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Cohort begins February 2, 2026!
The IPNB Approach That Allows Even Long-Stuck Couples to Build Trust, Safety, and Lasting Connection

Learn How to Move Couples from Reactive Cycles to Secure Connection

Every clinician who's sat between two partners caught in the same cycle knows how quickly the room can take over.

One minute you're tracking the dynamic… the next you're knee-deep in the content of the latest fight, trying not to referee who's right and who's wrong while the real problem keeps humming beneath the surface.

Couples therapy isn't about sorting arguments.

And it isn't always about keeping people together.

It's about seeing the relational system (how each partner regulates, reacts, and reaches) so you can guide them toward whatever path is most honest and most healing.

Dan Siegel's work helps clinicians shift from managing conflict to understanding the system driving it.

Attachment patterns and neurobiology aren't background theories; they're the architecture driving everything you see in the room.

Protest, pursuit, shutdown, escalation—none of it is random. It's the nervous system replaying what it learned long before this relationship began.

Interpersonal Neurobiology gives you the map.

It shows why some couples spin into chaos while others shut down into rigidity—signs of impaired integration, not incompatibility.

And because the brain is plastic, these patterns can change.
When partners experience attunement and safety in session, they're not just calming conflict... they're rewiring the mind-brain-relationship system itself.

Your role becomes more than a mediator. You're helping two nervous systems shift out of survival and into states of harmony and flow, whether that leads to repair or a healthy separation.

In this 2-month live cohort you'll learn:

  • How to see attachment beneath behavior,
  • How to work at the level of the nervous system rather than the narrative,
  • And how to guide couples toward greater integration in whatever form their future takes.

When you can see the system, you can transform it.

Attachment and IPNB in Couples Therapy
A 2 Month Online Intensive

$699.00 Just $299.00 Today — Don't Wait to Register!
Plus, earn up to 11.75 CE Hours – included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details. Click here for course objectives and outline.
Why Study Attachment and Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)?
Connection to our caregivers

The connections we have with our caregiving attachment figures shape the very structure of our brain in ways that can free us or imprison us.

Who we are now in our lives is influenced by both our genetically-shaped temperament and the experiences we've had, especially with others early in our lives. In turn, those experiences have shaped us both directly, and in how we adapted as best we could to those interactions. If you've ever wondered why attachment is so important in our lives, this course will offer you—in your personal growth or your professional work—insights and practical applications that can transform imprisoning patterns into empowering mental capacities to engage life in new and more rewarding patterns of being in the world.

When we combine attachment studies to the broader effort to understand the mind in interpersonal neurobiology, what emerges is a rich, complex, and practical view of how relationships and the brain interact to “shape” who we are—to form the foundations of our mental experience, from how we regulate our emotions to the sense of our identity in life.

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In this course, you'll not only learn how the brain responds to the various categories of attachment patterns, but you'll also see how, as adults, we can learn to support our own as well as others' growth. Throughout life, the brain remains open to changing its structure and functioning in response to new experiences, so it is never too late to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Neuroplasticity and the Brain
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We can actually move from a pattern of non-secure attachment toward the freedom of security. How amazing would that be for you and those around you? With the relational science now available to understand how who we are is both fully embodied and fully relational, this journey of discovery offers a research-inspired trek into the deepest realms of memory, narrative, and emotion to free us from often hidden patterns of adaptation. The great news is that no matter our age, transformation through reflection and learning new ways of connecting, interpersonally and internally, is possible. The key is to know the steps of such a reflective path that offer ways of tapping into these processes and integrating them into our lives. I hope you'll decide to join me on this transformative journey.

Building Secure Relationships
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Our Students
Who Takes This Course?

This course is designed for mental health practitioners.

Course Overview
11.75
Asynchronous Hours of
Comprehensive Training
2
Live Q&A Calls
with Dr. Dan Siegel

Scientific Foundations of Disorganized Attachment
Cutting-edge science and insights into the interconnections of mind, brain and relationships

Assessment and treatment strategies
In-depth explorations of clinical interventions and a detailed discussion of a case involving a couple with attachment challenges

Online Learning Community
The option to join an online learning community with your peers to share and collaborate

Attachment and IPNB in Couples Therapy
A 2 Month Online Intensive

$699.00 Just $299.00 Today — Don't Wait to Register!
Plus, earn up to 11.75 CE Hours – included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details. Click here for course objectives and outline.
Course Syllabus – Highlights
Below is your personalized schedule beginning February 2, 2026

Week 1  |  Segment 1
Foundations of IPNB, Integration and the Mind
  • Get a deep grounding on the basic principles of Interpersonal Neurobiology, integration and the nature of the mind
  • Learn about “Couples' mind” and how to move it towards harmony
  • Identify the role that mindsight – insight, empathy, and integration – plays in well-being and rewarding relationships
  • Learn about the reactive states (Fight, Flight, Freeze and Faint) and how to move couples towards receptive states
  • Learn how to strengthen the mind using monitoring and modifying

Week 2  |  Segment 2
Presence, Attunement, Resonance and Trust (PART)
  • Learn how to help couples go from individuals to an interconnected we using PART
  • Experience the Wheel of Awareness practice and how it helps us cultivate more presence
  • Learn about attunement, the felt subjective experience, and it's importance in secure relationships
  • Learn about trust, its relationship to our social engagement system, and the importance of repair
  • Explore the brain and attachment dynamics of a clinical case of a couple's experience that leads to loss of trust

