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GOTTMAN COUPLES WORKSHOP:

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LOVE

****GREAT DAY HOUSTON DISCOUNT****

-- $50 off for 1st 20 people to register for workshop

--presented in Houston, Texas, for the 1st time

--based on methods developed by the renowned research of John Gottman,

PhD, and his University of Washington-Seattle Medical Center "Love Lab," where he learned what really makes relationships work by studying and following for over 30 years over 3,000 couples (The result: Professor Gottman is able to predict divorce in a couple with 90 percent accuracy by observing a conversation of theirs for less than five minutes.)

--Gottman's approach is the United States' only model of couples therapy developed from scientific research (not theories)

--Limited workshop seats available. Register today. Standard registration fee $500.00. Standard Gottman Workshop procedure requires a brief pre-interview of all Attendees. This helps to ensure that Attendees derive maximum benefit from the Workshop.

WHO

Married and other romantic couples who seek to strengthen a strong relationship or repair a distressed one

WHEN

Saturday, April 5, 2008

10:00 AM-6:30 PM

(Registration and check-in: Saturday, April 5, 9:30 AM)

Sunday, April 6, 2008

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

WHERE

NIA-Moves

3221 Houston Avenue

Houston, Texas 77009

HOW

Standard registration fee $500.00

Mental Health Professionals receive a $50.00 discount

Standard Gottman Workshop procedure requires a brief pre-interview of all Attendees. This helps to ensure that Attendees derive maximum benefit from the Workshop.

BY

Rich Hammons, MA, LMFT, CGP, CGT

Certified Gottman Therapist and Workshop Leader Houston, Texas

Joy Allen, M.Div, LCSW

Certified Gottman Therapist and Workshop Leader Fort Worth, Texas

WHY

To help you MAXIMIZE THE JOY IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP

To learn exactly what successful couples do to foster romance and harmony in their relationships

During the first day, you will learn how to build fondness, admiration, and closeness in your relationship. On the second day, you'll work on conflict management while learning new and important communication skills.

Couples work privately on exercises designed to address the challenges in real-life relationships. Certified Gottman therapists are available to support couples one-on-one with exercises.

While the nature of this workshop is psycho-educational, all information gathered from couples will be kept absolutely confidential.

There is no group work or public disclosure.

ABOUT

Richard Hammons, MA, LMFT, CGP, CGT

Rich is Houston-based and an experienced Gottman Therapist and popular public speaker. He helps couples renew their friendship and learn how to resolve their conflicts more effectively. Rich focuses on the bonds between the couples and helps them resolve their attachment issues. He works with individuals to resolve trauma histories and attachment disorders. Rich also helps individuals resolve issues causing anxiety and depression.

He is certified as a Gestalt Therapist, EMDR Therapist and Group Psychotherapist and is in training to become a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy Couples Therapist. He authored the book HOW DO I GET A DAD, A MALE PERSPECTIVE ON PARENTING.

Joy Allen, M.Div, LCSW

Joy is committed to helping couples and families experience growth and connection in their relationships. She has seen couples for the past 20 years in Tennessee, Colorado, Missouri, and now in Fort Worth, Texas. Joy enjoys working with recently married couples, with gay and lesbian couples, with couples wanting to incorporate spirituality in their therapy, and with couples who have been together many years. She has extensive experience speaking to community groups and leading classes.

Gottman Couples Therapy and Workshop

Dr. John Gottman is a highly renowned research scientist who developed this model based on thirty-five years of research with over 3,000 couples. His breakthrough research on marriages has earned him numerous national and international awards and culminated in his 40 books and close to 200 professional articles. No other approach to couples education and therapy has relied on such intensive, detailed, and long-term scientific study of why marriages succeed or fail. Gottman Couples Workshop and Therapy differ from other models that try to teach couples how to communicate better so that they will be more effective at resolving their conflicts. This workshop and Gottman Therapy focus first on restoring the friendship and the relationship and then focus on conflict management.

This ART AND SCIENCE OF LOVE couples workshop is offered independently of The Gottman Institute. Certified Gottman Couples Workshop Leaders are Certified Gottman Therapists have been specifically trained by The Gottman Institute to present the ART AND SCIENCE OF LOVE couples workshop curriculum designed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman.

For more information, see: www.relationshipcounseling.us