Relationship Builders

Cokesbury Workshop
2020-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Cokesbury United Methodist Church (9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922) will be hosting a 9-week couples workshop on Wednesdays from 6-8pm beginning March 4, 2020. Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. The cost is $100 per couple and childcare is available by registration. If you have questions contact Mary Lou Sokolow at mlsokolow@cokesbury.tv. To register, go to https://www.cokesbury.tv/marriage/. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering $50 scholarships. Contact Healthy Connections Knoxville at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship.

Marriage Pilgrimage Facilitator Training
2020-01-31 | Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Relationship education facilitators within the Healthy Connections network will receive training as facilitators in the Marriage Pilgrimage curriculum. The training will take place on Friday, January 31, 9am-4pm. The training will be lead by Adam York, LMFT, and will be hosted at Cokesbury United Methodist Church.

Apostles Anglican Workshop
2020-01-10 18:00 - 21:00 | TN
Apostles Anglican (1540 Robinson Rd NW, Knoxville, TN 37923) will be hosting a couples workshop series on the following days and times: Friday January 10th 6pm-9pm (dinner provided) and Saturday January 11th 8:30am-3pm (lunch provided). Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, while getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. The cost of the workshop is $100 per couple. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry (KAFCAM) wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering $50 scholarships. Contact Healthy Connections Knoxville at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about the KAFCAM scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.

Powell Couples Workshop
2020-01-05 15:00 - 17:00 | TN
As a follow up to the couples workshop that they hosted in November, Powell Church (323 W. Emory Rd. 37849) will be hosting a 10-week couples workshop series. This workshop series will be free to couples who attended a previous workshop and wish to continue their journey of strengthening their relationship. The workshop will run from Sunday, January 5, 2020 through Sunday, March 8, 2020, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Contact Healthy Connections Knoxville at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org if you have any questions about this workshop.

Powell Couples Workshop
2019-11-15 18:00 - 2019-11-17 18:00 | Powell Church, 323 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN, 37849, United States
Powell Church (323 W. Emory Rd. 37849) will be hosting a weekend couples seminar Nov. 15-17. Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. Childcare and a meal will be provided free of charge each day. Participation is limited to 20 couples. The workshop will run from 6-9pm on Friday night with time for dinner, 9-5 on Saturday with lunch, and 2-6 on Sunday with dinner following. If you have questions or want more information, contact Jamie Bauknight at jbauknight@powellchurch.com. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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Veteran Couples Workshop
2019-10-18 08:00 - 2019-10-19 17:00 | Helen Ross McNabb Center, 3712 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37921, United States
The Helen Ross McNabb Center (3712 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville TN 37921) will be hosting a free weekend seminar for military couples, sponsored by Carvana, on Friday October 18, 8am-5pm, and Saturday October 19, 8am-5pm. Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, while getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. Lunch for both days is being sponsored by Archer’s BBQ. Participation is limited to 10 couples. These free workshops will be sponsored from time to time, so check our website periodically. If you have questions or want more information, please contact the Healthy Connections Knoxville at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org.

Hope Initiative Workshop
2019-09-10 18:30 - 2019-11-19 19:45 | Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Healthy Connections Knoxville is partnering with the Hope Initiative to offer a workshop for single mothers aimed at building healthy relationship skills. This workshop will be offered at Cokesbury United Methodist Church (9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922) on Tuesday evenings, 6:30-7:45pm, from September 10, 2019 through November 19, 2019. For more information and to register for this workshop, please visit cokesbury.tv/hopeinitiative.

Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy
2019-08-21 - 2019-08-24 | Cokesbury United Methodist Church South Campus, 9908 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37922, United States
Innovative and inspiring, this 4-day, 9AM-5PM Externship provides you with an in-depth and practical introduction to the practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT). EFT remains a leading empirically supported treatment of couple distress. The Created for Connection Externship is designed to prepare therapists to reach couples who value a faith sensitive approach to couple therapy. The Externship offers a unique opportunity to incorporate key insights from Dr. Sue Johnson and Kenny Sanderfer’s recent book Created for Connection, a hands-on resource designed for Christian couples.
This unique training experience brings together four days of practical demonstrations, experiential exercises and dynamic presentations walking you step by step through the EFT process of change. The Externship is approved by the International Centre for Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and provides the first level of training required for certification as an Emotionally Focused Therapist. In addition, this training explores the integration of EFT principles and practices with theological insights and experiences common to Christian couples.
The Externship is led by ICEEFT-Certified trainer Kenny Sanderfer who has developed spiritually-oriented resources for applying EFT to couples seeking to strengthen their relationship through their Christian faith.
Participants will:
Learn primary EFT concepts based on attachment and emotion theory.
Identify EFT stages and steps and related interventions.
Practice EFT interventions used to promote de-escalation and restructuring relationships.
Explore the process of creating emotional bond through corrective emotional experiences.
Examine EFT concepts and practices and their value to Christian couples.
This externship will be led by Kenny as well as Dana Vince. Dana is a licensed professional counselor, mental health service provider, certified Emotionally Focused Couples therapist and supervisor. She is the founder and owner of Healing Hearts Counseling in Knoxville.
To Register: https://my.therapysites.com/sites/efttennessee.com/EFTExternshipRegistrationKnoxville.en.html

Chaplain Training
2019-08-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Knox County Records Management, 1000 North Central Street #2, Knoxville, TN, 37917, United States
Chaplains affiliated with local police departments will receive training on the speaker-listener technique from the PREP 8.0 curriculum.

Family Movie Night at Powell Church
2019-07-10 19:30 | Powell Church, 323 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN, 37849, United States

Trauma-Informed Couples Counseling Seminar
2019-04-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
NOTE: This seminar is designed for an audience of professionals and church leaders seeking to aid couples who have experienced trauma.
Come join the Healthy Connections Knoxville as we host another seminar focused on helping understand and alleviate the impact of trauma on couples relationships. Dr. Clark Stevens, psychologist and Pastor of Marriage and Family Ministries at Fellowship Church, will present a deeper understanding of how trauma manifests itself within couples relationships and how pastors, therapists, and lay leaders can best respond to help couples work together rather than against each other. This presentation will include information from our PREP marriage education workshops designed to help couples grow and protect a lifelong, strong marriage.

Nurturing Your Marriage in Adoption or Foster Care Seminar
2019-03-30 08:30 - 15:00 | Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37912, United States
This seminar will be led by KMI’s Clinical Director, Adam York and will be appropriate for all foster and adoptive parents.
As foster and adoptive parents, many of us understand the critical contributions that Attachment Theory has given to our understanding of our children. In this seminar, Adam will discuss how attachment theory influences how we relate to our significant others from the cradle to the grave. The fear of losing connection with our partners leads us to paradoxically act in ways that disrupt connection and leave us further apart. In this 90 minute seminar, Adam will introduce you to critical concepts in understanding your marriage and guide you through a brief exercise to help reflect on how to relate at a deeper level. Your marital relationship is the primary vehicle for modeling secure attachment to your children, and this occurs both through the way you respond to your partner and the way you respond to your children.
For tickets, please click this link: KAFCAM Conference

