Gottman Method Therapists in Guilford, CT
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Maureen McCann
Marriage & Family Therapist, MEd, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
l continue to love working with couples and base my therapy on the
Gottman Method
and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
I welcome Individuals and couples in my practice. Clients seeking therapy may be experiencing anxiety, depression and grief, Others may be wanting to develop strategies to help balance the demands of relationships, parenting, work, life cycle transitions, and finding time to look after their own needs. In seeking therapy, they wish to gain greater clarity and understanding of their issues and themselves.
Jennifer R. Wood
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Hi, and thanks for visiting my profile! I use a cognitive behavioral therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which includes mindfulness techniques and defining your values. Research shows that ACT is effective for a wide range of client issues. I treat anxiety (including OCD and panic disorder), depression, adjustment issues, difficulty with life transitions, marital issues, career/academic stress, and relationship problems. I also really enjoy assisting with parenting issues, women's issues, and postpartum adjustment. I have a background in child clinical psychology so feel well equipped to help with parenting.
Charlotte Snetro
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Welcome! I am the owner and founder of Synergy Wellness, LLC. I have extensive training in treating trauma, as well as often associated symptoms of anxiety and depression. I am trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I also have a special interest in working with couples and have training in Gottman's Couples Therapy. My practice is firmly rooted in a strengths based and collaborative approach, fulfilling the idea that "it's not what's wrong with you, it's what happened to you".- Dr. Bruce Perry
Leesa Sklover
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, MA-MT, C-IAYT, CRC
Verified
Verified
In private practice for 25 years, counseling children, adults, families, couples as group, workshop leader, psychotherapist, professor college/graduate programs, HR consultant, corporate businesses, Canyon Ranch Spa (12 yrs), hospitals, entertainment industry, with first responders and their families. People who seek counseling are often in a transitional stage of life. People experience self doubt, anxiety and loneliness. In our therapy, I listen with compassion, sharing my vast experience and truth. I offer creative therapeutic tools, a sense of meaning making. In relationship with me, you feel deeply understood and cared for.
Kristine DiMartino, LMFT /Nautilus Counseling, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Nautilus Counseling takes its name from the chambered ocean creature. A nautilus builds a new shell chamber for itself when the current one no longer works and is uncomfortable, allowing the nautilus to grow as it should. Discomfort inspires change and growth for the nautilus and for us too. Are you ready for change? If you are, I am excited to support you in making that change. Together, we will look at what in your life is creating discomfort for you, what is contributing to that feeling, and how to help you change and grow towards a place that feels right for you.
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Cara E. Weber
Counselor, LMHC, LPC, MA, MFA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Depending on your needs, I may integrate MI, CBT, ACT, ERP, SFT,
Gottman Method
, psychoeducation and mindfulness.
Welcome! Throughout my clinical experience, I have treated a wide range of mental health issues with an emphasis on anxiety and phobias, as well as OCD, perfectionism, and trichotillomania. My background includes addressing adult ADHD/executive functioning difficulties, somatic and mood disorders, stress, grief, and relationship impasses. I often work with those whose anxiety or life experiences have led to avoidance as a psychological coping tool. I focus on adults across the lifespan, college students, and couples. I look to collaborate with my clients and seek purposeful, effective approaches to personal challenges.
Not accepting new clients
Seasons Counseling LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified
Verified
Even through tragic circumstances, you can experience hope. Cultural experiences, relationships, work, and environment led you to your life today. Your story of pain and growth is necessary to mapping your individual and unique process of healing. I am passionate about helping those grieving loss, adjusting to a transition, foster-parenting, church members & church leadership, military community. I enjoy helping teens and parents of teens, self esteem and assertiveness development, career assessment, relational hardships, and processing issues of the past that are keeping you stuck.
Not accepting new clients
Robin Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Growth can be painful; change can be painful. But, nothing can be as painful as staying stuck where you are. I will support and guiding you through the journey to make the changes you are seeking. I am passionate about supporting my clients to live their truth and become more authentic within their relationships and with them self. I value and honor the uniqueness of each individual and couple. I am invested in co-creating a therapeutic relationship to support the exploration and discoveries of yourself and your relationships, enhance resilience, and hold space for the courageous process of healing.
Office is near:
Madison, CT 06443 Not accepting new clients
Connecting Hearts Therapy, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified
Verified
Motherhood hasn’t been what you were hoping for. You’ve been feeling depressed, anxious or overwhelmed most days. Your thoughts have become dominated by worries & distressing thoughts. Your emotions feel out of control-often shifting between joy, sadness & rage. You no longer feel like yourself & worry that these feelings will last forever. It is likely negatively impacting your relationship with your spouse, your social life & may make it difficult to bond with your baby. Whether these feelings developed due to a difficult pregnancy, a traumatic delivery or post partum hormones, they're preventing you from enjoying your new baby.
Yasmine Binghalib
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
You had amazing plans for your relationship and wanted to go through life knowing that the two of you were a team. Fast forward through all the things since then -life, work, family, kids, stress, money. It’s all happened. And you kept trying to make things better until one day you realized it just wasn’t working. Ignoring the issues weren’t helping, fighting about the issues weren’t solving anything, and the date nights felt so forced that you’d honestly rather just be at home in your Pjs. You’re not ready to give up but you aren’t sure what, if anything at this point, can help.
Kateryna Sabanska Melillo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified
Verified
The goal of my work is primarily about creating a safe, warm and non-judgmental environment in which you can explore and process your concerns, fears, and other life struggles that may be impacting your relationship with yourself, others, and the world.
Jonathan Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified
Verified
Hi! My name is Jon and I am a licensed therapist in CT. I have experience working with clients from many different backgrounds struggling with a variety of challenges ranging from anxiety, trauma, adjustment issues, sex related issues, and relational conflict. I am an LGBTQ+ friendly therapist clients and have experience working with marginalized communities.
