This training is designed for licensed mental health professionals and graduate-level trainees working with couples and individuals in relationships - including counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists.

• You want a clear and comprehensive framework for couples work and have a reliable map for navigating complexity

• You feel drawn to needs-based approaches and are seeking clinical structure and ethical guidance

• You want to feel more grounded and supported when sessions intensify

• You believe healing happens in relationship and want to offer couples a clear path from protection to connection

• You're ready to practice these competencies in your own therapeutic relationships, recognizing that your relational capacity shapes your clinical effectiveness

While this training is designed for couples therapy, the competencies and foundations are equally valuable for individual therapy with clients working on relational goals.

MCDT serves clients who:

• Are seeking hope and a clear path toward thriving relationships (not just managing conflict)

• Want to understand what's actually happening beneath their reactive patterns

• Are ready to develop skills for staying present when conversations get hard

• Want to deepen their capacity for love, care, and collaborative connection

• Value both practical tools and personal transformation

• Are ready to practice new ways of relating, and moving toward power-with relationship dynamics

What makes MCDT accessible:

The 12 Relationship Competencies and 9 Foundations provide a clear, trackable map. Clients understand where they are, what they're building, and which skills to practice. This moves clients from confusion about the therapeutic process to clarity - both in session and in daily life.

As a couples therapist, I am continually moved by how clients who are new to MCD Therapy often leave their consultations feeling deeply inspired and renewed with hope. The clarity of the MCD map provides not only insight but also a tangible, empowering framework for growth. It lights the way forward, offering a practical yet profoundly compassionate approach to the healing journey ahead. (Ava Frank)

Clinical Skills:

• Track and name the cycles couples get caught in, the tender needs beneath them, and new ways to meet those needs

• Guide couples through complete dialogues while supporting regulation, connection, and differentiation

• Teach essential relationship skills and provide interventions that support integration

Professional Development:

• Deepen your embodied practice of MCDT principles and relationship competencies, working with greater presence and confidence

• Access practice materials for both in-session work for clients to engage with outside of therapy.

Upon completion of Level 1, you will become an MCD Trained Therapist and may be listed on the practitioner registry.

Yes, we will record each session.  You may have access to this recording for 45 days after receiving the link.

(If the video captures any student images, this section of the recording will be edited to include audio only.)

Fees, Refunds, and Participant Cancellation

No refunds are issued after program access has begun for self-paced and live courses.

To meet needs for inclusion, security, and predictability, refunds are only given if requested 7 days before the start of a live course. If you need to cancel your registration, please email ava@mcdtherapy.com.

MCD Therapy LLC reserves the right to cancel live trainings 10 days prior to the first day of the scheduled training if it does not meet its minimum attendance requirement. A full refund will be provided should this occur.

MCD Therapy LLC  also reserves the right to cancel and reschedule any live training session if something occurs that is beyond our ability to control. This includes, but is not limited to, severe weather, national disaster, pandemic, sudden illness, or family emergency for the scheduled trainer.

If MCD Therapy LLC, needs to cancel a scheduled training, participants will receive a 100% refund to their method of payment.

Confidentiality of Participant Information

MCD Therapy LLC will make every reasonable effort to assure privacy. We will never sell your information.  We will not share your personal information except as necessary to comply with the reporting requirements of the various accrediting organizations that enable us to provide CE credit or if required to do so by governmental or law enforcement agencies. We do not retain or store any credit card payment information on our server.  All records are retained securely for a minimum of five (5) years.

If a participant’s image, voice, or name will appear in a recorded program, written consent will be obtained prior to use.

ADA Accommodations

MCD Therapy LLC welcomes participants of all abilities and is committed to making our programs accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

If you need any accommodations to support your participation, please email ava@mcdtherapy.com. You’re encouraged to reach out at least two weeks before the program begins so we can best plan for your needs.

Each request will be reviewed promptly, and together we’ll explore reasonable ways to make sure you can fully engage in the training experience.

Proprietary Information

The PowerPoint presentations and videos are considered proprietary information and may not be reproduced or cited by MCDT students or alumni.  Please do not share your login information with anyone. 

All materials in the course workbook are © MCD Therapy LLC and are designed for professional continuing education purposes. Therapists may reproduce the designated client-handout pages for psychoeducational or clinical use, provided proper attribution is given to MCD Therapy. The workbook and its exercises may not be altered, sold, or distributed outside of authorized trainings or beyond individual client use.