Do you have difficulty communicating and understanding each other?
Are you stuck, arguing in circles about the same issues?
Are you in a good relationship and would like to make it even better?
Is laying a strong foundation from the beginning important to you?
Or, perhaps the friendship between the two of you is not as strong as it was in the beginning.
This workshop called The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, takes all the difficulty out of it. It breaks down major relationship concepts, gives you new insight and research-based relationship skills that can dramatically improve the intimacy and friendship in your relationship, it combines teaching and demonstrations with one-on-one sessions where you and your partner focus on your relationship with each other.
* Helps you resolve conflict in a healthy and productive way
* Teaches skills in a fun, engaging and easy to understand way
* Gives you practical ways of applying techniques into your relationship immediately
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:
Foster respect, affection and closeness
Improve friendship, fondness and admiration
Enhance romance and intimacy
Manage conflict constructively
Create shared meaning
Build and share a deeper connection with each other's inner world
Keep conflict discussions calm
Break through and resolve conflict gridlock
Strengthen and maintain the gains in your relationship throughout a lifetime
CLASS DETAILS:
This program is based upon the New York Times best seller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman, Ph.D. Straightforward in its approach yet profound in its effect, the principles outlined in Dr. Gottman's groundbreaking book teach partners new and startling strategies for making their relationships work.
For over 30 years Dr. Gottman scientifically analyzed the habits of married couples and established a method of correcting the behaviors that put thousands of marriages on the rocks. He helps couples focus on each other and the small day-to-day moments that, strung together, make up the heart and soul of any relationship.
This workshop is designed to strengthen your marriage or committed relationship. If you already have a strong relationship, this workshop will provide you with insights and tools to make it even better. If your relationship is distressed, this workshop will provide a road map for repair.
Be proactive and learn what decades of research teach us about healthy relationships.
Mary Rivera MA, LPC, is an authorized Seven Principles Program Educator who will lead the workshop and teach you what successful couples specifically do to create long-lasting loving relationships, as well as the benefits of a stable, committed relationship.
IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR US?
Appropriate couples are:
Married couples
Pre-engaged couples (those considering marriage)
Engaged or Premarital couples (those taking steps towards marriage)
Every phase of relationships, from newlyweds to senior couples
Those who wish to enhance an already “good” marriage or relationship
Those needing better conflict management tools
Those considering couples therapy but who are not "ready" for weekly therapy yet
People of all backgrounds, ages, Faiths
Inappropriate couples are those experiencing:
dealing with severe relationship distress,
significant emotional and physical abuse,
serious emotional or mental health problems,
Active addictions (alcohol, drug, sexual, gambling, etc.)