Earn (1.5) CE Credits
This workshop is designed to empower therapists with a brief understanding of the Gottman Method for couples therapy. Developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this evidence-based approach is renowned for its effectiveness in helping couples build and maintain strong, healthy relationships. Participants will gain valuable insights, practical tools, and hands-on experience to enhance their therapeutic skills that have been known to support couples in achieving lasting change. A focus will be on practical interventions to promote intimacy, shared meaning, and a sense of purpose in couples and use of role plays to solidify practical ways to implement. Increased understanding of resources to complement current therapists practice with individual or group client with the Art and Science of Love Workshops to connect clients with in order to supplement the work therapists are doing individually or couples practice.
Educational Goal:
Increase knowledge of Gottman informed research and practice around the Sound Relationship House . The Goal of the workshop is to empower clinicians to enhance their proficiency in fostering positive relationship dynamics and facilitating effective communication, including increasing knowledge in research and modality, providing tools and practicing implementation.
Learning Objectives:
- Increase knowledge of Gottman Method in research and the Sound Relationship House Theory as the conceptual framework and be able to identify the components that form a sound relationship house.
- Participants will increase their understanding of ways to enhance the friendship and intimacy system and ways to cultivate growth in the friendship system using practical tools available and be able to identify either card decks or platforms or workshops that can be referenced.
- Participants will engage in role plays of scenarios to simulate common scenarios where theoretical knowledge of the friendship system can be applied to practical situations.
Dr. Stanley has broad experience with Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Developmental Model Couples Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, as well as a range of other approaches. She offers premarital counseling, engaged couples, newlyweds and new parents, and with revitalizing long-term relationships. She works with same-sex couples, addiction, eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and sexual dysfunction or dissatisfaction. She regularly works with two-career couples, affairs, betrayals, and trust problems. She supports couples through structuring separations, planned reconciliations, co-parenting, and collaborative divorces.
Mako enjoys supporting the growth that can come with couples practice using Gottman interventions and other evidence-based tools. Utilizing various treatment approaches, Mako assists adults who are within transitions, seeking change, or need help with coping with life-stressors. Mako works to enhance awareness and address past disruptions that cause enduring behavioral patterns with aims of facilitating positive growth and healthier choices. While working with adolescents, Mako offers developmentally appropriate and supportive tools to target independence, stress reduction, and thoughtful problem-solving. She also works to support family processes in order to reduce high-risk behaviors and enhance trust within the family unit.
Iliana is a pragmatic and eclectic psychotherapist who incorporates the work and techniques of several well-researched and successful couples' therapy models including the Gottman Method (John Gottman), the Developmental Model (Ellyn Bader), Emotional Focused Therapy (Sue Johnson) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (Michelle Weiner-Davis), among others. Iliana recently completed advanced training in Hypnotherapy through the Erickson Institute and integrates this modality into her works with couples.
This presentation will be in on Zoom. Recording Available.
