A Couples Retreat in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Art & SCIENCE of Love
Weekend Couples Workshops
Mill Valley, Marin County, California
Next Workshop: February 11th & 12th, 2012
Upcoming Dates: May 5th - 6th and Sept. 29th - 30th, 2012
The Art & SCIENCE of Love workshop was designed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. It is based on Dr. John Gottman’s leading edge research involving over 3,000 couples spanning the past three decades. Gottman is the author of 190 published academic articles, and author or co-author of over 40 books including the best seller, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work; as well as The Relationship Cure, Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, among many others.
Your presenters are Certified Gottman Therapists and Workshop Leaders directly trained by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, Lisa Lund, CRC, MFT and Bob Navarra, Psy.D, MFT. Lisa and Bob are both Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists with over 30 years combined counseling experience treating couples. Lisa sees clients in her private practice in Novato and in Santa Rosa, CA. Bob sees clients in his private practice in San Carlos, CA..
You will learn how to...
• Foster respect, affection and closeness
• Keep conflict discussions calm
• Build and share a deeper connection
• Break through and resolve conflict gridlock
• Strengthen and maintain success in your relationship
What to expect...
The Art and Science of Love Workshop is designed to strengthen your relationship through engaging presentations and skill building exercises that are grounded in research. Lisa and Bob will share many humorous stories, film clips and role plays. During the first day, you will learn how to build and maintain fondness, admiration, and closeness in your relationship or marriage. On the second day, you will work on conflict management while learning new and important communication skills. All of the exercises are designed to address your real-life challenges and you will work only with your partner. During the exercises, Lisa and Bob remain available to consult with those couples who desire help. There is no group work or public disclosure. This is an experiential, psycho-educational workshop for couples, and is not therapy. At the end of the workshop you will leave with a greater understanding of your relationship and the skills to repair or enhance it.
Who Should Attend...
Research shows that on average, couples wait six years from the first signs of problems before they seek help. The workshop is designed to strengthen your marriage and/or relationship. If you have a strong relationship, this workshop will provide you with insights and tools to make it a great one. If your relationship is distressed, this workshop will provide a road map for repair. If you are dealing with physical abuse, this workshop may not be appropriate. In these cases, please consult with Lisa.
Workshop Topics
1. The Five Basic Questions:
• How is your marriage / relationship doing?
• What makes relationships change, for better or for worse?
• If your relationship is in trouble, how can you turn it around?
• If your relationship is doing well, how can you ensure that it will continue to grow?
• As your relationship improves, how can you make changes last?
2. Assessing Your Relationship:
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•Learn to recognize the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking your relationship / marriage
• Identify your relationship's specific strengths and how to build on these
• Learn about the effects of physiological flooding and how it may impede conflict resolution
• Learn the small, easy steps that increase romance in your relationship
3. Building a "Sound Relationship House":
• Learn how Love Maps provide a solid foundation for intimacy
• Use the Fondness and Admiration System to renew respect and care for one another
• Create an Emotional Bank Account that you can draw upon in times of stress
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•Develop your problem-solving skills and learn effective conflict resolution
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•Find out how you can make your dreams and aspirations come true for you, your partner, and your relationship
Created by Drs. John and Julie Gottman
Presented by Certified Gottman Therapists
Lisa Lund, CRC, MFT & Bob Navarra, Psy.D, MFT
If you’re a Professional, CEU’s may be available.
Now offered in Mill Valley at the Acqua Hotel on the Richardson Bay...
This comprehensive, science-based couple and marriage workshop & retreat is appropriate for premarital, engaged, married, cohabiting, gay, straight, happy or struggling couples. All of the ideas presented to you will be grounded in sound and extensive research brought to you from the Gottman Relationship Institute. You will learn what actually works in relationships that are happy and stable. No public discussion or disclosure is involved. All work is done as a couple.
Learn more about your Presenters...
Review FAQs about the Couples Workshop...
For further information, please contact:
Lisa Lund, CRC, MFT: (415) 460-9500
Thinking about Relationship Counseling, a Marriage Counselor or Couples Therapy? These Weekend Couples and Marriage Workshops and Retreat, designed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, are offered in the California SF Bay Area, serving the counties of Marin County, Sonoma County, Napa County, Lake County, Mendocino County, Solano County, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, and San Francisco County; including the cities of Santa Rosa, Ukiah, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Windsor, San Rafael, Mill Valley, Corte Madera, San Anselmo, Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Union City, Milpitas, Walnut Creek, Pittsburgh, Pleasant Hill, Benicia, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Richmond, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Pinole, San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Vallejo, San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Woodside, Los Altos, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Daly City, Pacifica, Monterey, Sacramento, and Fairfield CA.
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“The Workshop was a
positive jolt to our
relationship that we really
needed... We had tried
couples counseling, but
hadn’t got what
we needed.”
“My partner and I
were able to create a
plan around a conflict
we’ve repeatedly
argued over
for over 10 years!”
“Highlights were
the Aftermath of a Fight
exercise and finding the
underlying dream
in a gridlocked problem.”
“Working thru exercises
knowing that 1 to 1
coaching was available
really made a difference.”
“I appreciate the package
and information. The space
is great and the format of
time away to discuss each
exercise was beneficial.
...presented with humor
to lighten up
a weighty subject.”
“The best part
of the workshop
was the section on
fondness and admiration.
I feel those things
for my wife,
but don’t always tell her.”