Dandridge Couples Workshop
2019-02-15 18:00 - 2019-02-16 12:30 | TN
Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, we would love for you to join us for our weekend relationship enrichment mini-retreat. The retreat will be from 6-9 on Friday evening with a light dinner provided and then from 8:30-12:30 on Saturday with a light breakfast and snacks provided. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts to help strengthen your relationship. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for all couples in a deeply committed relationship, whether married, engaged, or seriously considering. The cost per couple is $100 for the whole weekend. Childcare will be available if you RSVP to Shelly Mowery at smowery@fbcdt.org. A limited number of scholarships are also available so if finances are a hindrance to you in any way, please contact Cory Hammett at chammett@fbcdt.org. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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Powell Church Couples Workshop
2019-02-10 16:30 - 18:00 | Powell Church, 323 W Emory Rd, Powell, TN, 37849, United States
Powell Church (323 W. Emory Rd. 37849) will be hosting a weekly marriage workshop series on Sunday nights from 4:30-6:00 beginning February 10 and concluding April 14. Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. Childcare will be provided free of charge. Light snacks will be provided. Participation is limited to ten couples. If you have questions or want more information, contact Jamie Bauknight at jbauknight@powellchurch.com. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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Cokesbury Marriage Group
2019-02-10 16:00 - 18:00 | TN
Cokesbury is part of the Healthy Connections Knoxville: a research-proven relationship assistance program that helps couples build a strong, life-long marriage. This 9-week group will cover a variety of topics including:

tools for successful communication and conflict management
self-reflection and awareness
commitment
love styles
the importance of fun and friendship

Groups meet for two hours each week. Cost is $100/couple to cover the materials. Groups begin on Sunday Feb. 10th and will run for 9 straight weeks from 4 – 6 pm.
Childcare will be provided by reservation for Sunday group which will meet from 4 – 6 p.m. at Cokesbury’s North Campus.

If you are an adoptive or foster care parent and the cost presents a hindrance to your attendance, KAFCAM(the Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry) wants to support your marriage and has a limited number of scholarships available. Contact kristin@kafcam.org to request a scholarship.

To register: Cokesbury Marriage Workshop/KMI Registration

Cokesbury Marriage Group
2019-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
Cokesbury is part of the Healthy Connections Knoxville: a research-proven relationship assistance program that helps couples build a strong, life-long marriage. This 9-week group will cover a variety of topics including:

tools for successful communication and conflict management
self-reflection and awareness
commitment
love styles
the importance of fun and friendship

Groups meet for two hours each week. Cost is $100/couple to cover the materials; need-based scholarships are available. Groups begins on Wednesday Feb. 6th from 6 – 8 pm and will run for 9 straight weeks
Wednesday’s Group will meet from 6 – 8 p.m. at Cokesbury’s South Campus and children under 3 will be in the nursery, children preschool and older will be in Children’s Ministry and will need to register with Cokesbury Kids.

If you are an adoptive or foster care parent and the cost presents a hindrance to your attendance, KAFCAM(the Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry) wants to support your marriage and has a limited number of scholarships available. Contact kristin@kafcam.org to request a scholarship.

