SPECIAL EXTENSION COURSE EIGHT - Questions about Couples?
A one-day in-person workshop at the TPS for clinicians working with couples.
EXTENSION PROGRAM
In-person Course
Course Leaders: Lindsay Barton, MA, RP, CAPCT, FIPA and Kaleigh Trace, MSc, RP
Saturday, November 21, 2026: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fees: $225
Deadline for registration is November 16, 2026.
Preregistration is required.
** IN-PERSON COURSE – Location: Toronto Psychoanalytic Society – 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 203 – Toronto, ON M4T 1M9
This special in-person only workshop takes place over the course of one day and explores clinical material relating to work with couples. Kaleigh Trace (MSc, RP) a Couples Therapist, and Lindsay Barton (RP, FIPA) a Psychoanalyst who works with couples, will spend the day exploring case work and the material derived from clinical encounters with couples.
The morning session will present two dyads, explore themes of transference, countertransference, the notion of the third, and the experience of working in a long-term format with dyads.
In the afternoon, participants will discuss their own work with couples, presenting vignettes to discuss with the workshop leaders and the group.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able:
- To understand the unique situation of the couple in the clinic, addressing themes of transference and countertransference in this arena.
- To refine skills and discuss therapeutic interventions specific to dyadic work, a specificity often gone unaddressed in traditional clinical training.
- To provide a case consultation space for clinicians who have questions about their own work with couples.
Lindsay Barton, MA, RP, CAPCT, FIPA
Lindsay Barton, MA, RP, CAPCT, FIPA, is a Psychoanalyst, Registered Psychotherapist and RP Supervisor working in Toronto, Canada. Her private practice includes Couples, Parent-Infant work, Children, Adolescents and Adults. She is faculty in each of the TPS&I affiliated training programs. Member TPS&I.
Kaleigh Trace, MSc, RP
Kaleigh Trace, MSc, RP has a Masters of Science in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph, and ten years practice working in sexual health education. Her work centres on the belief that we heal our attachment wounds in relationship. She has been practicing as a couples therapist since 2018, is a Registered Supervisor with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, and has guest lectured at the University of Guelph, the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto.
This event is eligible for Section 1 CME credits (0.5 credits/hour). This event is an accredited group learning activity (section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certificate Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA). The specific opinions and content of this event are not necessarily those of the CPA, and are the responsibility of the organizer(s) alone. As per the Royal College standard, each presentation provides a minimum of 25% interactive learning.
Full-time students in universities and colleges, and full-time mental-health trainees are eligible for a 25% reduction in course fees. Proof of 2026/2027 status needs to be provided. Please contact the tps&i directly to register at a discount.
Refunds must be requested in writing two weeks prior to the beginning of a course. A handling fee of $50 will be retained. After these two weeks, fees cannot be returned.
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