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Special Discount rate using Gottman Method!

WHAT IS GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLES THERAPY?

Gottman method couples therapy is based on over 40 years of research by Drs. John

and Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington. Dr. John Gottman is

a world-renowned relationship researcher whose comprehensive longitudinal research

into what makes committed relationships work is unparalleled by any other researcher

in the world. Based on their systematic groundbreaking observations of thousands of

couples, Drs. John and Julie Gottman developed a simple, practical, and highly effective

model for healthy relationships called the Sound Relationship House, which is both easy

to teach and implement in everyone’s lives.

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Gottman Method couples therapy takes these four plus decades of research, the model,

and converts it into a structured, transparent, effective method of couples therapy that

has been shown to improve relationships in multiple research studies. While there are

other couples therapy methods that are also based on relationship research and

outcome studies, we believe none of them have the scientific backing, the structured

and effective skill-building, and the practical tools and techniques that make Gottman

Method couples therapy easy to understand and integrate into any committed intimate

relationship.

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WHAT HAPPENS DURING GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLES THERAPY?

When you request Gottman Method couples therapy, we will first get to know both of

you and your relationship history using the Gottman scientific protocol for evaluating the

strengths and challenges in a relationship. This includes a clinical interview where we

trace the trajectory of your relationship history, a conflict sample where we understand

what your communication skills and challenges are, a thorough online questionnaire

that both partners complete from the Gottman Institute, and two individual meetings with

each partner. Your counselor will then meet with both of you to share the relationship

assessment based on the Sound Relationship House model and collaboratively arrive at

a treatment plan that outlines the specific goals and outcomes that you wish to achieve.

Following this treatment planning session, the counselor meets with the couple for

approximately 6-12 sessions where they teach the couple specific Gottman conflict

management, friendship, and shared meaning skills.

Partners seek counseling for a variety of reasons such as Communication issues,

Conflict management, Parenting or collaborating as a team, Intimacy problems,

Infidelity, Infertility, Recurring issues, Finances, Kids, Unsolvable conflict, Life

goals/dreams, Past trauma, Considering separation/divorce, spiritual or personal

identity crisis, transitions and losses.

Sabita Kondle LMFT, LPCC, has completed the level 1 and level 2 and level 3 practicum Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. This relationship counseling uses the

leading edge models of treatment based on solid research such as the Gottman method

of therapy developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman and Emotion Focused couples

therapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson. In addition each counselor draws from other

effective approaches to address specific topics such as trauma, violence, affair

recovery, or other wellness and balance considerations.

If you are looking for couples therapy informed by solid research, systematic analysis

and planning, and an organized approach to teaching skills or repairing dysfunctional

patterns in relationships, you might be interested in Gottman Method couples therapy call

916-780-1059 for our discounted rate.

https://www.gottman.com for more information.