The Gottman Method couples assessment can help pinpoint what causes your relationship challenges as well as what your strengths are. This assessment is appropriate for any stage of your monogamous relationship – new, premarital, or marital. Through this detailed assessment and a rich library of in-session and take-home exercises and strategies, the counselor trained in the Gottman Method can help deepen the overall connection between both partners.
The Gottman Assessment applies Gottman’s 40+ years of research to over three hundred questions in a detailed self-assessment to measure your overall relationship health, friendship and intimacy, romance and passion, how you manage conflict, your shared meaning, your levels of trust and commitment, and more.
Gottman Method couples assessment features:
- Scientific self-assessment measures key relationship areas
- Calculate relationship happiness with an Overall Relationship Satisfaction score
- In-depth analysis of relationship strengths and weaknesses
- Personalized Coach recommendations for improvement
When therapists refer to assessment, they need a chance to enter your world and spend some time understanding how you interact with each other and where the pain points are. Assessment for a couples therapist is two-pronged. It involves the therapist identifying each of your respective personalities, needs, and what triggers you. It involves understanding how these layers impact you as a couple when you come together. A therapist is a neutral party. So it’s also important for them to evaluate the dynamics created as each of you works to have your needs met in the relationship. The therapist uses assessment to get a sense of unhelpful behaviors.
Gottman Assessment Package
- Online Gottman Relationship Checkup Questionnaire, completed on your own prior to your first session, and used to produce your Couple Report reviewed in your feedback Session 4.
- Four 50-minute encounters:
- Session 1 focuses on the history of the relationship from the time you met until now, noting the highs and the lows.
- Sessions 2 and 3 are individual sessions, with a focus on the individual life, family, and relationship history.
- Session 4 is the feedback session where we review your Couple Report findings for every level of Gottman’s Sound Relationship House, with an overview of the initial treatment approach.
- Option to begin Gottman Method couples therapy if desired.
Gottman Method with Elaine Korngold
I completed post-graduate training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Levels 1, 2, and 3, “Treating Affairs and Trauma”, and “Couples and Addiction Recovery”. I engage with a Senior Gottman Method trainer in a monthly consultation group to review cases and continue learning. My experience and other trainings are described here. Please text or email to schedule a 20-minute phone consultation — both partners need to be available for the consultation. Gottman Method assessment is a good way to start evaluating where you are at as a couple today and what is needed for you to meet your goals.