Building, Using and Coping with Ruptures in Alliance

  2 hours active CPD

Live CPD workshop: 11th Nov 2026 from 12:30pm-2:30pm AEST online via Zoom plus extra readings, activities and resources.

This session will also be recorded for those enrolled to access following the Live CPD.

What's included?

  • Powerpoint slides
  • 2 hour live CPD
  • Extra resources

Explore

In this training, you will gain an understanding of how to build, nurture and enhance the therapeutic alliance. They will learn about barriers to building a healthy therapeutic alliance and develop skills to recognise, cope with and repair ruptures in the alliance. Techniques for responding to ruptures in the therapeutic context will be explored.

Reflect

Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own therapy practices as well as working through an extended case study which showcases therapy where multiple therapeutic frameworks have been employed. 

Dr Angela Morgan

Angela is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience. She currently operates her own private practice. Angela has lectured in undergraduate and postgraduate programs for Griffith University, Australian Catholic University and University of Southern Queensland since 2007. She has also provided internship and externship supervision, supervision within the clinical registrar program, and consultative supervision within the eating disorder field. Angela enjoys working with adult clients across a range of issues, with a particular interest in eating disorders and eating-related concerns. She is also an engaging presenter, and has provided professional development training for psychologists and other Allied Health Practitioners in Australia and New Zealand in the areas of eating disorders, mindfulness, working with resistance, and process issues in psychotherapy.

Dr Angela Morgan

Clinical Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor