Amy Jones (she/her) is a Couples and Family Therapist, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, and Perinatal Mental Health Certified Therapist at the Council for Relationships (CFR), where she also serves as Director of Women’s Psychological Health Services.
Amy specializes in supporting women, couples, and new families through some of life’s most meaningful and challenging transitions—including discernment around relationship commitments, healing from betrayal, navigating traumatic experiences, and the many phases of parenthood: from planning and pregnancy to postpartum and beyond. Her approach is warm, calm, and nonjudgmental, helping couples strengthen connection, deepen intimacy, and build emotional resilience during tender seasons of change. She brings a trauma-informed, relational lens to all of her work.
Amy is also an Integrated Life Advocate with the Third Path Institute, which focuses on redesigning work, family, and leadership for a more sustainable and integrated life. She believes that strong, connected partnerships are foundational to lifelong mental health.
Outside the therapy room, Amy facilitates community workshops and groups on trauma, loss, relationship dynamics, work-life integration, and navigating perinatal and postpartum transitions. She also supervises student and pre-licensed therapists. Amy is passionate about creating inclusive, welcoming spaces where people can reflect, connect, and grow together.
From Partners to Parents: Supporting Couples Through the Transition to Parenthood
The transition to parenthood can be one of the most significant—and stressful—developmental shifts a couple will experience. Even well-resourced couples with strong relational skills often find themselves overwhelmed by changes in identity, intimacy, communication, and caregiving roles. As therapists, we are uniquely positioned to support couples in navigating this complex period, fostering stronger relational bonds that promote resilience for the entire family system.
This 3-hour professional development training provides an integrative, evidence-informed approach for therapists working with...Read more couples in the perinatal period. Drawing from attachment theory, developmental psychology, trauma-informed care, and couple therapy models (e.g., Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method), the training will offer conceptual frameworks, clinical tools, and reflective strategies for supporting couples through the emotional, physical, and relational upheavals of early parenthood.
Participants will learn how to assess perinatal relational challenges, support emotional connection, navigate the intersection of individual and couple-level mental health concerns (including Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders - PMADs), and help clients maintain intimacy and teamwork during this major life transition. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to identify and describe common relational stressors experienced by couples during the transition to parenthood
- Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to identify and assess the presence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) within the context of relational dynamics.
- Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to apply at least three evidence-informed interventions or strategies to help couples maintain connection and navigate relational shifts in the perinatal period.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Learning Levels
- Beginner
Friday, October 24, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
$100.00
EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker
Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW, PMH-C
Staff Therapist; Director of Women's Psychological Health Services
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
Council for Relationships is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Council for Relationships maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.
Council for Relationships # 11-111A. (Expires 6/30/2025)
Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.
Council for Relationships # 11-111A. (Expires 6/30/2025)
Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.
CE Process Info
CFR is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and other mental health professionals whose state licensing boards recognize CE credit provided by APA-approved sponsors. The following entities accept continuing education credits provided by APA-approved sponsors: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors; the New Jersey State Board of Marriage and Family Examiners; the Delaware State Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals; the Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners. Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.
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Disclosure
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