Our Team

Carrie graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with honors in both her BA in Psychology and her M.Ed. in Psychology with a specialization in Counseling Psychology. In her role as Research Director, Carrie manages and coordinates research projects for The Gottman Institute. She also interfaces with universities around the country in joint research initiatives.

Crystal received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University and has a private practice in Seattle working with couples and individuals. She works in the Couples Department to manage many tasks, including customer service, registration for trainings, helping to coordinate event logistics for couples workshops and referrals to Certified Gottman Therapists.

Chris Dollard graduated with Honors in English from Rhode Island College and also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. He collaborates with the marketing team to plan, write, and edit copy for company landing pages, white papers, blog posts, email marketing campaigns, social media posts, and other marketing materials. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Gottman Relationship Blog, is an accomplished poet, and has worked as a university-level writing and literature professor.

Caitlin graduated from the University of Washington with a B.D. in Visual Communication Design. In her role as Art Director, Caitlin is responsible for the creative vision and production of all Marketing Department projects, including packaging, displays, print collateral, email campaigns, web design, and graphics for social media.

Hannah received her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of New Hampshire, and her B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont. She manages the Bringing Baby Home and the 7 Principles Leadership training programs, as well as Level 3 clinical training for clinicians. She also coordinates event logistics and registration for professional trainings at The Gottman Institute.

Katelyn graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a B.A. in Visual Communications. In her role as Graphic Designer, she is responsible for the conceptualization and creation of Marketing Department Projects, including social media graphics, email campaigns, packaging, and displays.

Walter was born and raised in New York City and graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Diversity. He has aspirations to earn his masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in the near future. In his role as Customer Service Coordinator, he is responsible for supporting customer happiness by responding to all customer inquiries, including questions about the store and issues with orders to ensure customer satisfaction.

Kendra has a B.A. in Environmental Sciences from UC Berkeley, and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University. She has a wealth of social work experience including social work in a hospital setting, family advocacy, community development, Head Start, and she was Program Director for New Futures in Burien for 7 years.

Amy is a graduate from the University of Washington holding dual degrees in Anthropology and Business Administration. She also has a Masters in Science from the University of Texas at Austin. In her role as the Director of Professional Programs, Education she oversees the educational training programs including Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1, 2, and 3 Clinical Training events, Certification Track, University Outreach Program, The Speaker's Program and Gottman Specialty Trainings, including: the 7 Principles Leader, and Bringing Baby Home Educator Training. Amy has the pleasure of working with the dedicated and diligent professional development staff.

Jen received her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University and her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Colorado. She has a private practice in Seattle where she works with young individuals and couples in seasons of transition. She manages The Gottman Institute’s Certification Track where she loves supporting therapists in mastering Gottman Method Couples Therapy skills through the consultation process.

Amy received her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University. She has enjoyed serving families and children in a community mental health setting. She completed her Medical Family Therapy Certificate in 2016 and has experience providing individual therapy to pregnant and postpartum women, as well as providing couples therapy to new parents.
Amy works in the Couples Department to assist with the registration process and event logistics for couples workshops.

Sadie received her M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University and her B.A. in Psychology from Whitworth University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate and works with college students at Seattle Pacific University. In her role at TGI, she manages Certified Gottman Therapists and Trainers.

Katie provides overall management of contracted speaking and training events by Drs. John and Julie Gottman and our Master Trainers, bringing our talented presenters to organizations around the world. In addition, she coordinates interviews and media appearances for our speakers with journalists and producers to promote and educate audiences about the Gottman Method and the work of The Gottman Institute. Katie graduated with B. A. in Humanities from the University of Washington.

Becca graduated from Western Washington University at the top of her class with a B.A. in Business Administration and a concentration in Marketing. She is responsible for strategizing and overseeing all digital and print marketing campaigns for The Gottman Institute, running all of The Gottman Institute's social media platforms, and also serves as webmaster for gottman.com.

Aziza graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Washington. She has experience working in IT management and leads a community group for individuals looking to live simply in the modern world. She focuses on keeping TGI’s products and resources current with a modern edge and supports the Products Department with customer service, managing inventory and digital media product development.

Therese received her M.A. in Psychology from Antioch University in Marriage and Family Therapy and has a private practice working with individuals, couples and families in Seattle. She helps manage many tasks, including customer service, registration for trainings, helping to coordinate event logistics for couples workshops and referrals to Certified Gottman Therapists.