To register: Cokesbury Marriage Workshop/KMI Registration

Christenberry Couples Workshop
2019-02-06 17:00 - 19:00 | TN
Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, we would love for you to join us on Wednesday evenings starting Feb. 6th for our relationship enrichment series. The series will go from 5-7 Wednesday evening for 6 straight weeks. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts to help strengthen your relationship. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for all couples in a deeply committed relationship. The cost per couple is $100 for the 6 week series. Childcare and dinner will be provided. Christenberry has a limited number of scholarships available if cost is a hindrance for you to attend. Contact Kristen Jaggers at kjaggers@greatschoolspartnership.com for scholarship information. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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Arlington Couples Workshop
2019-01-27 16:00 - 18:00 | TN
Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, Arlington would love for you to join us on Sunday evenings starting Jan. 27th for our marriage enrichment series. The series will go from 4-6 every Sunday evening for 6 straight weeks. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts to help you in your relationship. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for all couples in a deeply committed relationship from engaged to 50+ years of marriage. The cost per couple is $100 for the 6 week series. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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BUMC Couples Workshop
2019-01-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Bearden United Methodist Church, 4407 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
Bearden United Methodist Church will be hosting a weekly marriage workshop series on Friday nights from 6:00-7:30pm beginning January 11th and concluding February 15th. Whether you already are enjoying a deep connection with your partner that you want to maintain or you feel like you and your partner are struggling to talk about simple things, this workshop will provide you the opportunity to strengthen your relationship, getting to know each other better and having fun in the process. Childcare will be provided free of charge till 9:00pm. The Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry also wants to support strong relationships and if you are an adoptive or foster parent, they are offering 50$ scholarships as well. Contact contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org to inquire about this scholarship or if you have any other questions about the workshop.
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Networking Luncheon
2018-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | TN
Networking Luncheon immediately following the Helping Couples Deepen Their Bond workshop. Lunch is free and provided by Ebenezer Counseling Services. This will be a great opportunity for pastors, therapist, and lay leaders to connect with others in the community.
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Helping Couples Deepen Their Bond
2018-11-14 09:00 - 12:00 | TN
Healthy Connections Knoxville (KMI) is committed to providing high-quality training and support to area churches and therapists who are interested in improving and serving community marriages. Many of you are already partners with us in providing empirically supported and effective relationship education workshops to church and community couples. (If you are not yet a partner and would like to learn more, please see our website: knoxvillemarriageinitiative.org or contact us at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org).
The first “not good” thing listed in all of Scripture is this, “It is not good for man to be alone.” Come find out how attachment theory and bonding science have confirmed that most couples conflicts over everything from money to sex is rooted in a longing for closeness and a fear of being alone. Through this seminar, Dana Vince will introduce you to Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), a theory of couples counseling that has proven effective in helping restore couples relationships. This conceptual and practical introduction to EFT will be relevant to anyone (pastors, therapists, and lay-leaders) who serve and walk alongside couples. You will be given a conceptual framework to understand couple’s conflicts and an introduction to how couples can move forward through it. This 3 hr seminar will be hosted on Nov. 14 from 9-12 at Cokesbury United Methodist Church North Campus 9919 Kingston Pike.
A certificate for three hours of continuing education will be provided for all therapists, social workers, counselors, and psychologists in attendance. Coffee and snacks will be provided. For partner churches, this seminar will be $10 to all pastors and therapists who are members of the church. For non-partner churches and community therapists, the cost will be 50$.
Brief Presenter Bio
Dana Vince, MA, LPC-MHSP, has spent her entire career helping families have healthier, stronger relationships. She served in Army intelligence for four years and received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Chaminade University in Hawaii and then received her master’s degree in counseling with a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of South Florida (She is tired of sandy beaches and is happy to call the mountains and trees of Tennessee home :). She is the regional expert in Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy and the only certified EFT supervisor in the East Tennessee region. She frequently assists in national level trainings of EFT therapists. She leads multiple marriage workshops a year and leads the EFT community in this region. She maintains a private practice meeting with couples and supervises a number of therapists working towards certification in EFT. She sees marriages as the foundation for family life and has made it her life’s pursuit to strengthen couple’s relationships.
Register for the seminar below or contact us at contact@healthyconnectionsknoxville.org if you have any questions and/or concerns.
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Healthy Connections Knoxville Date Night
2018-10-26 18:30 - 21:30 | TN
Powell United Methodist Church is hosting the Knoxville Marriage Initiaitve Date Night event on Friday, October 26 from 6:30-9:30. This will be a fun evening for couples that will include free dinner, dessert, a movie, and an time for discussion following the movie. Please RSVP by registering for a ticket to let us know how many to expect. Free childcare is available if you RSVP to carlymadisonc@gmail.com.
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City Hills Marriage Workshop
2018-09-16 16:00 - 18:00 | TN
City Hills is part of the Healthy Connections Knoxville: a research-proven relationship assistance program that helps couples build a strong, life-long marriage.
Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, we would love for you to join us on Sunday afternoons from 4-6:00pm, from Sep. 16th to Nov. 18th at City Hills Church for a marriage workshop. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for anyone in a deeply committed relationship, from engagement to couples who have been together 50+ years. The cost per couple is $100 per couple for the entire 10 week series. If cost is a hindrance to your attendance, a limited number of scholarships are available through contacting jennifersdickson3@gmail.com. Jennifer and Jeremy Dixon have been trained through the Healthy Connections Knoxville and are passionate about seeing marriages transformed. Childcare will be provided by reservation contact jennifersdickson3@gmail.com.
If you are an adoptive or foster care parent and the cost presents a hindrance to your attendance, KAFCAM(the Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry) wants to support your marriage and has a limited number of scholarships available. Contact kristin@kafcam.org to request a scholarship.
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Cokesbury Marriage Group
2018-09-16 16:00 - 18:00 | TN
Cokesbury is part of the Healthy Connections Knoxville: a research-proven relationship assistance program that helps couples build a strong, life-long marriage. This 9-week group will cover a variety of topics including:

