John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman founded the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy. The method uses assessments, communication skills, and real-life practices and skills to assist partners in becoming closer to one another.
One of the main theories behind the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy is the Sound Relationship House theory. The Gottmans assume that partners can grow closer in a relationship by having a solid foundation of understanding. This foundation begins with safety and builds upon itself to include the goal of creating shared meaning.
Anyone who wants to improve their relationship can benefit from the Gottman Method, including married couples or those in a committed relationship.
The Sound Relationship House theory includes tactics such as knowing one another deeply and creating love maps (details regarding partners personalities, likes, dislikes, etc.), sharing fondness of one another, turning to each other for needs, managing a positive perspective, managing conflict, achieving goals and dreams, and creating shared meaning.
Your counselor will work with you and your partner to develop the necessary skills for relating to each other in a more positive, loving way.
The Gottman Method effectively assists couples in resolving conflict and growing closer together.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using the Gottman Method
My practice focuses on helping couples and individuals create more satisfying lives and relationships. Reasons for seeking therapy may include depression, anxiety, life transitions, finding healthy identities, communication concerns, improving intimacy, helping foster healthy connections and healing relationships. My passion and specialty is sex therapy. I work with individuals and couples to h...
No matter where you’re at on your travels through life, we want to be your partner on your personal road to overcoming pain, finding hope, and discovering solutions. We believe that you matter, no matter what. At Real Life Counseling, We invest in the lives of our clients and our team to ignite change and spark achievement both personally and throughout our community. Above all, we know that li...
Relationships play an important role in our overall well-being. If you are sad, anxious, or overwhelmed by life, you might notice that your relationships are suffering as well. I am trained as a Couple and Family Therapist. I specialize in working with intimate relationships, life transitions, family problems, and personal growth. I work with individuals, couples, and families with a variety of...
I am an interactive, cognitive behavioral client-centered therapist who focuses on the development of healthy relationships that have been impacted by trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, depression, Domestic violence and substance abuse. My empathetic and compassionate approach provides support and practical feedback while building on client's strengths using an empowerment model and the...
My path to becoming a therapist was more of a calling than a career decision. I’m not particularly suited to this profession. I’m introverted, which causes me to present as somewhat unfriendly and aloof to strangers. I’m really not concerned with small talk or what I consider the superficialities of life. But when it comes to exploring the deepest, most difficult and painful core aspects of you...
I believe the therapeutic relationship can serve a healing role in a person’s life, and I do my best to create a safe space by providing a person-centered approach to meet your unique needs. I specialize in helping people strengthen the relationships in their lives. This applies to friendships, families, partnerships, and marriages. I also provide an open, compassionate and non-judgmental space...
I have had people ask questions such as, "Can therapy really help?" or "Does it do any good?" It has been my experience that anyone who wants to engage in therapy can benefit. Therapy is an exploratory process of discovering the unique mental and emotional approach an individual has toward life. Therapy is not just talking about problems, it is working toward solutions. It is my goal as a...
Hello! It's a joy for me to come alongside those courageous enough to ask for help. Sometimes it's embarrassing to ask questions about what’s normal and what isn't -i.e., "Am I a bad parent because my child doesn't respect me?" or "Is something wrong with me because my relationships keep failing?" I work to provide an open environment for my clients to both process these questions and find...
I am passionate about working with young adults, couples, and families. I am dedicated to teaching them the tools and skills necessary to take charge of their life and their emotions, as well as improve their relationships with their loved ones, and with themselves. I enjoy premarital, marriage, and relationship counseling, working with individuals with anxiety, depression, and family conflict....
My experiences empowering and supporting individuals with disabilities and chronic mental illness to reach their goals has been a true blessing and has influenced my belief in every individual's potential and ability to reach new levels of growth, with the right tools. My counseling is built on a strengths-based, client-centered approach and focuses on helping clients realize their power, choic...
PARTNERING WITH YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH. Your own knowing will provide the best source of information and guidance for our work together. My role is to access and respect your own knowing by providing a safe environment, an agenda-free perspective, with compassionate and objective support. Together we will develop practical "real life" solutions to address your concerns, refine your objectiv...
As you search for a solution to the problem you are facing, you may feel that you are in the dark. My goal as a therapist is to help you find your eyes in the dark. Together we will seek to identify the problem and help you to stand against it. We will evaluate your unique story and work to rewrite it towards the preferred outcome that you will define. My unique perspective as a counselor with ...
WE OFFER PHONE AND VIDEO SESSIONS. I am most passionate in working with couples, adolescent females, and young adults. I am also an EMDRIA approved trained EMDR therapist. My professional goal is to assist individuals and couples on discovering and solidifying aspects of yourselves and your relationships to experience the greatest satisfaction and appreciation of yourself and others. It is my h...
Individuals/Couples Experiencing Challenges with: Depression, Anxiety, Interpersonal Relationships, Professional/Career Challenges, Women's Concerns and Life Transitions. Ages: Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult and Older Adults. Clients consistently find Wendy to be provide a warm, relaxed and comfortable approach to counseling. She is very down to earth, accepting and tremendously easy to talk to...
As a human care enthusiast, I counsel with clients who are experiencing relational difficulties, anxiety, depression, or grief, and who long for a renewed sense of hope in their lives. I partner with my clients as they set and achieve goals of personal and relational vibrancy, and a restored sense of spiritual wholeness. I know the importance of the counseling relationship as a force for healin...
