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Gottman Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Covered in 2 sessions:

22 Feb 9am to 5pm and

23 Feb 2pm to 5pm

Venue: 55, Waterloo Street, Level 3, S187954

Cost: $288 per couple* (Early Bird Discount! Register before 31 Jan. Limited to 15 couples. Usual price: $350)

* Please note that upon confirmation of your order for Ticket/s, no refund on Ticket/s will be made under any circumstances.

** To get the S$50 off for you and your friend, please email to fls@familylife.sg to do an offline registration.

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The 2-day Gottman Seven Principles Program draws on over 40 years of evidence-based research by Dr John Gottman who revolutionised the study of couple relationships using rigorous scientific methods to observe the behaviours of couples over many years. It is based on The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work book that summarises this research to guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. It is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential. It will help couples in deepening the friendship foundation of their relationship, managing conflict successfully, honouring each other’s dreams and creating shared meaning.

The program is suitable for couples who are engaged or contemplating marriage, through to couples who have been together for a lifetime and desire to deepen and enhance their relationship. Research shows that couples often wait several years from the time they identify problems in their relationship until they seek professional counselling help. By then problems deepen, opposing positions become more entrenched, feelings become deeply hurt and the task of recovery is much greater. In addition, only about a third of the couples who divorced actually seek any type of counselling or therapy.

This Gottman Seven Principles Program aims to provide couples with the evidence-based practical tools and skills to enhance their marital relationship in a psycho-educational context. It is not intended to take the place of professional couple therapy for those undergoing severe relationship distress or serious emotional or mental health problems. While the program is not a substitute for therapy, it can soften the entry into working on the couple relationship and getting referral help if necessary without the stigma that some still have towards seeking therapy. The class format encourages both partners to work on their relationship rather than one partner alone reading the book without the other partner’s participation.

Frequently Asked Questions About The Class.

1. Will we have to share our personal problems and issues with the class? Answer: No. The class does not require the sharing of personal problems and issues publicly. Couple’s exercises are done privately.

2. Must both partners attend or can I come alone? Answer: Since the class involves couples doing exercises together, both partners must attend to participate.

3. My partner is not a reader. Can we still come to the class if he/she do not want to read the book? Answer: While the book provides a valuable reference, the class facilitator will summarise the content of the book and hence perfect for couples who wants to get through the principles quickly and do the exercises together as a couple under guidance in class.

4. What can we expect to learn from the program? Answer: The couple will learn the principles and activities to strengthen their relationship in a variety of ways including deepening their love maps, fostering fondness and admiration, facilitating turning towards each other, accepting each other’s influence, solving solvable problems, overcoming gridlock and creating shared meaning.

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About the trainer for the Gottman Seven Principles Program:

Richard Goh

MBA, MSocSc (Professional Counselling), CMSAC RegCLR

Principal Therapist

Integrative Couples Therapy Clinic.

Profile Richard Goh is a Registered Counsellor recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling. He is a Certified Gottman Educator and has Clinical Practicum level 3 Training in the US based Gottman Method Couples Therapy. He uses this evidence-based approach in his therapeutic work with couples. He is passionate and experienced in counselling troubled individuals, couples and families in distress. He provides counselling in healing relationships, first within self and then with each other in the family.

He brings couples torn asunder by an extramarital affair through a process that offers hope and healing in dealing with the betrayal. He conducts couple builder program that guides a couple towards enhancing their emotional connectedness, intimacy, communication, conflict management and creating shared goals for a lifetime together. Richard conducts workshops and seminars for multi-national corporations, government bodies and statutory boards in the areas of effective communication, interpersonal skills, handling difficult high-stakes conversations and influencing change. He draws on his extensive corporate experience to help clients adapt to change and achieve peak performance at work. He brings his life experiences and the appreciation of work-life balance into his counselling work with clients and their families. He is happily married with four adult children.

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