When couples enter the therapy office, they sting with pain and despair. They look to you, the clinician, to referee chronic conflicts, fix their partners, and rebuild burned bridges. Join the worldwide network of more than 50,000 mental health professionals who have completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
A truly inspiring workshop, Level 1 Training will give you new insights into treatment for couples who struggle, using proven assessment techniques and intervention strategies.
Our practical, emotion-focused, and highly effective approach is based on Drs. John and Julie Gottman’s four decades of research with more than 3,000 couples. It is the most extensive study ever done on marital stability and divorce prediction.
In this workshop, you will be provided with a research-based roadmap for helping couples compassionately manage their conflicts, deepen their friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams based on the Sound Relationship House Theory.
You will be introduced to Dr. Gottman’s breakthrough research on thousands of couples to understand the difference between the “Masters” and “Disasters” of relationships. If you are not
already doing assessment, this training will teach you how to assess a relationship’s strengths and areas of concern using empirically validated questionnaires.
You will view original videos of real couples from the famous Gottman “Love Lab,” as well as videos of Dr. Julie Gottman demonstrating assessment and interventions in a case example from her private practice.
This Level 1 Clinical Training in Gottman method Couples Therapy provides participants with a complete understanding of all of the facets of GMCT. The training begins with information about the research and theory. Information about the complex assessment process is provided. Finally, information regarding interventions are explained.
Included Content
Included in the registration price is a clinical training manual, which contains the core Gottman Method Couples Therapy assessments and interventions. You will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from The Gottman Institute.
File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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Gottman Level 1 training - Presenter slides (459 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Gottman level 1 eval form (672.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Text Document | Evaluation surevey link (12.6 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Elizabeth (Liz) Neal, Registered Psychologist (MAAPi), Certified Gottman Couples Therapist, BA (Psych), M.Hlth.Sci (Beh Sci): USYD, is a psychologist with a special interest in couples therapy, relational issues, and contemporary attachment theory. She is a Certified Gottman Couples Therapist and is actively engaged with the Gottman Institute community both in Australia and abroad. Liz is recently trained in the Dynamic Model of Maturation and Attachment for certification as a coder of the Adult Attachment Interview. In practice, Liz integrates Gottman Method Couples Therapy with contemporary attachment theory with a direct focus on reflective integration. Liz works in private practice in Gladesville and runs a peer-supervision group for Gottman trained therapists.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Neal maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with The Gottman Institute. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Neal has no relevant non-financial relationships.
“A truly inspiring workshop, Level 1 Training will give you new insights into treatment for couples who struggle, using proven assessment techniques and intervention strategies." Liz Neal
How will you benefit from attending this training?
DAY 1
THE RESEARCH:
What Makes Relationships Succeed or Fail?
HOW TO ASSESS A RELATIONSHIP:
Using The Sound Relationship House Theory to assess a relationship’s strengths and areas that need improvement.
THE ASSESSMENT SESSIONS:
Session 1—Office Disclosure and Office Policy Reviewed, How Therapy Works, Assessing the Couple Together:
Session 2—Individual Sessions
Session 3—The Therapeutic Contract: Discussing and Deciding about Goals.
FILM:
Assessment
Summary of Strengths and Areas that Need Improvement.
Question & answer session
DAY 2
INTRODUCTION TO INTERVENTION:
The Philosophy of the Therapy
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Queston and answer session
BUILDING FRIENDSHIP AND SHARED MEANING
PROCESS OF THE THERAPY SUMMARY
WHAT’S NEXT: ADDITIONAL TRAINING QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
DAILY SCHEDULE
Morning Session
9:00am - 12:45pm
Includes a 15 minutes break at 10:45am
Lunch Break
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Afternoon Session
1:45pm - 5:00pm
Includes a 15 minutes break at 3:15pm
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