Speaker: Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman

Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. She is the co-founder and Clinical Director of The Gottman Institute™ where she teaches weekend workshops for couples and Advanced Training Workshops for therapists. Dr. Julie Gottman is also the designer and Clinical Director for Loving Couples Loving Children, a curriculum for couples suffering from the effects of poverty. Dr. Julie Gottman, along with her husband, Dr. John Gottman, helped to design a study of treatment for minor domestic violence.  Dr. Julie Gottman is the Clinical Director for this study, which is being conducted by The Gottman Relationship Research Institute. In addition, she has authored or co-authored three books, has been a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows, and has been honored as the Washington State Psychologist of the Year.

Dr. Julie Gottman is in private practice in Seattle, providing weekly therapy sessions to individuals and weekly or intensive marathon therapy sessions for couples. Dr. Gottman specializes in working with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families. She is a widely recognized expert for her work with individuals, couples and group psychotherapy treatment. In the legal system, she has served as an expert witness in cases involving rape and sexual harassment. Julie’s research on children raised by lesbian parents has been one of the key resources for organizations and courts seeking to make determinations about gay and lesbian adoption, same-sex marriage, and other gay and lesbian family issues.

Julie has been a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows throughout the United States and Canada. She has served as a consultant for several national TV programs including ABC’s “20/20.” Julie’s style as a therapist and teacher is inspiring, empowering, respectful, and kind. Her work as the leader of the Gottman Institute has made it possible to identify and integrate the expertise of her staff, therapists, and the wider research and therapeutic community. Meanwhile, her commitment to excellence and integrity has assured that, as the Gottman Institute grows, the Institute continues to maintain the highest ethical and scientific standards.