buy 2 and Get 1 Free when you bundle on-demand workshops.

👉 Explore the library: https://www.ackerman.org/on-demand-workshops/

Estrangement between young adults and their parents is more common—and more painful—than many families expect.Join us fo...
01/26/2026

Estrangement between young adults and their parents is more common—and more painful—than many families expect.

Join us for Healing Estranged Relationships, a 1-hour live workshop designed for clinicians working with families navigating distance, cutoffs, and fractured trust between parents and adult children.

Led by Peter Abrons, PhD, this training offers practical, clinically grounded strategies to help families understand the roots of estrangement and begin the process of reconnection.

🗓 February 11, 2026

⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM ET

🎓 1 CE Contact Hour

💻 Live online

👉 Register here: https://www.ackerman.org/events/healing-estranged-relationships-strategies-for-supporting-young-adults-and-their-parents/?

Treating substance use often means holding two worlds at once:individual recovery and the family system surrounding it.A...
01/22/2026

Treating substance use often means holding two worlds at once:
individual recovery and the family system surrounding it.

A Relational Frame for Substance Use Disorders is a full-day, in-person training designed for clinicians who want practical ways to integrate substance use treatment with family, couple, and relational work — without losing nuance, dignity, or connection.

This workshop bridges the gap between individually focused addiction models and systemic family therapy, offering tools clinicians can apply with:
• Teens and young adults struggling with substance use
• Caregivers navigating fear, burnout, and disconnection
• Couples impacted by addiction, harm reduction, and intimacy rupture

📅 January 30, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 In Person | Ackerman Institute for the Family (NYC)
🎓 Earn 5 CE Contact Hours

Led by Ackerman faculty and substance use specialists
Molly Bobek, LCSW | Salah Bustami, LMHC | Genoveva Garcia, LCSW | Frank Wells, LCSW

If you work with substance use and want approaches that strengthen relationships rather than fragment them, this training is for you.

👉 Register here → https://www.ackerman.org/events/a-relational-frame-for-substance-use-disorders-2/?

Helping couples reconnect after trauma takes more than insight—it takes structure, safety, and hope.Join us tomorrow for...
01/22/2026

Helping couples reconnect after trauma takes more than insight—it takes structure, safety, and hope.

Join us tomorrow for Back to Connection, a live, 3-hour online workshop with Dr. Ron Nasim, exploring how couple relationships can become powerful sites of healing after trauma and war.

You’ll learn a practical, clinically grounded framework organized around four dimensions of hope—with tools you can use immediately in your work with couples.

🗓 Tomorrow
⏰ 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
🎓 Earn 3 CE Contact Hours
💻 Live, online

Register HERE - https://www.ackerman.org/events/back-to-connection-four-dimensions-of-hope-for-couple-interventions-after-exposure-to-trauma/?

Substance use doesn’t happen in isolation — and neither does healing.Join us for a full-day, in-person workshop at the A...
01/20/2026

Substance use doesn’t happen in isolation — and neither does healing.

Join us for a full-day, in-person workshop at the Ackerman Institute that brings substance use treatment and family therapy together through a systemic, relational lens. This training offers clinicians practical, theory-informed tools for working with individuals, couples, and families navigating substance use and recovery.

Drawing on the Ackerman Relational Approach and real-world clinical experience, presenters will explore how to:
• Externalize addiction while strengthening relationships
• Engage caregivers and family systems in recovery
• Support teens and young adults with substance use challenges
• Work with couples around harm reduction, co-regulation, and intimacy repair

📅 January 30, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 In Person | Ackerman Institute for the Family (NYC)
🎓 Earn 5 CE Contact Hours

Led by Molly Bobek, LCSW; Salah Bustami, LMHC; Genoveva Garcia, LCSW; and Frank Wells, LCSW — all faculty and clinicians with deep experience in substance use and family therapy.

If you work with individuals or families impacted by substance use and want relational, not siloed, approaches, this workshop is for you.

👉 Register here → https://www.ackerman.org/events/a-relational-frame-for-substance-use-disorders-2/?

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ackerman Institute will be closed today. We honor Dr. King’s enduring l...
01/19/2026

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ackerman Institute will be closed today. We honor Dr. King’s enduring legacy and commitment to justice, equity, and compassion.

When trauma enters a couple’s life, connection often feels fragile — yet the relationship itself can become a powerful s...
01/15/2026

When trauma enters a couple’s life, connection often feels fragile — yet the relationship itself can become a powerful source of healing.

Join Dr. Ron Nasim, PhD, for a 3-hour live online workshop focused on helping couples rebuild safety, trust, and emotional connection after exposure to trauma and war. This training offers a clear, multidimensional framework that supports clinicians in guiding couples back toward hope and resilience together.

Grounded in established therapeutic models, this workshop introduces four dimensions of hope that clinicians can apply immediately in their work:

• Safety & regulation
• Dialogue & emotional communication
• Joint activities & reconnection
• Cognitive balance within the relationship

📅 January 23, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Live Online
🎓 Earn 3 CE Contact Hours

This workshop is ideal for family therapists, social workers, and mental health professionals working with couples impacted by trauma.

👉 Register here → https://www.ackerman.org/events/back-to-connection-four-dimensions-of-hope-for-couple-interventions-after-exposure-to-trauma/?

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