First Glances and Hidden Dances: Exploring Daydreams, Fantasies, and First Impressions in Relationship Dynamics

Our daydreams, crushes, and early impressions are more than whimsical memories—they often reveal how we approach the life task of love and connection. This workshop takes a deep dive into how fantasies and first impressions shape our relational goals, identity, and the ways we try to belong. Using Adlerian principles, participants will explore how initial attractions and imagined relationships reflect core values, mistaken beliefs, and adaptive strategies. With demonstrations and hands-on tools, you’ll leave with concrete ways to help clients examine the stories they’ve told themselves about love—and rewrite the ones that no longer serve them.

4 Hours Only NBCC CE

League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7402. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

9:00 am - Start

10:00 am - Break (15 minutes)

1:15 pm - End

• Explain how early relational fantasies and impressions inform adult relationship patterns and goals.
  
• Describe various Adlerian principles to help clients understand the roots of their romantic expectations and relational missteps.
• Demonstrate how to use first impressions and emotional imagery to build insight, deepen self-awareness, and create new relational pathways.
• Explain various Adlerian strategies that support clients in moving from idealized or performative connection to genuine, mutual intimacy.