The Gottman Method: Research-based couples therapy
A couples approach built on decades of research into what makes relationships last, focused on disarming conflict and rebuilding friendship, respect and affection.
- Best known for
- Conflict and disconnection in couples
- What you do
- Joint and individual sessions with practical exercises
- Format
- Starts with a five-session block, 1.5-hour joint sessions
- Offered by
- 1 clinician
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What it is
Developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the Gottman Method draws on long-term research with thousands of couples. It gives partners a shared language for what goes wrong in conflict and what helps.
Our relationship counselling is informed by the Gottman Method. It focuses on disarming conflict, increasing intimacy, respect and affection, removing the barriers that keep you stuck, and building empathy and understanding inside the relationship.
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What a session is like
Couples sessions are 1.5 hours, which gives each of you time to be heard and still work towards resolution. The first block includes two individual sessions, so each partner has space to speak one-on-one.
You want to fight for it, not with each other.
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Is it right for us?
If you keep having the same fight, feel more like roommates than partners, or want to stay together but do not know how to get unstuck, this is what the approach was built for.
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Often used for
- Recurring conflict
- Feeling disconnected
- Rebuilding trust
- Communication
- Big life transitions
Offered through couples counselling.
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Clinicians who offer it
Ask whether it is right for you.
Every plan is tailored. Book a session, or call and we will match you with a clinician trained in this approach.
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