tools for successful communication and conflict management
self-reflection and awareness
commitment
love styles
the importance of fun and friendship

Groups meet for two hours each week. Cost is $100/couple to cover the materials. Groups begin on Sunday Sep. 16th and will run for 9 straight weeks from 4 – 6 pm.
Childcare will be provided by reservation for Sunday group which will meet from 4 – 6 p.m. at Cokesbury’s North Campus.

If you are an adoptive or foster care parent and the cost presents a hindrance to your attendance, KAFCAM(the Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry) wants to support your marriage and has a limited number of scholarships available. Contact kristin@kafcam.org to request a scholarship.

To register: http://cokesbury.tv/teaching/

Cokesbury Marriage Group
2018-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
Cokesbury is part of the Healthy Connections Knoxville: a research-proven relationship assistance program that helps couples build a strong, life-long marriage. This 9-week group will cover a variety of topics including:

tools for successful communication and conflict management
self-reflection and awareness
commitment
love styles
the importance of fun and friendship

Groups meet for two hours each week. Cost is $100/couple to cover the materials; need-based scholarships are available. Groups begin the week of September 10th on Wednesdays from 6 – 8 pm and will run for 9 straight weeks
Wednesday’s Group will meet from 6 – 8 p.m. at Cokesbury’s South Campus and children under 3 will be in the nursery, children preschool and older will be in Children’s Ministry and will need to register with Cokesbury Kids.

If you are an adoptive or foster care parent and the cost presents a hindrance to your attendance, KAFCAM(the Knoxville Area Foster Care and Adoption Ministry) wants to support your marriage and has a limited number of scholarships available. Contact kristin@kafcam.org to request a scholarship.

