Gottman Method
Couples Workshop

What Makes Love Last?

Are you looking to enhance your relationship or reignite the spark? Whether you're married, engaged, or in a long-term commitment, the Gottman Method Couples Workshop offers practical tools and insights for building a deeper connection with your partner. Developed by relationship researchers Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the workshop draws on more than forty years of research. Relationships have a way of shrinking down to logistics — endless to-do lists, errands, and planning. Whatever stage you're in, this workshop offers practices that help you turn back toward each other.

 

Workshop Overview

Most relationship advice emphasizes passion, romance, and managing conflict. Those matter, but Gottman's research shows again and again that the real ingredient in a happy relationship is the quality of the couple's friendship. The encouraging part is that couples don't have to solve all their problems in order to build one. For both men and women, friendship quality is the single biggest factor in satisfaction — including passion, romance, and sexual satisfaction. Hence the Gottman mantra, "Small Things Often": friendship is built in tiny doses, every day, over time.

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The workshop is interactive and immersive — a chance to work on friendship and conflict skills in a way that's genuinely refreshing. The one-day format includes brief lectures on what the research says sustains a strong relationship, but the heart of it is the exercises. Every couple has their own private space to practice; nothing is shared with the group. Specifically, couples will learn to:

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          Deepen friendship through fondness, admiration, and appreciation

          Recognize the importance of bids for connection, and how to make them

          Work with both solvable and perpetual problems

          Improve communication and conflict skills

          Manage gridlocked conflict

          Create rituals of connection for deeper friendship

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Who Should Attend

The workshop is open to all couples in a committed relationship, regardless of marital status or relationship stage. Whether you're in a committed partnership or considering taking your relationship to the next level, you'll leave with insights and tools for building closeness, friendship, and trust. If your relationship is in distress, the workshop offers a greater understanding of what's happening between you and a road map for repair.

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This is an educational workshop, not treatment. It may not be appropriate for couples currently dealing with addiction, domestic violence, or other serious relationship concerns. In those situations we recommend seeking counseling with a Gottman-trained therapist, and we're glad to help you find one.

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For more information on the Gottman Method, visit www.gottman.com.