The First Argument Workshop

Sharon M. Rivkin, M.A., LMFT

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The First Argument

The First Argument - Cutting to the Root of Intimate Conflict | by Sharon Rivkin

Within a couple's first argument lies the core conflict of a relationship.

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"TRANSFORMATION -
The poison is the remedy.  Through our work with the first argument, we learn that the very thing we dread and avoid - the root of our conflict - is also the source of our healing."
-Excerpt from
The First Argument

The First Argument Workshop focuses on taking the negative framework out of the couple's first argument and using it as a point of entry into a deeper, more intimate relationship with one's partner. This technique is also effective with parents and children, friends, and co-workers. In the workshop, we examine the first argument for information about hooks, repetitive patterns, and ultimately a technique for change. Using Sharon's book The First Argument, participants come away from the workshop with new insights and techniques to use for themselves and others.

Workshops are open to the general public: anyone interested in intimate relationships including individuals, couples, families, Marriage Family Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers.

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Key Benefits

  • Learn to unlock old patterns to open the door to genuine intimacy, increasing your freedom to love.
  • Gain new techniques illustrated in The First Argument for healing.
  • Learn how to successfully deal with conflict.
  • Learn to unhook from old, nonproductive repetitive patterns.
  • For seemingly hopeless relationships, gain a framework that can bring clarity, meaning, and hope.
  • The price of the workshop includes a copy of The First Argument.