Understanding and Working With The Invisible Toll of Race In Couples

The issue of race is very much in the therapy room, even when it goes unspoken. It quietly affects communication, conflicts, connection, and emotional safety that a couple experiences. As clinicians we can help the couple recognize when ruptures, defensiveness, and misunderstandings are rooted in their partner’s racial identity, lived experiences, and systemic stressors. Through case vignettes, education, and discussion, clinicians will recognize the role and toll of race in and on a couple; how to engage couples in conversations about race without creating rupture; and how to navigate their own biases and countertransference when working with racially diverse couples.

This workshop is part of the Program in Couple Therapy Series.

Workshop Information

Date

May 14 & 21, 2026

Time

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Location

Online

CEUs

4 CE Contact Hours

Fee

$200

Speaker

Tasha Tyrell-Williams, LCSW-R

Tasha is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience. She has extensive experience working in healthcare and holds advanced training in trauma through the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis and couples therapy through Adelphi University. She became a Certified Sex Therapist through the Modern Sex Therapy Institute, and she earned credentialing as an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. Currently, she runs a full-time private practice in New York, specializing in couples and relationship-focused work.

Credentialing Information

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.