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Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 & Level 2
April 28, 2026 - May 1, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Eventure | Berea, Kentucky Attend both Level 1 and Level 2 trainings for a complete and integrated learning experience in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
REAL SKILLS FOR REAL LIFE
Evidence-Based Couples Therapy Tools Backed by 40+ Years of Gottman Research
Level 2 takes your skills deeper with advanced tools for managing high-conflict dynamics, healing betrayal and emotional injuries, and guiding couples through gridlock and recurring problems. Together, these trainings provide practical strategies you can use immediately to create measurable, lasting change in your couples work.
SMALL-GROUP SETTING
Level 1 & Level 2
What Will You Receive at Gottman Levels 1 & 2?
CE Credits
PDF Manual
Videos
Certificate
Eligibility
Plus, you receive:
Refreshments and lunch, as the opportunity to retake the certification test for free.
Continuing Education credit
Credits can be purchased at a cost of $40. Contact Dr. Crossen at 503-057-3763 to purchase credits. Credits are provided by the CBI Center for Education.
LEARN FROM AN ADVANCED GOTTMAN TRAINER
Level 1 & Level 2
Who Should Attend Gottman Levels 1 & 2?
- Mental health professionals,
- Allied professionals and clergy,
- Students and interns
- Professors, teachers of couples therapy,
- Family clinic staff,
- Researchers in the social sciences, and
- Employer Assistance Providers.
GROW YOUR PRACTICE
Level 1 | Bridging the Couple Chasm
What Will You Learn in Gottman Level 1?
Assessments
Interventions
Conflict Resolution
Finding Core Issues
Healing Methods
Couple Techniques
Level 2 | Assessment, Intervention, and Morbidities
What Will You Learn in Gottman Level 2?
Advanced Assessment and Case Conceptualization
Clear Treatment Planning
Interventions that Build Repair
Gridlock Help
De-escalation for High-conflict Dynamics
Applying Gottman Tools in Real Clinical Moments
BOOST YOUR CAREER
Level 1 & Level 2
How You’ll Learn: Real Case Videos, Practice, and Q&A
Learning is reinforced through video segments featuring one couple in session with Dr. Julie Gottman. Participants will debrief each segment together, engage in brief role-plays, and take part in live Q&A throughout the training.
Discussion focuses on how Gottman research translates into practical, real-world tools attendees can use in their work with individuals, couples, and relationships.
Want a Refresher? Take Dr. Jack's Course & Get Free Retakes.
Level 1 | Bridging the Couple Chasm
How Can Gottman Level 1 Help You?
- You’re finding that your core strength is working with couples, and you want to follow that passion.
- You want to expand to or specialize in couples therapy, counseling and workshops.
- You seek research-based strategies and tools to help couples successfully manage conflict, communicate, and improve intimacy.
- Your clients are often reaching a dead-end in therapy. They need clear-cut processes to replace their destructive behaviors with better ones.
- You want to empower partners to dialogue about their worst gridlocked issues by uncovering their underlying dreams, history and values.
- You need better methods to help couples process fights and heal their hurts.
Gottman Level 1 Training Objectives
At the completion of this training, you will be able to:
- Summarize the research that allows us to predict future relationship stability.
- Describe the seven levels of the Sound Relationship House Theory.
- Conduct a couple’s therapy assessment using elements of the couple’s narrative, the Oral History Interview, written questionnaires, observations of conflict and individual interviews.
- Describe two interventions to help strengthen a couple’s conflict management.
- Describe two interventions to enhance a couple’s friendship system.
- Describe two interventions to explore a couple’s system of shared meaning.
- Explain why physiological self-soothing is essential for a healthy relationship.
- Create a therapeutic contract with a couple, discuss and decide on goals and include a summary of the couples strengths and areas that need improvement.
- Describe the Philosophy of Therapy and including assumptions, overview of techniques and goals of therapy.
- Describe the Rapoport Intervention and when to use it.
- Describe the process of therapy, including the structure of a session.
Level 2 | Assessment, Intervention, and Morbidities
How Can Gottman Level 2 Help You?
You’re ready to go beyond the basics and strengthen your confidence working with high-conflict and complex couples.
You want a clearer clinical roadmap—stronger assessment, better case conceptualization, and more effective treatment planning.
Your sessions can feel like you’re refereeing the same fight every week, and you need tools to interrupt escalation and create real movement.
You want advanced interventions that help couples rebuild trust, increase repair, and reconnect emotionally—not just “communicate better.”
You need practical strategies to work with gridlock, perpetual problems, and deep emotional injuries that keep couples stuck.
You want to help partners replace destructive cycles with healthier patterns—and guide them toward lasting change inside and outside the therapy room.
Gottman Level 2 Training Objectives
At the completion of this training, you will be able to:
Clarify whether Level 2 is appropriate if I’m not doing couples therapy full-time.
Explain how Level 2 differs from Level 1 and what “advanced” really means.
Describe what I’ll be able to do after Level 2 that I can’t do now.
Summarize how Level 2 helps with high-conflict couples (escalation, flooding, repeated fights).
Outline how Level 2 supports complex cases (trauma history, affairs, trust rupture, long-term resentment).
Confirm whether Level 2 is useful if my clients are stuck in gridlock or perpetual problems.
Specify whether the training includes step-by-step interventions or stays mostly theoretical.
Demonstrate how the training translates into real sessions (not just concepts).
Identify what prerequisites I need (Level 1 completion, clinical background, experience level).
Compare whether Level 2 is better than other couples therapy trainings for practical application.
Describe the learning format (video review, role-play, discussion, Q&A) and how interactive it is.
Estimate the time commitment and whether I can keep up with the pace.
Confirm whether I’ll receive a certificate and whether it counts toward continuing education.
Explain whether the training is worth the investment for my stage of practice.
Address how Level 2 supports work with individuals (not only couples).
Clarify whether I’ll be expected to role-play or share cases in front of the group.
Describe what I’ll learn if I’m already using Gottman tools—will this still add value?
Summarize what outcomes I should expect in my practice after implementing Level 2 methods.
Confirm whether the training is live, and identify who will teach it (Advanced Gottman Trainer).
Explain what support exists after the training (resources, next steps, Level 3 readiness).
Reviews
Your Presenter
John "Jack" Crossen, P.h.D.
He has an extensive history of direct collaboration with Gottman Institute founders Drs. John and Julie Gottman.
He has 30+ years of experience and numerous partnerships with universities, counseling centers and private practices throughout the northwest region.
Drs. John and Julie Gottman with Dr. "Jack" Crossen.
Cancellation Policy
"Friendship is the key to romance."
Dr. John Gottman
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