Salvatore Garanzini and Alapaki Yee
Certified Gottman Therapists and Contributors
Salvatore Garanzini, MFT, is the Executive Director and Cofounder of the Gay Couples Institute, based in San Francisco, CA. He and his husband, Alapaki Yee, MFT, also a Cofounder and Clinical Director, supervise clinical staff performing couples therapy at the Gay Couples Institute’s San Francisco, Palm Springs, and New York locations. They are both Certified Gottman Therapists who published a ground-breaking peer-reviewed research study with Drs. John and Julie Gottman showing the effectiveness of the Gottman Method Couples Therapy with same-sex couples. Salvatore and Alapaki also help therapists build a small and profitable practice by integrating their clinical and business skills. Salvatore is also an adjunct professor in the University of San Francisco Counseling Psychology Department. They can be reached at www.gaycouplesinstitute.org or 877-424-1221.
