Empathy Made Easy

A Mini Course for Couples

"Empathy is the medicine the world needs." (Judith Orloff)

Develop your empathy skills and gain a greater understanding of yourself and your partner with this mini-series of empathy training videos. Get started today!

Empathic communication can help foster compassionate conversations and deeper connections. This course will teach you about different methods that you can use for effective empathic communication.

  • Follow the Empathy Flowchart to learn and practice active listening

  • Gain tools and strategies that lead to intimacy and understanding

  • Communicate compassion with step-by-step conversation prompts

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Empathy Made Easy: Mini Course for Couples

    • Welcome to Empathy Made Easy: Mini Course for Couples

    • Lesson 1: How to Follow the Ultimate Empathy Flow Chart

    • Lesson 2 How to Listen Like Your Life Depends on It

    • Lesson 3: How to Make Sure You Got It Right

    • Other Ways I can Help

    • Free Printable PDF Downloads

    • Citations

    • Congratulations!

  • 2

    BONUS: Communication Ground Rules Live Webinar (Recording)

    • Communication Ground Rules Webinar

    • Communication Ground Rules Slides

Instructor

Laura Silverstein, LCSW

Certified Couples Therapist

Laura Silverstein is a recognized thought leader in the field of relationship wellness, sought out for her expert advice from media outlets such as The New York Times and The Today Show. Author of Amazon Best Seller, Love Is an Action Verb, she is one of today’s most original and insightful experts on modern relationships. Her advice is evidence-based, inclusive, jargon-free and action-oriented. She is known for helping couples focus on their strengths instead of their problems and guiding them with small, step-by-step action plans. As founder and co-owner of Main Line Counseling Partners, a small private practice, in Bryn Mawr, PA, she oversees over 5,000 hours of therapy a year, manages a team of therapists, and provides live workshops and trainings to aspiring couples therapists. She credits her success to the bravery of her clients, who trust her with the welfare of their marriages, her family and husband who keep her humbly motivated to keep getting better, and for the opportunity to study under some of the most brilliant mentors in the field. She lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, which she affectionately refers to as “the city of humanly love.”