Raising Relationships L2: The Deep Dive

Trauma-Informed Couple Therapy Training for Indian Therapists

Learn how to do deeper, safer, culturally-rooted couple work

Cohort 1 starts September 2025
Cohort 2 starts April 2026

Know Your Trainer

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS (India)
Post-doctorate in Parenting from the University of Queensland (Australia)
Trauma-informed Psychotherapist with 10,000+ hours of psychotherapy sessions with 4000+ clients.
Facilitated 500+ parenting workshops & webinars, delivered 200+ hours of talks & lectures to psychologists and postgraduate students of psychology.

Raising Relationships: The Deep Dive

isn’t just about tools.

It’s about learning to hold complexity.

About building a trauma-informed lens that fits the Indian relational context.

About finally having a framework that works — not just in theory, but in every session you walk into.

6 months of live & recorded content

Supervision built-in

Certification included

Designed for mid-career therapists who are already seeing couples — or are deeply interested in doing this work — and want to go deeper, with clarity and confidence.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

Approaches to Couples therapy
Trauma, attachment, and couple dynamics (Western models and Indian lens)
What makes couples therapy different from individual therapy?

Module 2: Structuring the Couple sessions

Intake & assessment: Hearing two stories at once
Setting the frame: Informed consent, ethical considerations, safety, rules, confidentiality, goal setting, aligning expectations, structure of a couple session
Creating a safe therapeutic container for both partners

Module 3: Deepening the Work

Handling escalations, blame cycles, and emotional shut down
Polyvagal lens in couple conflict
Techniques from Gottman and EFT

Module 4: Working with patterns in Couple work

When one partner is avoidant/shutdown, the other is anxious/preoccupied
Indian patterns: “Adjust karo,” stoicism, family reputation
Recognizing these patterns and rewiring

Module 5: Working with generational influences

Navigating issues with in-laws and parents
Recognizing inherited relationship blueprints
Working with loyalty binds and unconscious contracts

Module 6: Rebuilding safety

Helping partners see and hold each other’s pain
Rebuilding trust after deep ruptures (e.g. infidelity, betrayal)
Trauma-attuned protocols for healing

Module 7: Working with sexual intimacy

Building awareness of sexual values, pleasure and shame
Working with sexual dysfunctions
Sex therapy including Sensate Focus

Module 8: Working with caste / class / gender-based asymmetries in couples

Covert patriarchy, economic abuse, caste and community shame
Therapist positioning in unequal dynamics
Confronting power dynamics without losing neutrality

Module 9: Working with Queer Couples

Queer-specific relational challenges: outness mismatch, chosen family, societal invalidation
Therapy stance: being an affirming, culturally grounded ally
Working with sex, intimacy and gender identity differences in queer couples

Module 10: Issues in couple work

Issues related to pregnancy and infertility
Issues related to parenting
Legal issues: IPV, separation, divorce

Module 11: Therapist Self-awareness

Therapist’s countertransference
Reflection: how our own attachment, trauma, and biases show up in sessions
Working with our own triggers

Module 12: Building your practice (Optional)

Designing your therapy space to feel safe and inclusive
Therapy operations: Managing appointments and communication boundaries, Ethical storage of client data and confidentiality,, Choosing the right tools (scheduling, notes, invoicing), Setting up clear policies: no shows, cancellations, refunds, session limits, Navigating legal basics: contracts, invoicing legally, structuring your week for therapy work
Progress notes – templates, systems, and best practices

Module 13: Building your practice II (Optional)

Mindful marketing, creating content, visibility without burnout
Managing pricing, building a referral network
Diversifying income: courses, resources, supervision, collaborations, workshops
Building sources of revenue & diversifying your income

Step 1

Enroll in the Core Program (Mandatory)

Start with the core 6-month course.

Fee: ₹50,000

Includes live sessions, handouts, lifetime access to recordings, and eligibility for certification.

Step 2

Choose Your Supervision Path (Mandatory)

To complete certification, you must choose one supervision option:

₹15,000
1:1 Supervision (5 hours)

₹10,000
Group Supervision (10 hours)

This is where you get real-time feedback and apply what you’ve learned.

85% attendance in step 1 + completion of step 2 (either group or 1:1 supervision) will fulfil the requirement for your certification.

Step 3

Add Business Coaching
(Optional)

Want to grow your practice, get referrals, and build visibility? You can add

₹15,000
Business Coaching Add-On

You will be enrolled in our 6-week live business coaching program, Therapist to CEO, with weekly group coaching calls.

Course Starts: September 23rd, 2025

👉 Total fees depend on your supervision and coaching choices

💳 2 & 4 installments payment plans available

📩 Apply now and we’ll guide you through next steps

Built for Real Therapy, Not Just Theory

Trauma-informed & Culturally Grounded

Practical, Skills-Based Learning

Taught by a Practicing Clinician

Built-in Supervision & Business Coaching

Rigorous Curriculum

Faculties

Specialized Guest Faculty

Ipsita Chatterjee

PhD Scholar | Consultant Psychotherapist | Researcher

Ipsita is the Founder and CEO of Thehraav® and a queer-affirmative psychologist with 8+ years of experience in adult, couple, and family therapy. Trained at Tata Institute of Social Sciences and currently pursuing her PhD at IIT Bombay, she integrates trauma-informed and expressive arts approaches into her practice. Ipsita brings this rich expertise to help us explore working with queer couples as well as legal issues in couple work.

Is this the right next step for you?

Early to mid career therapist who wants to develop couples therapy as a core niche

You have prior experience seeing therapy clients

You have already done our L1 course OR have a foundational understanding of couple dynamics

You're currently seeing couples but feeling stuck, scattered, or unsure during high-conflict, emotionally reactive, or trauma-heavy sessions

You want to deepen your practical skills, confidence and structure

Not Quite Ready?

Start with our L1 if you're just beginning couple work

Ready to Deepen Your Couple Work?

Cohort begins: September 2025

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for this course?

This course is open to therapists with a minimum of a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or Applied Psychology.

I’m still a student — can I apply?

Yes, if you’re currently pursuing your Master’s and feel confident about your therapeutic skills, you’re welcome to apply. This course is intensive, so we recommend it for students who are already seeing clients or have prior hands-on experience.

I’m not seeing couples yet — is this course for me?

Yes — if you’re a trained therapist who’s interested in doing couple work and ready to learn deeply, this course will equip you with the structure, tools, and confidence to begin.

I’ve done a couples therapy workshop before. Will this still be useful?

Absolutely. This isn’t a surface-level workshop. It’s a trauma-informed, skills-based program with supervision, case-level application, and deep cultural insight — designed to take your couple work to the next level.

What’s the weekly time commitment?

You’ll need about 3 hours/week for live sessions and another 1–2 hours for pre-recorded content or reflection. The course is designed to be manageable alongside a therapy practice.

What if I miss a live class?

All live sessions are recorded and shared with lifetime access, so you can catch up anytime.

Application Process

What does the application involve?

Just fill out the online form. We will follow up with an email or short call to ensure the course is a good fit for where you are in your practice journey.

Is it a competitive selection?

We’re not gatekeeping — but we are looking for therapists who are open, reflective, and ready to go deep. Prior couple therapy experience is not required, but emotional readiness is essential.

Certification & Supervision

Is supervision mandatory for certification?

Yes. Certification is provided only after completing either:

5 hours of 1:1 supervision
or 10 hours of group supervision

Can I do both types of supervision?

Yes, you can opt to do both if you’d like additional support — but only one is required for certification.

Raising Relationships L2: The Deep Dive