A More Fulfilling Life Starts Here

The Gottman Institute is a research-based organization founded by Drs. John and Julie Gottman that specializes in relationship and couples therapy. Their approach is grounded in decades of scientific research on what makes relationships succeed or fail.

• Uses the Sound Relationship House Theory as a core framework.
  
• Emphasizes building emotional intelligence and deepening friendship between partners.
  
• Focuses on identifying and managing "The Four Horsemen" (criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling).
  
• Employs interventions developed from over 40 years of research.
  
• Developed the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (

The first step to successful couples' coaching is to ensure both partners are invested in making the relationship work and willing to make changes in their own behavior. Throughout coaching I will teach you the behaviors and skills necessary for a healthy relationship and then help you internalize the skills you've learned by practicing them during our sessions. You then take those skills home with you to use in your everyday life. 

How it will Help You Today

You will learn "The Four Horsemen" and the six behaviors that lead to divorce.
We will talk through which of these are present in your relationship, and I'll help you become aware when you use them. This facilitates change.

the seven principles
We go through all of the principles and applying them to your relationship

We develop your emotional intelligence so you can recognize your feelings and be able to express them constructively with each other.

Communication is the key

Problems with the sender, receiver, or both

Relationship House theory