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Drs. John and Julie Gottman

In response to the needs of couples 14 years ago, we created couples workshops that integrated John's scientific findings with storytelling, role-playing, teaching and exercises to help sustain couples' relationships.

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A Private Couples' Retreat on Orcas Island

For the first time, we invite you to a very special 2-day private retreat in our home on lovely Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington. Seated before a stone fireplace and next to the serene sea of Puget Sound...

  Orcas Island

Scientific Basis

Our couples' retreat is based on 36 years of consistent programmatic research on relationships. We have studied couples at every point in the life cycle, from newlyweds to octogenarians.

  Research-Based Gottman Method Therapy

Orcas Island Vacation Opportunities

Our experienced and knowledgeable event planner, Veronica San Martin, can help you to plan the details of your visit to Orcas Island, including lodging, travel on the island, dining, and recreational opportunities.

  Vacation Opportunities

Private Marathon Couples' Therapy

We are now offering Marathon Couples' Therapy at our home on Orcas Island, with either one of us or with both of us together. Because of our remote location, this treatment serves the needs of those clients who desire complete privacy.

  Couples Therapy and Counseling with the Gottmans

In the comfort of the Gottmans' own island home, learn research-based tools for building and maintaining relationship intimacy.

Have you ever planned a wonderful romantic vacation, complete with a lovely room, candle-lit dinners, and white sand beaches, only to have your dream become a nightmare when tense quarrels and silence spoil the sunset? We have been listening to painful stories like these for nearly 35 years.

Now you can restore your relationship while having a world-class romantic holiday. In an exclusive, small group two-day couples retreat, we offer you research-based skills for deepening intimacy, managing conflicts, and enhancing your sense of shared meaning in a private, comfortable, and beautiful setting.

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Upcoming Couples' Retreats

Private couples' retreats with John Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D. on Orcas Island, Washington.

August 22-23, 2009

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September 12-13, 2009

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Relationship Self-Tests

Learn more about your relationship and yourself!

Find out how well you know your partner, current strengths in your relationship and how you handle disagreements with our Relationship Quiz.

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