Debra L Kaplan | SpeakerHub

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Debra L. Kaplan, MA, MBA, is an author, speaker and licensed therapist specializing in relational currency, power and control. Debra has been addressing the dynamics of sex. money and power for over a decade and merged her business experience and clinical work in her book, "For Love and Money: Exploring Sexual & Financial Betrayal in Relationships." For Love and Money is the inspiration for the groundbreaking training and workshops geared toward those who wish to understand the often hidden dynamics of sex, money and power in relationships. Ms. Kaplan is currently working on her forthcoming publication that explores the depth and breadth of narcissism, power and the dynamics of sexual and financial control in relationships.

Current position (1)

Author, Speaker, Licensed Therapist

Debra Kaplan LLC

Degrees (2)

MBA

Thunderbird School of International Management; MA, Argosy

1985 to 1987

Clinical Psychology

Argosy School of Professional Psychology

2002 to 2004

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Sex, Money & Power: Revisioning The Therapeutic Narrative

Power dynamics involving sexual and financial abuse of a vulnerable target often play out behind closed doors but became public outrage when sexual harassment and abuse allegations surfaced in the fall of 2017, regarding several noted industry titans. Their predatory exploits moved from backroom settlements to front page fodder and went on to spawn movements and organized campaigns around the world. While often less public but no less damaging, therapists are routinely required to navigate sexual and financial abuse. Join Debra L. Kaplan for a provocative dive into the psychology of power and learn how to adeptly navigate these volatile waters in couples and individual therapy. Explore the science of power and successfully shift a victim into action potential and toward self-empowerment while reducing the emotional or psychological drivers of the abuse.

Sex, Shame & Narcissism: Treating the Shame Complex and Eroticized Rage

While clinicians work with the spectrum of adult sexuality and sexual expression, we must also work to discern between healthy sexuality and projected sexual rage and abuse. Join Debra L. Kaplan for in-depth exploration into the world of shame, narcissism and sexual rage. Attention will be paid to attachment styles, assessment integration and applied case exploration.

Negotiating Sex, Money and Power in Your Relationship and Why it Matters

TED Talk Audition 2017

For Love and Money Intensive and Workshop

Issues involving money and sex are an inescapable presence in life and become particularly complex when introduced into relationship. While tensions concerning sex may take center stage in our lives, studies repeatedly indicate that disagreements about money are by far and away the greatest stressor on a relationship and the strongest predictor for divorce. Join us for this 2.5 hour experiential and didactic presentation sample to learn what concrete materials and topics your clients will experience in the For Love and Money intensives.* Included in this experiential will be the role that narcissistic wounding plays in the Family-of-Origin that may put people at risk for relational distress and/or dissolution.