FREE 6-HOUR LIVE HIGH-CONFLICT COUPLES MASTERCLASS:
TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2026 @ 11:00 AM ET — 6:30 PM ET
Learn How To De-Escalate Couples, Even The High-Conflict Cases That Loop The Same Fight Every Week.
Free 6-Hour Masterclass With Dr. Marty Klein, LMFT: 40-Year Couples Therapist & Trains Mid-Career Clinicians on High-Conflict Work
Learn the de-escalation framework & repair protocols to interrupt the couples whose escalation hijacks every session you run. Match the clinical move to the existential driver fueling the fight: fear, powerlessness, or the search for meaning.
Register Free Below. This Event is for Licensed Mental Health Professionals
Free to attend. CEs, recording access, & clinical tools available for purchase after registration.
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Course Overview
Some couples don't just fight — they damage their relationship almost every time they do. The same arguments. The same escalation. The same aftermath. And you're left exhausted, wondering if anything you're doing is actually helping.
This 6-hour training gives you practical, proven strategies for working with high-conflict couples. Learn why some couples turn conflict into a destructive, adversarial battle — and how to transform it into a collaborative process that strengthens the relationship instead of tearing it apart. Understand the architecture of intimacy, the features of healthy vs. unhealthy conflict, and the existential issues (such as fear of vulnerability, powerlessness, desire for meaning) that drive couples to attack each other instead of support each other.
You'll also learn Fair Fighting guidelines, how to work with narratives and "triggering," and specific clinical skills for the high-conflict couples that leave most therapists burned out.
Designed for licensed mental health professionals who work with couples and want practical strategies that actually work — even with these really difficult cases.
Objectives
List features of healthy conflict.
List and explain the personal skills necessary for couples to engage in healthy conflict.
Describe the concept of Fair Fighting and how it can lead to positive outcomes.
Describe how the concept of "narratives" can contribute to productive conflict.
List existential issues that can drive couples' conflict.
List clinical skills that can lead to positive outcomes with high-conflict couples.
Format: Live Webinar
CE Credits: 6 + Free 3 CE Course Included With Purchase After Registration
Duration: 6 hours
Skill Level: Intermediate
Quizzes: None
Replay Access: Available For Purchase
LEARN THE HIGH-CONFLICT COUPLES FRAMEWORK FROM A 40-YEAR COUPLES SPECIALIST
Dr. Marty Klein, LMFT: 40-Year Couples Therapist & Clinical Supervisor Of Mid-Career Therapists On High-Conflict Cases
Dr. Marty Klein didn't start by teaching high-conflict couples therapy. He started by watching standard couples interventions hold for low-conflict couples & stall the moment escalation actually started in the room. That clinical pattern is what built his work. What he brings to the June 16th Masterclass isn't theory, it's the framework built after 40 years & 40,000+ clinical sessions treating destructive conflict, the fight-of-the-week hijack, splitting & alliance pressure, & the high-conflict couples whose cases would not move until the conflict architecture underneath was actually addressed.
What he covers on June 16th is the exact foundation that makes high-conflict couples work hold, why Fair Fighting guidelines change the architecture of the next fight at home, how the existential drivers underneath every couples fight (fear of vulnerability, powerlessness, the search for meaning) reveal interventions surface-level work cannot reach, & what narrative restructuring, in-session de-escalation moves & post-escalation repair protocols change in the couples whose fights have looped for months without progress. This is the layer standard couples training was never designed to surface & the one that changes how you run every high-conflict couples session from this point forward.
Here's What Changes In Your Next High-Conflict Session With This Masterclass
WITH THIS MASTERCLASS:
You de-escalate the session before the fight hijacks the hour
Stuck high-conflict couples finally have a framework that holds outside the room
Fair Fighting guidelines change how the next fight unfolds at home
You walk in with the verbatim moves for the moment, the heat climbs
WITHOUT THIS MASTERCLASS:
The same high-conflict couple loops the same fight for the third month
Your sessions keep getting hijacked by the latest fight at home
Standard interventions stop holding the moment escalation starts
You finish the hour feeling like you refereed instead of helped
9 CEs, Lifetime Replay & Clinical tools: Available For Purchase After Registration
Frequently Asked Questions
I work with couples, but I'm not specialized in high-conflict — is this Masterclass appropriate for me?
Yes — this Masterclass is built for clinicians whose training covered couples broadly & whose caseload contains the high-conflict cases that broad training cannot reach.
I've taken couples trainings before that felt too theoretical to use in session — how is this different?
Dr. Klein teaches verbatim de-escalation language, Fair Fighting sequences & in-session clinical moves designed to be applied in your next session, not stored for later.
I'm trained in EFT or the Gottman Method — will this conflict with my training?
No — Dr. Klein's framework adds the high-conflict layer to the modality you already practice without asking you to abandon it.
How do I distinguish a high-conflict couple from one that requires intimate partner violence assessment?
Differential assessment is covered in the Masterclass — Dr. Klein walks through the clinical markers that distinguish high-conflict presentations from cases that require referral to clinicians credentialed in intimate partner violence assessment.
How many CEs can I receive, & how do I get them?
Up to 9 CEs total — 6 from the Masterclass + 3 from the bonus Rebuilding & Strengthening Intimacy course with Dr. Stephen Grinstead — available for purchase after you register.
Can I get the recording if I cannot attend live?
Yes — the full 6-hour recording is included in Premium Pass with lifetime access. You can purchase it at the next step once you register for the Masterclass.
Are the CEs board-approved for my license?
Yes — to check approval for your license type & state, scroll to the bottom of this page & click the Board Approvals button.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure:
This training provides licensed mental health professionals with a contemporary clinical framework for working with high-conflict couples & integrating de-escalation, repair & narrative restructuring into couples therapy practice — including the architecture of healthy vs. unhealthy conflict, Fair Fighting guidelines, narrative & triggering work, the existential drivers underneath couples conflict (fear of vulnerability, powerlessness, the search for meaning), in-session de-escalation moves, post-escalation repair protocols, & individualized treatment planning for high-conflict couples. Content should be applied within the scope of each clinician's license & professional training. This training does not offer certification & is not a substitute for clinical supervision, intimate partner violence assessment by appropriately credentialed clinicians, or specialized treatment by a clinician credentialed in couples or family therapy. Participants are encouraged to apply content within their individual scope of practice & in accordance with applicable professional & ethical guidelines.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Marty Klein, LMFT, is an independent clinician, author, & continuing education presenter specializing in couples therapy, high-conflict couples work, the architecture of healthy vs. unhealthy conflict, & integration of de-escalation, repair & narrative restructuring into general couples therapy practice. This training does not require participants to purchase any additional products, books, or materials to complete the training. The presenter has no relevant financial relationships to disclose beyond standard speaking compensation.
