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• Narcissism in Men and Divorce

  • When
    05/16/2025
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Children's Services Council 2300 High Ridge Road Boynton Beach, FL 33426

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  Narcissism in Men and Divorce

  Phil Treiber, LMHC, MCAP, NCC and

  Chris Bruce, Divorce and Family Law Attorney

  Description: Many men are often perceived as, and sometimes clinically diagnosed with, narcissism. While some of them may meet the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), in other instances, this clinical presentation may act as a coping mechanism as a result of the way males are socialized. Unfortunately, commonplace terminologies like "narcissism" has become a “pop psychology” term, leading to rampant overuse and may be inaccurately applied, causing misconceptions and aggravating relationship issues, among other harmful consequences.

  Through this presentation, Phil Treiber, LMHC, MCAP, NCC, and Florida Bar Board Certified divorce attorney Christopher Bruce will help you understand how to support your clients best when there is “narcissism in the air,” including practical advice for improving the relationship when all seems lost, better approaching the masculine in the relationship, and how to navigate the legal system when divorce is necessary.

  Learning Objectives:

  1.          Understand the clinical definition of narcissism and what contributes to clients or their spouses being mistaken as a narcissist.

  2.          Comprehend how narcissism manifests in and deteriorates relationships.

  3.          Obtain practical strategies for avoiding divorce when your client is married to a narcissist or phantom narcissist.

  4.          Learn the basics of what happens in a divorce from a difficult person including the biggest myths of the divorce and legal process. 

  CEU Workshop Agenda

  11:00 am Registration and networking
  11:30 am Self-introductions
  Noon Presentation starts 
  12:45 pm Lunch and networking
  1:15 pm Presentation continues
  2:15 pm Workshop ends
  

  2.0 General CEU Hours
  

  Phil Treiber, LMHC, MCAP, NCC

  

  Phil Treiber, LMHC, MCAP, NCC, serves as the proprietor of Dude, Breathe Counseling LLC, a specialized private practice that focuses on the emerging (much needed) field of men’s psychology. The practice offers individual, couples/marriage, and group therapies through a unique approach. The mission of Dude, Breathe is to disseminate accurate information about the challenges of men's mental health, eliminate stigmas, and encourage men to actively seek the necessary assistance to overcome their difficulties.

  Previously, Phil held the position of primary therapist at a dual diagnosis mental health and substance abuse treatment center, concentrating on areas such as substance abuse, anxiety, trauma, and severe mental health.

  Over the past four years, Phil has dedicated substantial time and effort to delve into the realm of men's mental health. Through multiple training sessions, independent research endeavors, and the development of a distinctive approach, he has become well-versed in this domain. Phil has also been featured on various podcasts and has presented for local universities and professional organizations, shedding light on the development of boys and men and offering insights on how mental health professionals can enhance their support for men.

  Chris Bruce, Divorce and Family Law Attorney

  

  Christopher Bruce is a divorce attorney and author of 7 divorce related books. Chris is the founding partner of the Bruce Law Firm, which is a 15 lawyer firm limited to divorce and family law with offices in West Palm Beach, Wellington, and South Boca Raton. He is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Marital & Family Law and is the current co-chair of the Florida Bar committee that writes and grades the examination in Florida for board certification in marital and family law.

  Chris and his law partners represent both men and women, but have a particular passion and focus on helping female clients through divorces from controlling, manipulative, and narcissistic type husbands. While these cases are challenging, Chris strives to take on these representations because he knows his female clients will have a dramatically improved and transformed-for-the-better life once the divorce is over.

  Chris is a strong believer in marriage counseling and therapy. For over 10 years he has maintained the website StayMarriedFlorida.com, which has useful information for those looking to build, have, and keep healthy relationships.

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• Four Relationship Styles: A Closer Look on Attachment Theory and How It Impacts Relationships

  • When
    06/20/2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Farmers Table Restaurant 1901 N Military Trail Boca Raton. FL 33431

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  Four Relationship Styles: A Closer Look on Attachment Theory and How It Impacts Relationships 

  Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D., LPC

  Description: 

  Attachment serves a regulatory function and is the part of the attachment behavioral system. This internal system is activated when we are under stress. Based on our autobiographical narrative and relationship blueprints we develop one of four relationship styles. Each style has unique strengths and challenges. Identifying your primary style and understanding the neurobiology of your style and how it influences emotional intelligence, emotion regulation, and the activation of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are critical. Many of the symptoms we see manifest in the counseling office are associated with attachment injuries, psychological insults, or relational trauma. Treatment interventions and assessments can be tailored to include research-based interventions from an attachment informed and trauma-informed approach. Participants will gain a tool kit of assessments and interventions to use that help promote secure attachment and emotion regulation.

  Learning Objectives:

  1.     Identify and assess the four attachment styles.
  2.     Assess activation of the attachment behavioral system and a typology of trauma responses.
  3.     Apply interventions from a tool kit of research-based techniques to enhance attachment security and emotion regulation.

  CEU Workshop Agenda

  11:00 am Registration and networking
  11:30 am Self-introductions
  Noon Presentation starts 
  12:45 pm Lunch and networking
  1:15 pm Presentation continues
  2:15 pm Workshop ends
  

  2.0 General CEU Hours
  

  Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D., LPC

  Anita Knight Kuhnley, Ph.D., LPC is a highly reliable coder of the Adult Attachment Interview and is an Associate Professor of Counseling at Liberty University where she mentors a research team of students and faculty. She enjoys working with counseling students and helping them “make friends” with both the research and practice. She is also a recipient of the Liberty University Chancellor’s award for teaching excellence. Her research team investigates the science of relationships and emotion regulation for the advancement of counselor personal development including burnout prevention, attachment security, emotional intelligence, and empathy. Before working in private practice, residential addictions treatment, and college counseling, she was appointed to serve as an English instructor, and has always enjoyed writing. She is a blogger for The American Counseling Association and the author or co-author of multiple books including, The Four Relationship Styles: How attachment theory can help you in your search for lasting love (her most recent book), The Mister Rogers Effect: Seven secrets to bringing out the best in yourself and others from America’s beloved neighbor (which examines the impact of Mister Fred Rogers work through a psychological lens), Redeeming Attachment: A Counselor’s Guide to Facilitating Attachment to God and Earned Security, and Counseling Women to find out more please visit her website at www.dranitakuhnley.com or follow her on Instagram @the.empathetic.counselor.

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