Rebuild Connection. Rekindle Trust. Relearn Love.
An Eight-Week Couples Counselling Course Based on Gottman Method Skills
Are you longing for a calmer, closer, more connected relationship? This eight-week course is designed for couples who want to invest in their relationship with practical, evidence-based tools.
Grounded in the renowned Gottman Method, this course offers a structured, supportive, and skills-based approach to helping couples shift out of unhelpful cycles and into more compassionate, constructive ways of relating. Each week focuses on a specific relationship skill that you’ll learn, practice, and apply together — gently guided by two experienced therapists in the room.
Course Structure
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Session length: 75 minutes
- Fee: $250 per session
- Format: In-person, one couple per course (not a group)
- Facilitators: Two experienced relationship therapists guiding each session. We are is And Michael Moore who have been married for 38 years. We are experienced and skilled couples counsellors who have been therapist for 20 years.
What You’ll Learn Week by Week
• Week 1: Building Love Maps
Deepen your understanding of each other’s inner world — hopes, fears, stresses, and joys.
• Week 2: Nurturing Fondness and Admiration
Reawaken appreciation and build emotional goodwill that protects against criticism.
• Week 3: Turning Toward Instead of Away
Strengthen connection through small, everyday moments of emotional responsiveness.
• Week 4: The Positive Perspective
Shift from defensiveness to warmth by developing a positive lens on your partner’s intentions.
• Week 5: Managing Conflict Gently
Learn how to express needs, listen non-defensively, and navigate differences calmly.
• Week 6: Making Life Dreams Come True
Support each other’s aspirations while holding differences with care and respect.
• Week 7: Creating Shared Meaning
Discover rituals, values, and shared goals that give your relationship depth and direction.
• Week 8: Relapse Prevention and Moving Forward
Review your growth, strengthen new habits, and prepare for the road ahead together.
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is designed for couples who:
- Are in a committed relationship and want to grow closer
- Are ready to explore new skills with mutual respect
- Can set aside 75 minutes per week to focus on their relationship
- Are willing to complete 1 hour of home practice each week
- Are emotionally ready to work on themselves, not just their partner
- Have previously had individual therapy or are comfortable with self-reflection
- Are not facing untreated addiction, domestic violence, or unmanaged trauma
This Course May Not Be Right for You If…
- You are seeking therapy primarily to change your partner
- You are unwilling or unready to reflect on your own patterns
- You cannot commit to the home practice between sessions
- You are currently using alcohol or drugs in a way that affects your relationship
- You have not yet explored your own emotional history or past hurts via some consistent therapy sessions
- You or your partner are not safe in the relationship or do not feel emotionally stable
- One or both of you are unwilling to engage in structured learning and skill-building
Ask Yourself:
- Am I genuinely open to learning new ways of communicating?
- Can I take responsibility for my part in our relationship dynamic?
- Am I comfortable with feedback and personal growth?
- Can we both set aside time for a 75-minute weekly session?
- Are we both willing to complete 1 hour of home practice between sessions?
- Have we done some personal therapy or self-reflection work already?
- Is our relationship safe, free from coercion or untreated addiction?
Next Steps
We invite you to contact us for a brief, obligation-free phone call to ensure the course is right for you both. We’re happy to answer any questions.
Your relationship deserves this time, care, and guidance. Let’s begin, one skill at a time.
As we are semi retired, we now only work on Fridays seeing couples for The Gottman course. We are also usually booked ahead 1 to 2 months.
