Emotional Unavailability and Unrequited Love: On Mourning the Couple That Never Was
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Some relationships never officially begin or have the opportunity to unfold, yet leave us grieving as though they had. What makes certain impossible relationships so difficult to relinquish?
This course examines the psychology of emotional unavailability and unrequited love through multiple theoretical lenses, exploring what these relationships come to represent, what is truly being mourned, and how clinicians can help facilitate healing, growth and transformation.
This workshop is part of the Couple Therapy Series.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this seminar series, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate emotional unavailability, unrequited love, limerence, and related
relational phenomena. - Compare multiple theoretical perspectives used to understand emotional
attachment to unavailable or unattainable partners. - Identify the psychological meanings and functions that emotionally unavailable or unrequited love may serve.
- Apply integrative clinical formulations to assess what clients may be mourning and what these relationships have come to represent.
- Implement theoretically informed interventions that facilitate mourning, healing,
growth, and psychological integration.
Workshop Details
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Dates:
- Friday, November 6, 2026
- Friday, November 13, 2026
- Meeting Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm EST
- In-Person Location: Adelphi University Manhattan Center at 529 Fifth Avenue
- Fee: $250
- 20% Discount: Register for two or more seminars to receive 20% off your total.
Instructor
M. Morrissey Rombone, PhD
Dr. Rombone is the Director of the Postgraduate Program in Couples Therapy at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University.
She is a Clinical Psychologist in New York with post-doctoral degrees in couples and marital therapy and forensic psychology.
Credentialing Information
5 CE Contact Hours
Adelphi University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Adelphi University maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Adelphi University, Derner School of Psychology, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0024 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0607 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0185; for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0083; and for licensed psychoanalysts #P-0058.
Disclaimer Statement
This continuing education seminar, seminar instructor/s, and the Postgraduate Programs as the seminar’s sponsor, receive no commercial support for the content of instruction (e.g., research grants funding research findings etc.), or benefit for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs, etc.) that are known to present a conflict of interest.
Cancellation Policy
Full refunds are issued for cancellations made up to 7 working days before the event. Cancellations of less than 7 days for any reason, or no-shows are not refunded. Credit towards a future event/workshop are issued for cancellations less than 7 days and up to 24 hours before the event. No credit is issued for cancellations less than 24 hours before the events or no-shows.
Accessibility
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