Greater New Haven Counseling and Family Therapy
Psychologist
Verified
Verified
We serve children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families. Whether they are just starting out in life, or well established, our clients want more from life. More happiness, more love, more freedom to be the best person they can be. We help our clients accomplish this by changing unwanted behaviors and healing painful emotions from life's unexpected crises, or wounds from the past. Our psychotherapy is strength-based, solution-focused and psychodynamic.
Nancy Davidson
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC
Verified
Verified
INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES and COUPLES THERAPY for “ONE.” If you’re stressed, anxious, depressed, lonely, and/or stuck: rediscover your strengths! Heal from confusion, feeling lost, fighting, anger, infidelity, and harsh self-judgments. Your personal and professional life can improve. Even during these pandemic difficult times we can make positive life changing decisions about love or career. Step by step our therapy builds a stronger, compassionate and flourishing self. SPECIAL AWARENESS of the needs of ACADEMICS, ENTREPRENEURS, PROFESSIONALS, FREELANCERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, CREATIVE PEOPLE.
Wellness Within, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you ready to explore the functions of your behavior and discover healthy ways to effect change? Our approach when working together will be to not only identify and process adverse experiences but to explore how they impact your dreams. My approach with clients is always from a strengths perspective as I believe that people are inherently resilient and already have a variety of tools in their personal toolbox. A strong therapeutic alliance is critical to the development of skills to facilitate change. I consider it a tremendous privilege to work with clients and help be an agent of change as you navigate all of life's challenges.
Jessica Alejandro
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
My belief is in whole heart healing...that is, healing of the mind, body and soul. I believe that people have the tools to help heal themselves, but with all of the toxic energy that is around us, those tools get buried or are forgotten. I like to see myself as a conduit for the person's change, evolution and healing. The way I work with clients is to help them find those tools within themselves-teach them new ways to use them in order to become healthy and stay healthy. I work with couples and individuals with a focus on women and women's issues.
Christine A. Nucci
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW
Verified
Verified
**Lower Valley Psychotherapy Services, LLC, provides psychotherapy for individual (adult only) and couples therapy with the goal to help you learn how to manage emotional stressors, depression, anxiety, trauma, or any life challenges and/or transitions. Insurances accepted. **CO-PARENTING SOLUTIONS, LLC is a mediation/educational/paralegal service committed to facilitating negotiations of parenting, custody, and other family matters. Go to coparentingsolutionsct.com to learn more. No insurance is accepted for this service as it is educational.
Online Therapists
Katlyn Prigionieri
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I currently specialize in Mindfulness Based Practices, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy including Radical Acceptance, Assertive Communication and establishing healthy boundaries, Schema Therapy, Attachment Theory, Marriage and Family Therapy,
Gottman Method
, Emotion Focused Therapy, and trauma informed.
As a therapist, I specialize in working with people who struggle with life transitions, relationship conflicts between spouses and family members, communication, anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma, perinatal mood disorders, miscarriage, grief and loss, and substance use disorders. I am passionate about using a person-centered focus, and having an approachable, compassionate, and welcoming presence for my clients to feel comfortable to open up about their struggles. I am invested in helping individuals gain confidence in themselves to lead a happier and more fulfilling life.
Rachel Levitt
MS, LPCA, NCC
Verified
Verified
I utilize a variety of models and evidence-based practices to assist clients, including Somatic Experiencing, Feminist Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MSBR),
Gottman Method
Couples Therapy, and Shame Resiliency Theory.
Limited virtual availability - - We live in a society with harmful belief systems about our identities (i.e. gender, sexual orientation, race, etc.). These belief systems can impact our mental well-being, and lead to feelings of shame, emptiness, hopelessness, addiction, as well as nervous system dysregulation. I empower those I work with to step into healing by building resilience to shame, strengthening and regulating the nervous system, and creating a space for authenticity.
Michael L. Stern
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am experienced in
Gottman Method
Couples Therapy, recognized as a highly effective therapy for couples.
My goal in working with clients is to work collaboratively to enhance their effectiveness and ability to function up to their potential. Whether an individual, a couple or an organization, we first create a relationship based on trust. After determining the challenges to achieving enhanced performance, we establish specific goals and strategies for moving towards those goals.
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How does the Gottman method work?
One of the core doctrines of the Gottman method is that negative emotions hurt relationships about five times more than positive emotions help them. Thus, couples require five times more positive interactions than negative interactions with each other. The therapist will guide clients on how to improve communication and understanding of each other to manage conflict and have their emotional needs met. The therapist will also advise couples on how to repair relations with each other when conflict arises, and therefore avoid lasting damage.
Is the Gottman method evidence-based?
Yes, this method is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy. The method is based on more than 40 years of research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the psychologists who developed the method. The Gottmans analyzed decades of data to draw conclusions about what types of interactions are likely to lead to specific results, and which interventions are most likely to lead to success. Studies have found that this approach leads to improvements in relationship satisfaction, intimacy, communication skills, and a lower rate of divorce.
How long does the Gottman method take?
The duration of treatment depends on the specific challenges clients face. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes long, and an average course of treatment is around 10 sessions. In some cases, such as for couples dealing with a critical problem, the therapist will suggest an intensive course of treatment, with daily sessions over the first two to four days. Treatment is complete when the couple is satisfied and has met the goals they’ve set, and when the therapist believes they have the skills to continue on their own.
Is the Gottman method effective?
Through the Gottman method, couples can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. This treatment has been used for more than 40 years; the method is supported by empirical research, including randomized controlled trials that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving relationship outcomes for couples. Like any talk therapy, success or failure depends in large part on how committed the clients are to making positive changes and working toward results.