Recognized as a Top Marriage Counselor in Spokane
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I offer a holistic therapeutic approach centered on The Gottman Method, enhanced by my Soul Unity Therapy model. When beneficial for your unique situation, I also incorporate Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and other family systems approaches. By weaving these methodologies together, I provide a comprehensive toolkit to address the full spectrum of relationship concerns, ultimately facilitating deeper harmony and connection within your partnership.
My practice warmly welcomes all kinds of relationships, including those with alternative lifestyle choices. I particularly embrace clients who are interested in expanded consciousness, meditation, or spirituality, as these elements are naturally integrated throughout all aspects of my work and remain central to my therapeutic approach.
Getting Started: The Gottman Relationship Checkup
For all couples, I highly recommend beginning with The Gottman Relationship Checkup, a comprehensive online assessment that serves as our roadmap for creating a personalized treatment plan. This breakthrough tool consists of 480 carefully crafted questions exploring friendship, intimacy, emotional management, conflict resolution, shared values and goals, and what brings meaning to your lives. Additional sections address parenting, household responsibilities, finances, trust, and individual areas of concern.
The assessment is completely confidential and HIPAA compliant, allowing you to complete it at your own pace in the comfort of your chosen setting. Upon completion, it automatically generates valuable clinical insights by identifying specific strengths and challenges in your relationship while suggesting actionable, research-based recommendations for our work together.
This assessment was created by Drs. John and Julie Gottman in collaboration with The Gottman Institute. Dr. John Gottman, recognized as one of the top 10 most influential therapists of the last quarter century, has completed more than 40 years of groundbreaking research on couple relationships. Dr. Julie Gottman is an internationally sought expert and clinical psychologist specializing in relationships. Together, they have dedicated their lives to helping couples, and The Gottman Relationship Checkup represents the culmination of this life's work.
Recommended Reading
While preparing for our first session, I encourage you to explore "Hold Me Tight" by Sue Johnson. Many clients have found the insights from this book alone to be transformative, with some making such significant progress that they required minimal additional therapy. I also highly recommend any materials from The Gottman Institute, particularly "The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work," though I encourage you to choose resources that personally resonate with your journey.
Another valuable tool is Gary Chapman's "The 5 Love Languages," which has been pivotal for many clients in resolving specific challenges they've been navigating. This book often becomes an integral part of our collaborative work together.
Deeper Healing Through Soul Unity Processing
Sometimes the patterns we carry from childhood and throughout life create relational misunderstandings, dramatic situations, and intense feelings of separation. The Soul Unity Processing Method, often complemented by EMDR, can be seamlessly integrated into our couples work. This approach can be employed during sessions with both partners present or incorporated as individual sessions to enhance the effectiveness of our holistic approach to relationship healing.
This deeper work allows us to address not only current relationship dynamics but also the underlying programming and patterns that may be unconsciously influencing your connection. Please feel free to explore more about this transformative approach during our sessions together.