Speaker: Dr. John Gottman

The Nation's Foremost Researcher In Marriage And Parenting

Dr. John Gottman is world renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, involving the study of emotions, physiology, and communication. He was recently voted as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Therapists of the past quarter-century by the PsychoTherapy Networker publication. Dr. Gottman’s 30 years of breakthrough research on marriage and parenting has earned him numerous major awards including:

• Four National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Awards
• The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Distinguished Research Scientist Award
• The American Family Therapy Academy Award for Most Distinguished Contributor to Family Systems Research
• The American Psychological Association Division of Family Psychology, Presidential Citation for Outstanding Lifetime Research Contribution
• The National Council of Family Relations, 1994 Burgess Award for Outstanding Career in Theory and Research.

He is the author of 190 published academic articles and author or co-author of 40 books, including:

• New York Times bestseller, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (Crown Publishers)
• The Relationship Cure, A 5-Step Guide for Building Better Connections with Family, Friends, and Lovers (Crown Publishers)
• Why Marriages Succeed or Fail…and How You Can Make Yours Last (Simon & Schuster)
• Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting (Simon and Schuster)
• The Marriage Clinic (Norton).

John has appeared on numerous TV programs, including: “Good Morning America,” “Today,” “CBS Morning News,” and “Oprah.” Articles about him have appeared in The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Glamour, Woman’s Day, People, Self, Reader’s Digest, Psychology Today, the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Dr. Gottman is the co-founder of the Gottman Institute™ with his wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, where he currently teaches weekend workshops for couples and training workshops for clinicians.  He is the Executive Director of the Relationship Research Institute, where they are developing programs for parents transitioning to parenthood and are beginning a new research project on treatment for Domestic Violence. Dr. Gottman is also in private practice in Seattle and sees couples for weekly and intensive marathon therapy sessions.Dr. Gottman is an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Washington and founded what the media termed, "The Love Lab", where much of his research on couples' interactions was conducted.

In Seattle, John Gottman co-presents, with his wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, five couples workshops per year called The Art and Science of Love. He also co-presents the Level II: Assessment, Intervention & Co-Morbidities clinical training in The Gottman Method.  His style of presentation is clear, informative and chocked with humor. He is beloved by his audiences everywhere.

Click here for a list of upcoming Community Speaking Events with Dr. John Gottman.