The Gottman Method is an approach to couples and marriage therapy that includes a thorough assessment of the relationship and integrates research-based interventions. We work to help couples strengthen their relationships in three primary areas: friendship, conflict management, and creation of shared meaning. Couples will learn to replace negative conflict patterns with positive interactions and to repair past hurts. We aim to help couples increase closeness and intimacy, improve friendship, deepen emotional connection, and create changes which enhances the couples shared goals. The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to reduce conflicting verbal communication, increase intimacy, respect, and affection, remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy in conflicting situations, and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship. Both counselors at New Perspectives Counseling & Consulting are trained in the Level 1 Gottman Method.