Courageous Conversations
An Attachment-Informed Framework for Clinical Ethics

Hosted by:  HCEFT
Date: January 31, 2026 

Networking Breakfast from 8:45 am - 9:30 am

3-hour Workshop: 9:45 am - 12:45 pm 

Location:  303 Jackson Hill St, Houston, TX 77007 (The Council On Recovery) 

Hard conversations are unavoidable in therapy; ruptures, boundaries, and “no’s” sit at the heart of ethical care.

Yet many clinicians still sidestep them—out of fear they’ll harm the alliance or “make things worse.” Courageous Conversations reframes those moments as the very portal to deeper safety and healing. Drawing on the latest attachment research, presenters Laura Spiller, PhD and Tahlia Rainbolt, PhD guide you through a practical, relationship-first model for ethically navigating tension, resistance, and rupture–repair.

What You’ll Gain:

1. Actionable, attachment theory-informed tools for consent, boundaries, and rupture repair
2. Live micro-practice (“saying no” drills) so you feel these skills—not just hear about them
3. Self-of-the-therapist focus to spot your own protective strategies before they derail ethics
4. CE ethics credit (3 hours)