The Aperture Effect: The Central Importance of Awareness of Openness

Presented by Kathryn Ford, MD

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As we work with our clients, everything depends on openness, and our in-the-moment ability to sense that. I call this the Aperture Effect. In more than 20 years of working with couples, I have developed a mindfulness-based approach that is a synthesis of my training as a psychiatrist, the neuroscience of relationships, and mindfulness. The principles and practices of this approach apply to all relationships, especially psychotherapeutic relationships. 

In this presentation I will discuss the application of the aperture effect for therapists in all aspects of their work with individuals or couples. We'll discuss the psychology and neuroscience of openness as well as step-by-step use of aperture awareness during sessions. This is not a model to replace others, but a way to enhance your current models and skills with simplicity and clarity to make your work more effective and more fun.

About the Presenter

Kathryn Ford is a psychiatrist, couples therapist and author. After more than 20 years of helping couples quickly turn their difficulties into stronger, more lasting, connection she has written The Aperture Effect. With this book she  teaches couples to use her unique  Aperture Awareness approach that integrates mindfulness, psychology and neuroscience to create lasting love.

After receiving her M.D. degree from Brown Medical School, Dr. Ford completed a residency in psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her meditation practice and training at centers like Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California developed her understanding of the power of mindfulness for building deeper, more resilient, relationships.