Gottman Method Couples Tp L2: Assessment, Intervention, & Co-Morbidities

$100 discount for students and pre-licensed clinicians – email drsaddison@gmail.com for code*

*Please send a copy of your student ID or intern/associate registration when requesting this discount

Overview

Deepen your understanding of Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Expand your strategies & interventions with couples during this 3-Day LIVE clinical training!

*Completion of Level 1 is required to attend this workshop

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Now that you’ve been introduced to the fundamentals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy in the Level 1 Training, this Level 2 Training will expand your assessment strategies and intervention techniques. At the completion of Level 2 Training, you should have the clinical familiarity, knowledge, and resources to integrate Gottman Method Couples Therapy assessments and interventions into your clinical work.

This workshop provides a wealth of information about relationship theory, observation, couple dynamics, relationship assessment, treatment planning, when and how to use interventions, and working with co-morbidities. All materials may be used in clinical settings.

Live workshop participants will practice using the interventions in role play sessions to help gain confidence using them with couples. You will also view original videos of couples from the famous Gottman “Love Lab,” as well as video of Drs. John and Julie Gottman demonstrating assessment and interventions in real case examples from their private practice.

This is the next step toward becoming a Certified Gottman Therapist, and qualifies you to enroll in a Level 3 training once you have begun applying your learning with couples.

What will I learn in Level 2?

This training dives deep into the Gottman Method approach for treating complicated cases involving co-morbidities including affairs, PTSD, addiction, and domestic violence. It will help you to:

• Refine your clinical skills and expand your strategies and interventions in your work with couples.

• Internalize and integrate the powerful, research-based Gottman Method assessment and Intervention techniques.

• Gain insight as to when to use these methods and when couples therapy is contraindicated.

• Gain confidence in using the techniques of GMCT.

In this workshop, you will be provided with a research-based roadmap for helping couples compassionately manage their conflicts, deepen their friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams based on the Sound Relationship House Theory.

You will be introduced to Dr. Gottman’s breakthrough research on thousands of couples to understand the difference between the “Masters” and “Disasters” of relationships. If you are not already doing assessment, this training will teach you how to assess a relationship’s strengths and areas of concern using empirically validated questionnaires.

Building on what you learned in the Level 1 Training, you will review how to assess a couple’s Friendship Profile, Conflict Profile, and Shared Meaning Profile. You will be provided with a toolkit of interventions that couples can use as antidotes to the Four Horsemen and to help soothe physiological flooding. You will learn to apply six modes of changing the Attack/Defend System in a couple’s interactions, and learn how to assist couples in establishing dialogue about their gridlocked conflicts.

You will learn how to select and implement interventions to help couples deepen their Friendship System with rituals of connection, and to help couples create a shared system of values and meaning. You will also understand the issues particular to five different co-morbidities common to couples presenting for therapy, and gain insights into how to apply Gottman assessments and interventions with these couples.

Participants will be able to:

• Assess a couple’s “Friendship Profile,” “Conflict Profile,” and “Shared Meanings Profile”

• Develop interventions that couples can use as antidotes to the “Four Horsemen”

• Help couples to soothe physiological flooding

• Apply six modes of changing the “Attack/Defend System” in a couple’s interactions

• Assist couples in establishing dialogue about their grid-locked conflicts

• Select and implement interventions to help couples deepen their “Friendship System” with rituals of connection

• Select and implement interventions to help couples create a shared system of values and meaning

• Identify and implement five different co-morbidities common to couples using Gottman Assessments and Interventions

Who is this training for?

IMPORTANT: You must have successfully completed the Level 1 GMCT training to take this workshop.

Participants working in the following fields will benefit from our level 2 clinical training: Mental health providers, mental health students and interns, faculty who teach couples therapy, allied professionals and clergy, family clinic staff, researchers in the social sciences, and Employee Assistance professionals.

What is included in the price?

• 21 hours of real-time, personal instruction from a Certified Gottman Therapist

• A digital copy of the Level 2 Clinical Training Manual (PDF)

• Lifetime access to the online, asynchronous version of the Level 2 training provided by The Gottman Institute, featuring all of the lectures and demonstrations given by Drs. John and Julie Gottman – available for review any time as part of your training library

• Gottman Level 2 Training Certificate of Completion - after completing a post-training assessment with a score of 80% or better

• Eligibility to continue to Gottman Level 3 Training

Available for separate purchase:

• 21 Live CEUs – purchased after attending the training from Cognitive Behavior Institute for $40

• Information about purchasing CEUs will be provided at the end of the training

Discounts

• $100 Early Bird discount through 08/01/26

• $100 discount for students and pre-licensed clinicians – email drsaddison@gmail.com for code (codes do not stack)*

*Please send a copy of your student ID or intern/associate registration when requesting this discount

L1 & L2 BUNDLE

This Level 2 workshop is offered Friday - Sunday October 23-25, with Level 1 offered Saturday & Sunday October 10 & 11, 2026 by the same trainer. The "bundle" of both workshops saves you $100 off the cost of registering for both trainings separately.