To register: http://cokesbury.tv/teaching/

Helping Couples Recover from Infidelity
2018-08-29 10:30 - 14:00 | Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37909, United States
Healthy Connections Knoxville (KMI) is committed to providing high-quality training and support to area churches and therapists who are interested in improving and serving community marriages. Many of you are already partners with us in providing empirically supported and effective relationship education workshops to church and community couples. (If you are not yet a partner and would like to learn more, please see our website: knoxvillemarriageinitiative.org or contact us at kmi@compassioncoalition.org).
To expand on our services, we would like to offer a series of targeted workshops that will help to better equip pastors and therapists to address difficult issues that couples today are likely to face. Our first workshop will be on how to understand and address betrayal and infidelity in relationships. This issue is one of the most challenging issues that people who treat couples encounter and many people feel overwhelmed by the complex and conflicting emotions and problems that these couples bring into their meetings. However, Dr Kristina Gordon, KMI’s Executive Director, has developed and researched an effective approach to treating these couples and would like to share what she has discovered with the Knoxville community. We are hosting a 3 hour lunch and learn workshop on Aug. 29th from 10:30-2 at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, room 601.
A certificate for three hours of continuing education will be provided for all therapists, social workers, counselors, and psychologists in attendance. Lunch will be served at the workshop for all participants who register in advance through our website. For partner churches, this workshop will be free to all pastors and therapists who are members of the church. For non-partner churches and community therapists, the cost will be 50$.
To register for the workshop, go to https://rbknox.org/calendar/ or contact us at kmi@compassioncoalition.org.
Brief Presenter Bio
Dr. Kristi Gordon has spent her entire career seeking to help couples have healthy, vibrant relationships (Really, check her vita: http://web.utk.edu/~kgordon1/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CV_Gordon.pdf). Dr. Gordon received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed her clinical psychology internship at the Brown University Consortium. She is currently Full Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee. She has served on two multi-million dollar government grants seeking to understand and support couples relationships. She is the co-author of two books on how to help couples recover following infidelity published by Guilford Press, and of numerous articles on forgiveness, infidelity, and general couple distress. She was elected a Fellow in the Society for APA’s Couple Family Psychology and was recently President of that Division. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Family Psychology, Family Process, and Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Her work regarding infidelity has been cited in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, Psychology Today, and the APA Monitor, and in regional and local TV and news media. Dr. Gordon is passionate to see the university community and the church work together to nourish and protect healthy relationships all over the greater Knoxville area. In addition to her research, teaching, and service activities, she also maintains a private practice and is mom to two fantastic daughters and wife to a very patient and understanding husband.
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Couples Workshop for Military Service Members
2018-07-21 09:00 - 17:00 | TN
Healthy Connections Knoxville will be hosting a relationship workshop for all military service members (active duty, reserve, or veteran) and their partners. This workshop would normally cost $100 but Carvana has sponsored the full cost in support of all military service personnel and their families. Third Creek Coffee has also graciously decided to support the relationships of military service members through donating some of their delicious local coffee. Lunch and snacks will also be provided. Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, we would love for you to join us on Saturday July 21 & 28 from 9-5 at the Helen Ross Mcnabb Military Services building at 3712 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts to strengthen your relationship. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for anyone in a deeply committed relationship.
Adrian Marsh and John Chandler, both veterans and trained therapists, have been trained in the most effective relationship education program, PREP 8.0, that has helped thousands of other military couples strengthen their relationships. They are passionate to see your relationship grow as well.
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KMI Date Night
2018-06-29 18:00 - 21:00 | TN
Overcoming Believers Church (211 Harriet Tubman Street, Knoxville, TN, 37915) will host the Healthy Connections Knoxville’s citywide date night on Friday, June 29, 2018. Couples are invited to enjoy free food, fellowship and the movie ‘Loving’. ‘Loving’ celebrates the real life courage and commitment of a interracial couple choosing to love through challenges and hardship. Doors open at 6 PM to enjoy pizza and refreshments sponsored by Carvana and Hard Knox Pizza. Showtime begins at 6:45. We will have a brief discussion following the movie. RSVP through registering for a ticket to let us know how many to expect. Free childcare is available if you RSVP at kmi@compassioncoalition.org
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Crossings Couples Workshop
2018-05-05 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
Whether you are enjoying a deep and loving connection with your partner or struggling to talk about simple things without conflict, we would love for you to join us every Saturday night from 6-8pm starting on May 5 and running through June 2nd, at The Regas Building (318 N Gay Street) for a couples workshop. This workshop will not be group therapy, nor primarily lecture, but rather a time to learn practical tools and concepts. Ample time will be given to practicing new ways of relating to your partner during our time together. The workshop will be appropriate for anyone in a deeply committed relationship, from engagement to couples who have been together 50+ years. The cost per couple is $100 for the entire 5 week series. This workshop will give you a lot of great tools to begin meaningful conversations and we hope that you will try to take advantage of that by launching into some time together as a couple even after the workshop.
Dan and Brooke Phillips will be leading the workshops and have been trained facilitators through the Healthy Connections Knoxville. Dan and Brooke are passionate about walking alongside couples and helping them have a healthy relationship.
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