Multidynamic Relational Therapy (MRT)
Course Description
This comprehensive 16-hour training program introduces mental health professionals to Multidynamic Relational Therapy (MRT), a revolutionary approach to couples and intimate relationships therapy. MRT integrates liberation focused principles with relational therapy techniques to address the complex interplay of societal expectations, values alignment, power dynamics, and personal and community based liberation within intimate partnerships.
Participants will learn to apply the Five Tenets of MRT (below) through didactic instruction, experiential exercises, case conceptualization, and clinical demonstrations.
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Societal Expectations
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Values Alignment
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Power Analysis
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Liberation
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Radical Emancipation
This training provides practical assessment tools, intervention strategies, macro and micro skills of couple/intimate partner therapy, and a person-of-the-therapist framework designed to enhance clinical effectiveness and accountability with diverse couple populations including Black Queer couples, interracial relationships, polyamorous/throuple constellations, and neurodivergent partnerships.
Who's it for
This course is designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals including LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs, and Psychologists who work with couples and individuals in intimate relationships. The training is appropriate for clinicians at all experience levels who seek to expand their therapeutic repertoire with culturally attuned, liberation focused relational interventions.
Education Goals & Outcomes
By the end of this program, participants will be able to apply the principles and techniques of Multidynamic Relational Therapy to enhance their clinical work with couples and individuals in intimate relationships. Participants will develop increased sophistication in addressing power dynamics, cultural factors, and liberation-focused goals within the therapeutic context, ultimately improving treatment outcomes for all especially diverse populations.
Certificates of Completion
Certificates of completion will be awarded at the conclusion of each session upon submission of a completed evaluation form. Participants must attend the full session and complete the evaluation to receive CE credit for that session.
Continuing Education Information
This course meets the qualifications for 9 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Instructor Information
Dr. Anthony Pennant LMFT, CST
Dr. Anthony Pennant (he/him) is an international speaker, systemic psychotherapist, and researcher specializing in neurodiversity, LGBT+ relationships, and attachment and foster care. He is the creator of Multidynamic Relational Therapy (MRT) and author of Celebrating the Resilience of Black Queer Relationships: A Guide to Multidynamic Relational Therapy. His work is rooted in the conviction that practiced therapy models must honor ancestral wisdom and the lived knowledge of Global Majority communities and that every community deserves safe therapeutic spaces to process, heal, and grow.
Based in Seattle, WA, Dr. Pennant runs a group practice offering therapeutic support and clinical training, helping individuals, families and relationships of all constellations navigate complex relational dynamics. He speaks to audiences worldwide on advocacy, inclusivity, and culturally attuned care.
