Gottman Relationship Skills 

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Many of the clients that I work with find it difficult to effectively connect, communicate, and deal with conflict within their couples relationship.  I work individually with clients using the Gottman Relationship Skills to help them learn the essential skills for making relationships work.  When taught individually, the Gottman Relationship Skills empower client's to change the dynamics of their relationship by managing their own reactions, enhancing their skills for healthy communication, and reducing personal contributions to conflict.  Even without your partner present, clients can use these tools to foster a more secure and positive relationship.  

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Learning Gottman Relationship Skills individually can...

• Improve Self-Regulation: Clients learn to recognize when they are emotionally triggered and overwhelmed, and use calming strategies, such as deep breathing and visualization, to stay calm and remain present during tense moments so the conflict can be talked through and repaired.

• Reduce Negative Interaction Patterns: Clients learn to identify and replace the four most comment defensive strategies that can lead to the break down of the relationship, with healthier communication techniques such as a slow startup and active listening.  

• Increased Self-Awareness and Empathy: Clients gain a better understanding to how their & their partner's previous experiences have contribute to how they navigate and relate in their current relationships, which creates an opportunity to reflect and strengthen skills that weren't taught or practiced in our families of origin.    

• Reduce Conflict: By learning to understand the difference between solvable problems and perpetual issues, clients can reduce their contribution to gridlock and learn how to deal with perpetual issues while still feelings considered and respected.

• Strengthening Love Maps: Understand their partner’s inner world, including their stresses, worries, and hopes, can promote empathy & closeness.  

• Enhance Personal Well-being: Learning these skills individually often results in lower anxiety, reduced depressive symptoms, and resiliency and relationship satisfaction.   ​

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