The Power of Gratitude & Appreciation

Sharing gratitude and appreciation is a powerful thing. It helps others, including our partner, feel loved, respected, and worthwhile to us. It also helps remind us of all the things we admire in them.

The Seven Principles

John Gottman’s book, ‘The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work’, overviews the factors that differentiate couples who are satisfied in their relationships, and those who are not.

The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen,: Criticism; Contempt; Defensiveness; and Stonewalling are the biggest predictors of whether a couple will stay together or separate. Couples Therapy helps couples learn to dialogue without the Four Horsemen.

The Love Lab

The Love Lab, based in Seattle, continues to study and learn about what makes relationships work. Couples therapists all over the world implement the methods proven to work, which were developed at The Love Lab.