To choose the BUNDLE option, select the "Level 1 & 2 Gottman BUNDLE" ticket ($1200) at checkout.

IN ADDITION:

• $100 additional discount off L1 & L2 bundle for students and pre-licensed clinicians – email drsaddison@gmail.com for code*

• *Please send a copy of your student ID or intern/associate registration when requesting this discount

TRAINER BIO:

Dr. Sheila Addison, LMFT, (she/her) is a Certified Gottman Therapist, Master Trainer, and Certification Consultant in Seattle. She has worked with couples for more than 25 years, specializing in work with LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. She helped establish the Queer and Trans Advocacy Network (QTAN) within AAMFT. She is an expert at expanding couple and family therapy practices to be more inclusive, collaborative, culturally humble, and sensitive to power and privilege.

Dr. Addison has taught at graduate programs across the US, and has published and trained on topics such as queer couple therapy, consensual non-monogamy, therapist ethics, and clinical skill development via Deliberate Practice. She is first author of a chapter on queering Gottman Method Couple Therapy, and a book on Deliberate Practice for Gottman Method Couple Therapy. She is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a Certified Deliberate Practice Supervisor and Consultant, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SHEILA:

• Sheila was incredible on all levels! Immediately useful! There's a firehose of information in this course, but it was delivered beautifully. (K.T., BC)

• I really enjoyed Dr. Addison's teaching. Her intentionality in integrating how the material applies to LGBTQ+ clients and polyamorous clients is greatly appreciated. Her clinical experience and knowledge was so helpful. I also really enjoyed my small group. It was great to practice the skills with other clinicians. (M.M., FL)

• I really enjoyed the Gottman Method Level 2 training and found the instructor, Dr. Addison, to be incredibly engaging, knowledgeable, and supportive throughout. I especially appreciated how diversity, LGBTQ+ concerns, and sex positivity were thoughtfully woven into the material, which made the content feel inclusive and applicable to real-world practice. The breakout groups were a highlight, and I valued the helpful, encouraging feedback Dr. Addison provided during those sessions. Overall, the training felt both enriching and approachable, and I left feeling better equipped to use these tools with my clients. Having taken many different continuing education courses over the years, I’ve found that the most impactful presenters are those with a strong grasp of theory, research, and practice—and Dr. Addison demonstrated excellence in all three. She is truly an amazing instructor, and I would gladly take future trainings or supervision with her. (R.V., IL)

HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GOTTMAN METHOD LEVEL 2:

• This is all so compassionate and honoring. It just calls me to consider how modeling affection, caring, and waiting on others is not always so evident to people. It seems to me that all these exercises would be much like strength training in order to sustain the marathon of marriage. (G.B., Washington, DC)

• It is very helpful to start thinking about the hidden agenda/dream locked within the gridlocked problem, especially in dealing with a belligerent partner. I can think about how to help a couple uncover these and state them positively. (S.N., Victoria, BC)

• I just wanted to tell you that I loved the [Level 2] Gottman Training. It was excellent! The work I’ve done with couples since I’ve returned is greatly enhanced by what I learned. I can see where it is really making a difference! Thank you!! (L.F, San Rafael, CA)

• It was really a wonderful and life-changing experience to be there. The presentation took the research information from Level I into a clinical application that I can really use. (R.C., Oakland, CA)

ONLINE TRAINING VIA ZOOM

Please read all the information below before registering so you know whether this training will be right for you and your needs!

Online Real-time Meeting: Instruction will take place from 9am to 5pm Pacific time (12pm to 8pm Eastern) over THREE DAYS Friday - Sunday, October 23 - 25, 2026. We will take short bio breaks throughout but will also have one 45-minute break about halfway through. Participants will receive 21 total hours of instruction. You must be present online for all 21 hours and then complete an online quiz with The Gottman Institute to receive credit for having taken Gottman Level 2. After doing so, you will be qualified to register for any Gottman Level 3 course, and to say that you have completed Gottman Level 2.

