Presenter: Bill Doherty, Ph.D.
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Online Zoom Program
9:00am - 12:15pm EST (3 CEUs)
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The couples and families we see in therapy are not immune to strains caused by the deep political polarization in our country; nor are we as their therapists! In this online workshop, PCFINE welcomes expert clinician, educator and researcher in the field of couple and family therapy, Bill Doherty, PhD. Dr. Doherty will provide a road map for addressing political polarization in therapy with couples and families. He will address the sources of today’s polarization, special assessments for couples in conflict over politics, and tools for helping them buffer their relationships against these political stressors. He will also discuss how therapists can tend to their own politically charged feelings in doing this work.
Although the primary focus will be on couple therapy, Dr. Doherty will also provide a perspective and examples of clinical work with parents and adult children. Dr. Doherty will use clinical case vignettes and video tapes to demonstrate his work. He will also discuss how he has adapted couple therapy principles in designing workshops that bring “reds” and “blues” together through the national nonprofit Braver Angels. There will be ample time for audience participation.
Bill Doherty, PhD, LP, LMFT is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota where he directed the doctoral Marriage and Family Program for many years. Clinically, he created discernment counseling for couples on the brink of divorce. Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, he co-founded Braver Angels, a citizen initiative bringing conservatives and liberals together to counteract political polarization and restore the fraying social fabric in American society. Among Bill’s awards is the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. He is co-author of the book Helping Couples on the Brink of Divorce: Discernment Counseling for Troubled Relationships.
