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On January 11, 1996, I took Rebecca on our first date.We had dinner at Olive Garden, then went to see…

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gottman Institute. Thirty years of research, thousands of scientific observations, and one…

The realization rarely comes during the fight itself. It comes later, on the drive home, after the door has closed,…

Co-authored by Drs. Kathy McMahon and Doug Burford Most couples enter therapy hoping that better communication will solve their problems.…

Most advice on how to improve emotional intelligence starts by telling you to be more empathetic, more self-aware, more regulated…

A few years ago, I worked with a woman I’ll call Sarah. She was a counselor herself — smart, articulate,…

There’s a thing that happens in our training, somewhere between the first practicum and the first real caseload, where we…

By 2024, online therapy had moved from emergency option to default category for many couples. The question that persisted under…

We are good at noticing when one or both partners fail for lack of effort. They weren’t persistent enough. They…

Every couple arrives in therapy with a presenting problem. But beneath it, there are often circumstances that can reshape the…