ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Gottman Ph.D.
Julie Schwartz Gottman Ph.D.
World renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, John Gottman has conducted 40 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples. His work on marriage and parenting have earned him numerous major awards, including:
- Four National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Awards
- The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Distinguished Research Scientist Award
- The American Family Therapy Academy Award for Most Distinguished Contributor to Family Systems Research
- The American Psychological Association Division of Family Psychology, Presidential Citation for Outstanding Lifetime Research Contribution
- The National Council of Family Relations, 1994 Burgess Award for Outstanding Career in Theory and Research
He is the author of 190 published academic articles and author or co-author of 40 books, including the bestselling The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work; The Relationship Cure; Why Marriages Succeed or Fail; and Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child, among many others.
Dr. Gottman’s media appearances include Good Morning America, Today, CBS Morning News, and Oprah, as well articles in The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Glamour, Woman’s Day, People, Self, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today. He is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded "The Love Lab" at which much of his research on couples' interactions was conducted.
He is the Executive Director of the Relationship Research Institute, which creates programs for new parents and treatments for domestic violence.
Julie Gottman is a highly respected clinical psychologist and educator who was recently honored as the Washington State Psychologist of the Year. She is the designer and Clinical Director for Loving Couples, Loving Children, a curriculum for couples challenged by poverty, and co-designer of a therapeutic model for addressing domestic violence. Dr. Gottman specializes in working with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families.
Her achievments include:
- Washington State Psychologist of the Year
- Author/co-author of three books: Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, And Baby Makes Three, and The Marriage Clinic Casebook
- Wide recognition for her clinical psychotherapy treatment, with specialization in distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, substance abusers and their partners, and cancer patients and their families
- The American Psychological Association Division of Family Psychology, Presidential Citation for Outstanding Lifetime Research Contribution
- The National Council of Family Relations, 1994 Burgess Award for Outstanding Career in Theory and Research
Drs. John and Julie Gottman are engaging and illuminating speakers who present with humor, wisdom, and clarity. Their workshops integrate didactic presentation, analysis of couple interactions, demonstrations of clinical technique, experiential learning, videos from their clinical office and lively exchanges with their audiences.
Together, the Gottmans teach Couples Workshops and the Professional Training Programs at The Gottman Relationship Institute. They are also involved in ongoing relationship research studies, and have private practices on Orcas Island, near Seattle, in which they see couples for weekly and intensive marathon therapy sessions and conduct small group couples retreats.
Listen to Dr John Gottman being interviewed recently : listen here ( 18 minutes )
Watch an interview with Drs John and Julie Gottman : watch here ( 12 minutes )