Accessibility: We will meet online using Zoom for our time together. Zoom can be downloaded for free at Zoom.com for PC or Mac. Real-time captioning will be available as an option for you to enable as needed. Slides and the L2 handbook .pdf will be available for you to download in order to use them with a screen reader if needed. We will take short regular breaks but encourage participants to move their bodies as needed during the workshop. You must participate in some way in real-time discussions and activities, but you can take some time off camera to help with fatigue. We encourage engagement via chat as well as voice.

CEUs: Successful completion of this training allows you to purchase (separately) 21 hours of Continuing Education credits for just $40 additional to your course registration - CE purchase information will be supplied after the workshop. This course is approved for 21 Continuing Education (CE) credits from the Cognitive Behavior Institute. Cognitive Behavior Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cognitive Behavior Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

It is registrants' responsibility to check which providers are recognized for CEUs required by your state board(s), but APA is widely accepted among boards and licenses. A certificate will be available for immediate download upon completing a post-training quiz.

Refund policy: No refunds will be given after 10/12/26 (9/28/26 for Bundle tickets), as course materials will have been purchased for you. You will have the option of enrolling in a future L2 training I offer with your tuition applied to that event.

Sell Out policy: If the event sells out, you may join a waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available. You may also join the mailing list for Dr. Sheila Addison here to receive information about future trainings, including GMCT Level 3 and other offerings.

APA-required CE information:

CBI Center for Education is approved by the American Psychological Association to

sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBI Center for Education maintains

responsibility for this program and its content. CBI Center for Education is not

responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education

credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing board.

Target Audience:

This is an Intermediate course. Participants working in the following fields will benefit from this training:

·      Mental health providers

·      Allied professionals and clergy

·      Students and interns

·      Family clinic staff

·      Professors/teachers of couple therapy

·      Researchers in the social sciences

·      Employee assistance professionals

Learning Objectives:

·      Participants will describe the three qualities every therapist needs

·      Participants will explain the basics of observation including why it's important to recognize Emotions on the Human Face, Tension in the Voice, the Importance of Words and the use of the SPAFF coding system

·      Participants will describe the seven levels of the Sound Relationship House theory

·      Participants will describe how to recognize Bids and Turning Towards

·      Participants will explain and demonstrate how to conduct an Oral History Interview

·      Participants will determine a couple's "Friendship Profile," "Conflict Profile," and "Shared Meanings Profile"

·      Participants will explain and demonstrate how to use the 3 profiles to choose appropriate interventions for the couple

·      Participants will describe the use of the core assessments with couples, including the Locke-Wallace, Weiss-Cerretto, Gottman Sounds Relationship House Questionnaires, Gottman 19 Areas Checklist, EAQ, SCL-90, Detour Scales, CAGE, b-MAST, and Supplemental Assessments

·      Participants will formulate a treatment plan and present it to the couple including using the Sound Relationship House model

·      Participants will develop interventions that couples can use as antidotes to the "Four Horsemen"

·      Participants will show couples how to physiologically soothe when flooded

·      Participants will select and implement interventions to help deal with conflict

·      Participants will apply different modes of changing the "Attack/Defend System" in a couple’s interaction

·      Participants will explain to couples how to establish dialogue about their grid-locked conflicts

·      Participants will select and implement interventions to help couples deepen their "Friendship System" with Rituals of Connection

·      Participants will select and implement interventions to help couples create a shared system of values and meaning

·      Participants will use and describe the Stress-Reducing Conversation to minimize relapse

·      Participants will identify and formulate a plan for different co-morbidities common to couples using Gottman Method Couples Therapy Assessment and Intervention

·      Participants will describe how to apply Gottman Method Couples Therapy to a couple who has experienced an affair

·      Participants will describe when it is appropriate and inappropriate to use Gottman Method Couples Therapy with a couple dealing with substance abuse

·      Participants will describe the differences between situational and characterological domestic violence and when it is appropriate and inappropriate to use Gottman Method couples therapy with a couple dealing with domestic violence

Financial Disclosure: No external commercial support has been received for this CE program, and there are no known conflicts of interest for the trainer. Dr. Addison is not an employee of The Gottman Institute or any affiliated services or organizations, and does not receive compensation from TGI or any residuals from TGI, GottmanConnect.com, or other associated entities.

Approved Schedule:

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

Refund/Cancellation Policy: Refunds are available up to 10 days prior to the event. No refunds will be given after that time, as course materials will have been purchased for you. You will have the option of enrolling in a future L3 training offered by Dr. Addison with your tuition applied to that event.

Humantix processing fees are not refundable, per Humantix’s policy.

Accessibility/Accommodations: For questions, concerns, or to request special

accommodations, please contact Dr. Addison at drsaddison(at)gmail(dot)com.