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October 4th & 5th, 2008
Saturday & Sunday
Marriott
Hotel
Pasadena, California
Who Should Attend
This
workshop is designed to strengthen your marriage
or relationship. If you have a strong relationship,
this workshop will provide you with the insights and
tools to make it a great one. If your relationship
is distressed, then this two-day workshop will provide
a road map for repair.
What
You’ll Learn
At the workshop, couples will learn how to:
- Foster respect, affection, and closeness
- Build and share a deeper connection with each
other’s inner world
- Keep conflict discussions calm
- Break through and resolve conflict grid-lock
- Strengthen and maintain the gains in your relationship
The Workshop Program
The Art and Science of Love Workshop
Leaders are Darryl Bartolotti, MA, LMFT and Mirabai
Wahbe, MA, LMHC. The Art and Science
of Love Workshop is
based on the work of John Gottman, Ph.D. Dr. Gottman
has learned what really makes marriages and relationships
work by studying and following over 3,000 couples in
three decades of research. John and his wife
Julie Schwartz-Gottman, Ph.D. have designed this workshop
to teach you exactly what successful couples do to
foster romance and harmony in their marriages.
- During the first day, you will learn how to build
fondness, admiration, and closeness in your relationship. On
the second day, you’ll work on conflict management
while learning new and important communication
skills. In the workshop, there will be many
humorous stories and role-plays by Darryl Bartolotti
and Mirabai Wahbe. Couples work privately
on exercises designed to address the challenges
in real-life relationships. Certified Gottman
therapists are available to support couples one-on-one
with exercises. There is no group work or
public disclosure.
- At the end of the workshop, you will leave with
greater understanding of your relationship and
the skills to repair or enhance it.
Workshop Topics
1. The five basic
questions
- How is your marriage/relationship doing?
- What makes relationships change, for better or
for worse?
- If your relationship is in trouble, how can you
turn it around?
- If your relationship is doing well, how can you
ensure that your relationship will continue to
grow?
- As your relationship improves, how can you make
changes last?
2. Assessing
your marriage
- Learn to recognize the Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking
your marriage or relationship.
- Identify your relationship’s specific strengths
and how to build on these.
- Learn about the effects of physiological
flooding and how it may affect conflict
resolution.
- Learn
small, easy steps that increase romance in your
relationship.
3. Building
a solid Relationship House
- Learn how Love Maps provide a solid
foundation for your marital intimacy.
- Use the Fondness and Admiration System to
renew respect and care for one another.
- Create an Emotional Bank Account that
you can draw upon in times of stress.
- Develop your problem-solving skills, including
the four techniques of effective conflict resolution: Softened
Start-Up, Accepting Influence, Repair Work and
De-escalation.
- Find out how you can make your dreams and aspirations
come true for you, your partner, and your relationship.
Comments to the Workshop Material from Previous
Participants
“Your first workshop was the best thing we’ve
ever done for our marriage! “ R.R.
"It was a terrific workshop! I was
impressed with the materials and manner of presentation." A.K.
"The Workshop was very uplifting and positive.
It resulted in good feelings for myself, my wife
and our relationship." R.B.
"Excellent! Very practical and
immediately useful." D.K.
Discounts: Discounts for Mental
Health Professionals and their partners are available.
Please call Darryl Bartolotti at 626-858-2864
Email: darryl.bartolotti@verizon.net
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"Through
research-based interventions
and exercises,
Gottman Method Couples Therapists
help couples break through barriers
to achieve greater understanding,
connection and intimacy in
their relationships." |
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Gottman Therapists are trained
to work with individuals, children
and/or families on many issues
including anxiety, depression,
addictions, trauma, abuse and domestic
violence, multi-cultural issues,
and blended families, among others." |
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