Week 3  |  Segment 3
Adult Attachment Interview
  • Learn about the Adult Attachment Interview and its application in couples therapy
  • Differentiate among secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized attachment categories
  • Learn about the 4S's of secure attachment
  • Learn about the importance of memory systems, narratives, and making sense of your life

Week 4  |  Live Q&A Call with Dr. Dan Siegel
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 – 1:00–2:00 PM Central

Week 5  |  Segment 4
Trauma, Attachment and Integration
  • Dive deep into development trauma, attachment, and its impact on the brain and neural integration
  • Learn about the Window of Tolerance and how to widen it by strengthening the mind's capacity for monitoring and modifying energy and information flow
  • Learn how unresolved trauma and/or loss impacts couples relationships
  • Shame and it's role in attachment and trauma
  • Explain the role of implicit and explicit memory in trauma resolution and health

Week 6  |  Segment 5
Together Yet Differentiated: Role of Integration in Relational Health
  • Understand the 9 domains of Integration and how you can help a couple explore each of these domains to enhance their well-being and cultivate secure relationships
  • Learn about neuroplasticity and the four ways in which experience changes the brain

Week 7  |  Segment 6
Create Healthy, Integrated and Rewarding Relationships
  • Explore a clinical case study on how to work with a couple struggling with ambivalent/preoccupied and avoidant/dismissing dynamics
  • Learn about interventions and approaches that bring about deep transformations to live a life of vitality and not just free of symptoms

Week 8  |  Live Q&A Call with Dr. Dan Siegel
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – 1:00–2:00 PM Central

Attachment and IPNB in Couples Therapy
A 2 Month Online Intensive

$699.00 Just $299.00 Today — Don't Wait to Register!
Plus, earn up to 11.75 CE Hours – included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details. Click here for course objectives and outline.
Meet Your Teacher
Dr. Dan Siegel
Dr. Dan Siegel, a smiling older man in a suit with glasses, red hair, and holding his dog

Dan Siegel is the founder and director of education of the Mindsight Institute and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, where he was also co-principal investigator of the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and clinical professor at the School of Medicine.

An award-winning educator, Dan is the author of five New York Times bestsellers and other books which have been translated into over forty languages. He is the founding editor of the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, and has overseen the publication of over one hundred textbooks in this transdisciplinary framework focusing on the mind and mental health.

A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dan completed his postgraduate training at UCLA specializing in pediatrics and adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry. He was trained in attachment research and narrative analysis through a National Institute of Mental Health research training fellowship focusing on how relationships shape our autobiographical ways of making sense of our lives and influence our development across the lifespan.

Click here for information about Daniel J. Siegel

Student Testimonials

"I have followed Dan for some time and have experienced how relevant his work is to my practice. The way [he] offers his teachings is so inspiring. He is personal, intellectual, clear, and [he] teaches with a lot of joy. It adds so much to my work and to my personal life. Dan knows how to inspire to rewire on so many levels that it changes the way I view myself."

Gees Boseker
Body Psychotherapist
Netherlands

"I am learning more throughout this course than I did in grad school. And, so far, the first Q and A has been incredibly valuable. It feels as if I am in a classroom with the opportunity to engage the professor (which is lacking these days). I often refer to [Dr. Siegel's] work and recommend [his] books to my clients. Since starting the program—after having read most of [Dr. Siegel's] books—everything is clicking."

Jennifer Summerfeldt
MACP, CCC
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Attachment and IPNB in Couples Therapy
A 2 Month Online Intensive

$699.00 Just $299.00 Today — Don't Wait to Register!
Plus, earn up to 11.75 CE Hours – included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details. Click here for course objectives and outline.
Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! This course offers up to 11.75 self-study CE hours, which are available to you at no additional cost. Click here for Credit hours breakdown.

To obtain credit, you are required to complete an exam and evaluation, which is immediately available for you to work through as you work through each segment. You will be able to save your progress and submit all of your answers online and at your convenience. There is no deadline by which your exam must be received. Upon passing an exam (with a score of 80% or higher), a digital CE Certificate will be generated and immediately available for download on our platform.

Absolutely! Once you have worked your way through all of the course materials, including the exam and evaluation, a digital Certificate of Completion will be available to you.

Yes! Dr. Siegel has a unique ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible, and our courses are designed to resonate with wide audiences. This workshop has no prerequisites, and a scientific background is not necessary to find value in its teachings: We're confident that you'll walk away with plenty of knowledge to be applied in your personal and professional life.

You will retain unlimited access to the course content for as long as it remains available on our platform.

The archive recordings from each live Q&A call will be uploaded to the cohort within 7-10 business days of each call. Registrants will receive a notification when each archive recording is made available.

Our video content cannot be downloaded, but it can be streamed and viewed on any device at your convenience. All notes, handouts, and study materials associated with the course, however, are downloadable and printable.

Upon your enrollment, a confirmation email will be delivered to your registration email address. It contains details on how to access the course, but you are always encouraged to reach out to our team at info@mindsightinstitute.org with any further questions.

Register for this intensive training course without risk. If you're not completely satisfied, give us a call at 800-844-8260. We're that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.

Attachment and IPNB in Couples Therapy
A 2 Month Online Intensive

$699.00 Just $299.00 Today — Don't Wait to Register!
Plus, earn up to 11.75 CE Hours – included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details. Click here for course objectives and outline.

NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this course.
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