Intercultural Couples Therapy in Action
From Awareness to Practice
- Average Rating:
- 232
- Faculty:
- Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 08 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Jun 17, 2026
- Product Code:
- NOS096766
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
This one-hour presentation supports couples therapists in moving from cross cultural awareness to intercultural clinical practice when working with couples navigating ethnic, racial, and religious undertones. Participants will explore an intercultural stance that recognizes that therapists are not neutral holders of space, but active participants who are both impacted by and shaping the therapeutic environment.
Research demonstrates that when therapists explicitly and thoughtfully address race and other culturally sensitive topics, therapeutic alliance is strengthened and treatment outcomes improve, particularly for clients from marginalized racial and ethnic backgrounds.
This session introduces applied tools including cultural genograms, the therapist reflection, addressing implicit bias, and working with cultural camouflage dynamics in the therapy room. Participants will leave with a practical framework for navigating intercultural couples work and clearly identified areas for ongoing personal and professional development.
Credit
Faculty
Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD Related seminars and products
Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD holds a doctorate in social psychology and specialization in the fields of human sexuality and relationships. She has worked with countless numbers of individuals, couples, and organizational clients across forty-one countries, to enhance relational health and sense of thriving at micro and macro levels. Dr. Nasserzadeh is a senior Accredited Member and a Registered Supervisor by the College of Sex and Relationship Therapists in the UK (COSRT) and a Sexuality Counselor and Approved Training provider by the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in California. Dr. Nasserzadeh has been a sought-after cultural advisor, speaker, and expert facilitator at high profile events hosted by governmental organisations, UN Agencies, academic institutions, and Fortune 500 companies. Her third book Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love is the result of her two-decade-long research on the status of thriving relationships and its key ingredients, namely: attraction, respect, trust, shared vision, compassion, and loving behaviors. Dr. Nasserzadeh whose work has been featured on NPR, the BBC, ABC, CNN and USA Today, is based in Los Angeles, CA, and travels widely.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh is the co-founder of Relationship Panoramic and has employment relationships with Relate Institute. She receives compensation as an advisor and royalties as a published author. Dr. Nasserzadeh receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh is a member of the International Scientific Committee.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Describe research evidence linking therapist initiated conversations about race and culture to stronger therapeutic alliance and improved outcomes.
- Apply cultural genograms and therapist self-reflection to clinical work with intercultural couples.
- Utilize a structured framework to recognize the most common cultural camouflages, implicit bias, and relational ruptures related to ethnic, racial, and religious differences.
Outline
- Introduction and conceptual framing
- Research foundations for intercultural dialogue in therapy
- Clinical tools: cultural genograms, therapist self awareness, implicit bias
- Cultural camouflage and case-based applications
- Limitations, risks, and ethical considerations
- Integration and closing discussion
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Addiction Counselors
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychotherapists
- Other Behavioral Health Professionals
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Overall: 4.9
Total Reviews: 232
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