Gottman Method

I am being trained in the Gottman Method to assist couples in developing friendship, conflict management, and creation of shared meaning. I help couples transform negative ways they communicate with positive interactions to help heal past resentments. The Gottman Method includes, "interventions designed to increase closeness and intimacy are used to improve friendship, deepen emotional connection, and create changes which enhances the couples shared goals."

In my work with couples, the Gottman Method is central to my approach. I adapt their research, theory, and findings to work with LGBTQ+ and CNM couples.

I am trained in Gottman levels 1,2 and 3 of the Gottman method of couple's counseling. In addition, I've completed their training in affairs and trauma as well as their couples in recovery program. I am a seven principles of making a marriage work educator as well.

I am trained in Gottman Method therapy at level 3 and have worked with couples from this model since 2015. I love that Gottman Method is research based and has 40 years of practical application behind it's methodology and interventions. I use the Gottman Relationship Checkup with couples and meet with them both together and individually throughout the course of therapy. There are specific tools I use that help couples have a better relationship from day one of our work together. We practice these tools in session and work through the bumps so it's easier to implement at home.

This was developed by John and Julie Gottman who are renowned couple's therapy experts. The method works by creating a deep intimacy between the two with a strong foundation of knowing and understanding one another and releasing ineffective ways of communicating and interacting. It increases awareness around common relationship pitfalls and create balance, equality, and friendship in even the most stale of marriages.

Level 1 and 2 trained through the Gottman Institute

The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to disarm conflicting verbal communication; increase intimacy, respect, and affection; remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy; and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship.

With the Gottman Method, we embark on a journey based on over four decades of research on thousands of couples. This method provides practical tools to help you understand your relationship dynamics, manage conflicts effectively, and enhance the intimacy, respect, and affection you share with your partner. Together, we'll explore the 'Sound Relationship House,' which serves as a roadmap to achieve relationship harmony. It's not just about addressing issues; it's about building a foundation.

I am a Certified Gottman Therapist and Workshop Leader.

I am being trained in the Gottman Method to assist couples in developing friendship, conflict management, and creation of shared meaning. I help couples transform negative ways they communicate with positive interactions to help heal past resentments. The Gottman Method includes, "interventions designed to increase closeness and intimacy are used to improve friendship, deepen emotional connection, and create changes which enhances the couples shared goals. Relapse prevention is also addressed."

Gottman level 1 & 2 trained

John Gottman, Ph.D. has been researching relationships/marriage for over 50 years looking at the predictors of divorce and predictors of happy stable marriages. The information you will learn in therapy isn't pop psychology, TV/radio psychology or planetary psychology (women aren't from Venus and men aren't from Mars). What you will learn comes from THE most reliable research ever done in the area of relationships/marriage.

Gottman is a specified approach to work with couples that is research-based and relatively short-term. It involves a comprehensive relationship analysis that usually involves 3 sessions and then a specific treatment plan which involves helping to reinforce the strengths a couple has and addressing their challenge areas, especially in the area of communication. Therapy sessions are a lab where clients work on their issues with each other and learn how to do things differently. I teach specific skills and there often is homework. I have found that couples that follow through practicing what they have learned at home often make significant progress.

Gottman Method Couples Therapy uses 50 years of research on communication in relationships to help clients hear/understand each other, move past conflicts and misunderstandings, and develop greater intimacy, trust, and commitment. This method works to help you learn the most effective, concrete tools that you can have for the rest of your life so that your relationship gets better and better over time.

In decades of research, John Gottman and his colleagues examined video of actual couples talking. And they tracked which couples made it and which ones didn't. They found that it's not how often you have conflict that matters--it's the kind of conflict you have. I help you identify when you're not having the right kind of conflict and how to get on course for happiness. Which, by the way, is the fuel and outcome of true problem-solving.

I apply the Gottman Method to improve communication, build trust, and strengthen emotional connection in couples through evidence-based strategies.

The Gottman method helps couples who are struggling with managing conflict, communication, life goals and dreams, emotional and physical intimacy, trust and commitment in the relationship as well as other processes. It has been empirically studied as an effective modality in working with couples and is a tool based approach at helping couples go from surviving to thriving in their relationship.

I am a Level 3 Trained Gottman Therapist working towards certification. The Gottman Method, from my experience, is one of the most effective modalities in helping couples resolve significant and long-lasting problematic areas in their relationship.