Couples counseling is an opportunity for couples to work together in counseling to address their concerns together. Working together in couples therapy can assist couples in building connection. Therapy2Thrive® in Pleasanton utilizes the latest marital research and methods of Dr. John & Julie Gottman and the Gottman Institute. For the past forty years, Dr. John Gottman & Dr. Julie Gottman, have researched and developed the Gottman Method that supports and repairs troubled marriages and committed relationships as well as strengthening happy ones. Certified Couples Therapists and Therapists learning training in the Gottman method provide couples therapy at Therapy2Thrive®. This therapeutic method is designed to support couples toward becoming more connected, managing conflict in a calmer way and help make your dreams and aspirations come true for you, your partner, and your relationship.

Interventions and exercises at Therapy2Thrive® based on the Gottman Method Couples Therapy focus on:

• Enhancing the couple’s friendship
• Creating shared meaning
• Facilitating constructive conflict and management
• Moving the couple beyond who’s right and who’s wrong
• Helping the couple create their dreams for the future
• Helping the couple relationship heal in the aftermath of a fight or hurtful incident
• Counseling that helps two Me’s become a We

Therapy2Thrive® wants to support you in creating a relationship that can stand the test of time. We believe the application of forty years of research-based interventions and methods are crucial to the successful outcome of couples therapy.