Discover the transformative power of Gottman Method Couples Therapy and save your relationship.
Learn the advanced strategies and proven systems to strengthen your bond and create a thriving marriage using Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
Move beyond mediocrity and cultivate a relationship that thrives on love, trust, and intimacy. With Gottman Method Couples Therapy, you’ll gain the tools and techniques to build a solid foundation and overcome challenges together.
You’ll learn how to:
- Work with your partner to create a deep and meaningful connection
- Design a relationship model that fosters growth and generates more love, happiness, and satisfaction (even if you’ve struggled in the past)
- “Scale” your love and create a more balanced relationship, including the exact systems the “masters of communication” use to transform their marriage and make time for what truly matters in your life
Dave is a very compassionate and empathetic therapist who has been able to work with me and my husband in very constructive and practical ways.”
– Client review
Gottman Method Couples Therapy is a well-established, research-based approach to couples therapy that has been shown to be effective in improving relationship satisfaction and reducing conflicts among couples.
The method was developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, who have over 40 years of experience in studying couples and relationships. The Gottman Method emphasizes the importance of building a strong friendship, improving communication skills and managing conflicts in healthy ways.
What, Specifically, Will We Learn?
- Improve how well you know each other’s inner psychological world and your partner’s worries, stresses, joys and dreams.
- Cultivate affection and respect within the relationship so that you feel well loved by each other.
- Learn how to respond to each other’s verbal and non-verbal expressions of need for attention or connection.
- Enhance positive emotions during problem-solving discussions to improve the success of repair attempts during conflict.
- Learn how to manage, but not eliminate, conflict in a healthy and effective way. Conflict management is often a complicated topic and involves learning specific communication tools and techniques.
How to Prepare for Couples Therapy
These resources will help you prepare for your first couples session and help both of you more accurately describe what is, and is not, working in your relationship.
- What actually makes a relationship last (video, 10 min)
- What guarantees a failed relationship? (video, 10 min)
- The best way to improve your relationship (video, 10 min)
- The Secrets to Love (PDF)
Additional Hint: If you suspect that you have a difficult partner that won’t “grow up”, you should probably also take the Peter Pan Syndrome questionnaire.
“We’ve done research on the Gottman Method and find it intriguing and liked what you wrote on your website about your approach.”
– Client feedback
One of the only cautions that I have about Gottman Method Couples Therapy is that it is built upon correlational-based evidence (instead of cause-and-effect). In short, correlation does not imply causation. Just because we see patterns in couples that report happy (or failed) relationships does not mean that these patterns cause these results.
The other issue is that the Gottman Method is also a brand. For example, assume that additional research finds that part of the Gottman approach is inaccurate. Will they officially recall all training materials and refund all financial revenue? Rebrand the new method as, “Gottman Version 2.0”? Highly doubtful.
Regardless, the findings of the Gottmans’ research are in high demand, actionable and, quite frankly, they just work (this bit matters). Knowing this while practicing the techniques involved in Gottman Method Couples Therapy is what keeps us honest and helps to maintain a clarity of focus.