How the Gottman Approach Helps Couples
Gottman Therapy helps couples understand and improve emotional connection, conflict management, and trust-building. The Gottmans’ research shows that happy couples turn toward each other in small moments, while struggling couples get stuck in criticism, defensiveness, and emotional withdrawal. In therapy, we help you learn practical tools to build connection instead of conflict.
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Helps Couples
CBT helps partners shift unhelpful thought patterns that fuel miscommunication and negative assumptions. If you often feel like your partner “doesn’t care” or “never listens,” CBT helps challenge those thoughts and replace them with clearer communication and better emotional connection.
How Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Helps Couples
Originally developed for families, Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is also highly effective for couples struggling with communication, conflict, and emotional disconnection.
Benefits of FFT for Couples:
- Improved Communication – Learn how to express needs, actively listen, and feel heard.
- Enhanced Conflict Resolution – Gain skills to resolve disagreements without resentment building.
- Stronger Relationships – Address underlying issues that create emotional distance.
- Improved Family Dynamics – Strengthen the couple dynamic, which positively impacts the whole family environment.
- Reduced Behavioral Problems – Uncover and heal dysfunctional relationship patterns that affect daily interactions.
FFT is solution-focused and skill-based, helping couples not just understand their problems—but actually fix them.