COUPLES THERAPY / MARRIAGE COUNSELING

GOTTMAN METHOD

  • [Lesson] Chapter 1: The Truth About Happy Marriages

Principle 1

  • [Lesson] Principle 1: Love Maps
  • [Exercise] Principle 1: Love Maps (Questionnaire)
  • [Exercise] Principle 1: Love Maps – 20 Questions Game

Principle 2

  • [Lesson] Principle 2: Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration
  • [Exercise] Principle 2: Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration
  • [Exercise] Principle 2: Cherish Your Partner

Principle 3

  • [Lesson] Principle 3: Turn Toward Each Other
  • [Exercise] Principle 3: Is Your Marriage Primed for Romance?
  • [Exercise] Principle 3: The Emotional Bank Account
  • [Exercise] Principle 3: The Stress Reducing Conversation
  • [Exercise] Principle 3: Positive Sentiment Override Questionnaire

Principle 4

  • [Lesson] Let Your Partner Influence You
  • [Exercise] Accepting Influence Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Yield to Win
  • [Exercise] The Gottman Island Survival Game
  • [Lesson] The Two Kinds of Marital Conflict
  • [Exercise] Assessing Your Marital Conflicts Questionnaire
  • [Lesson] The Keys to Managing Conflict

Principle 5

  • [Lesson] Solve Your Solvable Problems
  • [Lesson] Tip 1: Soften Your Start Up
  • [Exercise] Harsh Start Up Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Softened Start Up
  • [Lesson] Step 2: Learn to Make and Receive Repair Attempts
  • [Exercise] Repair Attempts Questionnaire
  • [Lesson] Getting the Message Through
  •  [Lesson] Step 3: Soothe Yourself and Each Other
  • [Exercise] Flooding Questonnaire
  • [Exercise] Self Soothing
  • [Exercise] Soothing Each Other
  • [Lesson] Step 4: Compromise
  • [Exercise] Finding Common Ground
  • [Lesson] Step 5: Dealing with Emotional Injuries
  • [Exercise] Processing a Previous Emotional Injury
  • [Lesson] Coping with Typical Solvable Problems
  • [Exercise] Quiz: Electronic Distractions
  • [Lesson] Problems with In Laws
  • [Exercise] In Law Problems
  • [Lesson] Money, Money, Money
  • [Lesson] Housework – Division of Responsibilities
  • [Lesson] Becoming Parents
  • [Lesson] Sex and Intimacy
  • [Exercise] Quiz: Quality of Sex, Romance, and Passion
  • [Lesson] 5 Ways to Make Sex more Personal and Romantic

Principle 6

  • [Lesson] Principle 6: Overcome Gridlock
  • [Lesson] What Dreams are Made Of
  • [Lesson] When Dreams are Respected
  • [Lesson] When Dreams are Hidden
  • [Exercise] Dream Detective: Detecting Dreams
  • [Lesson] Working on a Gridlocked Marital Issue

Principle 7

  • [Lesson] Principle 7: Create Shared Meaning
  • [Lesson] The Four Pillars of Shared Meaning
  • [Exercise] Rituals of Connection Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Roles Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Shared Goals Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Shared Values Questionnaire
  • [Exercise] Using the Four Pillars to Create Meaning

Afterword

  • [Lesson] Follow Up: What Now?
  • [Exercise] The Marital Poop Detector
  • [Lesson] Forgive Yourself
  • [Exercise] Thanksgiving

GOTTMAN METHOD

7 Week Course in Fondness and Admiration:

Week 1:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 2:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 3:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 4:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 5:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 6:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 5

Week 7:

  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 1
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 2
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 3
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Day 4
  • [Exercise] Gottman Principle 2 Exercise 4 – Wrap Up