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Couples Workshops

An In-depth opportunity to gain powerful relationship-building skills

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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.

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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

Couples and married people
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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.
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Reviews

"learning the skills for conflict management was really helpful. Practical and simple to remember and practice"
"we've been married for 22 years... and this allowed us to still find new things about one another which was really valuable"
"16 hours of top-notch couples therapy principles, tools and teachings for this price is a great deal!"
“We were able to hear each other and understand. 16 hours of therapy in 2 days!”
“We were able to hear each other and understand. 16 hours of therapy in 2 days!”
“Sinead and Mike created a warm, open environment in which to understand and explore the art and science of love. We left closer as a couple and with more tools than we’ve ever had after 17 years of marriage.”
“I married my partner knowing that a successful marriage would take a lot of work. This workshop really helped me with ways and places to focus on, individually and together. A big thank you !”
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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

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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.
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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.

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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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