2-Day Retreat | The Art and Science of Love
Couples Workshops
An In-depth opportunity to gain powerful relationship-building skills
Couples Weekend Workshop
The Best Marriage & Couples Workshop
Created By The Gottman Institute
No other couples workshop is based on this amount of extensive research on marital stability. Concepts are from The Gottman Method, an approach to couples counseling used by thousands of therapists worldwide.
Weekend Retreats for Couples
Discover Underlying Issues & Your Life's Goals
Why Attend a Marriage & Couples Retreat?
Relationship Tune-up
Maybe you don’t need in-depth couples counseling, but could benefit from a time away to reconnect.
Gain Confidence & Hope
Learn how to communicate better, fight fair and keep your relationship fresh and interesting. Our retreats are based in decades of research on couples who are the “masters” of relationship.
Life Purpose & Meaning
Deepen friendship and intimacy, manage conflicts and build a shared life together.
PROVEN
DATA-DRIVEN
PRIVATE
ENGAGING
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What Is The Gottman Couples Workshop?
In a word: Science! Our curriculum is developed from 40 years of research with more than 3,000 couples. It’s grounded on what actually works in relationships that are happy and stable, not idealistic notions or anecdotal evidence of what marriage ought to be.
Workshop Topics Include:
- Learn to recognize the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking your marriage.
- Identify your relationship’s specific strengths and how to build on them.
- Learn about the effects of physiological flooding and how it may affect conflict resolution.
- Use the Fondness and Admiration System to renew respect and care for one another.
- Create an Emotional Bank Account that you can draw upon in times of stress.
- Develop your problem-solving skills, including the 6 skills for effective conflict resolutions.
- Find out how you can make your dreams and aspirations come true for you, your partner, and your relationship.
Reviews
84% of couples reported that they make ‘significant progress’ on a longstanding gridlocked issue using tools they learned at the workshop.
Strengthen & Restore Your Love
Dramatically Improve Intimacy and Manage Conflict in a Positive Way
Your privacy is respected.
No public discussion or disclosure is involved. All work is done as a couple and Gottman-trained therapists are available to support one-on-one during exercises.
Workshop agenda:
- Day 1: Restore and deepen your friendship and intimacy by learning positive communication techniques.
- Day 2: Improve your conflict management skills, and discover your life’s dreams and how to make them come true.
This workshop is designed for ALL couples in a committed relationship.
If you have a strong relationship, this workshop will provide you with insights and tools to foster further closeness, friendship, and trust. If your relationship is distressed, this two-day workshop will provide you with a greater understanding of your relationship and a road map for repair.
At this couples workshop, you will learn how to:
- Foster respect, affection, and closeness.
- Build and share a deeper connection with each other.
- Keep conflict discussions calm.
- Break through and resolve conflict gridlock.
- Strengthen and maintain the gains in your relationship.
Employers & EAPs
If you are an employer or EAP company interested in providing this workshop as an employee benefit, or in sponsoring this workshop on site, please contact us. Continuing education units may be available for certain employees.
No-Worries Registration
Each couple will be contacted prior to confirming registration in order to ensure this Gottman retreat is the right for your needs. Feel free to call us in advance if you are uncertain if this event is for you.
Meet Your Presenters
Sinead Smyth, LFMT
Licensed Family & Marriage Therapist | Certified Gottman Therapist | Gottman Master Trainer
Sinead is the founder and owner of East Bay Relationship Center, which has offices in California’s Bay area. She works with couples, families, teens and individuals. She trains therapists in the U.S. and Europe.
Michael McNulty, Ph.D., LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Certified Gottman Therapist | Gottman Master Trainer
Michael is the founder of The Chicago Relationship Center. He has more than 30 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy. He has extensive training in psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy, and blends this background with contemporary evidenced-based approaches.
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