Lessons in Love - The Gottman Seven Principles for Singles Workshop

Based on The Gottman Institute’s 50 years of relationship research

Details

When: March 30, 2025, 9:30am - 5pm (CST)

Course Content Level: Introductory/Beginner

Price: $249.00 through February 28 ($299 starting March 1)

Where: Virtual and In-Person at Marmo Plaza at 2121 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550

Facilitators: Jonathan Shippey & Alysha Roll (Advanced Clinical Trainers and Consultants for the Gottman Institute)

Single and looking to build a happy, lasting partnership?

Learn essential skills to make your next relationship a successful one with this new singles workshop. Based on Dr. John Gottman’s New York Times bestseller, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, this workshop has adapted the proven Seven Principles to help singles learn the key to building successful romantic relationships.

This workshop is for single individuals looking to build a happy, healthy romantic relationship. Individuals who are single or in various stages of dating will learn how to apply the Seven Principles to romantic connections, gaining essential skills to build their best relationship yet to come.

What will you learn?

There are 4 main topics:

Learn everything you need to make your next romantic connection a lasting one

Improve your communication skills, learn how to effectively manage conflict, and gain essential tools to approach dating and relationship-building. Using renowned Gottman concepts proven to make relationships happy and successful, you will discover how to set the foundation for a healthy lifelong partnership.

This new workshop is designed to help singles learn the key to building successful relationships, all based on Dr. John Gottman’s New York Times bestseller, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Although originally written for married couples, the Seven Principles have become universal, helping romantic partners of all stages strengthen their connections. Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach proven methods to manage conflict, create common ground, and achieve greater levels of connection and intimacy.

This new 7-hour Zoom and In-Person workshop is designed to help singles learn the key to building successful relationships. In this singles workshop, you will learn…

  • The happy couples secret weapon.

  • How to become a better listener and communicator.

  • The phases of relationships, true love, and how to approach dating.

  • How to express your emotions, needs, goals, and dreams.

  • Improved conflict management and how to move past repeat arguments.

  • Ways to increase fondness and admiration in your relationship.

  • How to apply the Seven Principles to dating and romantic partnerships.

Presenters’ Bios
Check out the bios for Alysha and Jonathan by clicking on their names. They are both Advanced Trainers and Consultants for the Gottman Institute. They have been in private practice helping couples and individuals for more years than they care to admit.

Agenda

  • Research and Principle 1: Love Maps

  • Principle 2: Nurture Fondness

  • Principle 3: Turning Towards

  • Principle 4: Accepting Influence

  • Principle 5: Learn to Solve your Solvable Problems

  • Principle 6: Overcome Gridlock

  • Principle 7: Shared Meaning, Rituals of Connection and Life Goals

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize, and build skills to encourage individuals to get to know your partner in a deep, profound way.
2. Describe qualities and interventions to build friendship and trust.
3. Demonstrate ways to recognize and respond to bids for emotional connection and accepting influence.
4. Give examples of understanding and working with both solvable and more difficult problems.
5. Explain getting through gridlocked conflict as a team.
6. Define creating a special “Story of Us.”
7. Give examples of maintaining relationship gains.

Additional Information

All registrations are final. For questions or concerns, please email alysharoll.lcsw@gmail.com.

Singles Workshop

Based on The Gottman Institute’s 50 years of relationship research

FAQs

  • We usually have catered snacks and you are welcome to bring your own lunch or order food during our lunch break.

  • The venue, weather, time of year, and several other factors affect the size of each workshop. HealingBridge’s singles workshops tend to average between 12-20 people.

  • This workshop is for single individuals looking to build a happy, healthy romantic relationship.

    Individuals who are single or in various stages of dating will learn how to apply the Seven Principles to romantic connections, gaining essential skills to build their best relationship yet to come.

  • Yes. Gift certificates are available upon request.

  • It depends. Each person attending needs to sign themself up. But you are welcome to attend the workshop with someone you know as a friend.

  • We understand that sometimes, “life happens” and plans change. If cancellation is made 21 days before the workshop, a full refund minus a $50 processing fee will be given. For cancellations made within 21 days of the workshop, your registration will be converted to a credit, good for a full year, that you can use to attend future workshops.

  • Our highly experienced team of Certified Gottman Therapists are on hand at every workshop. These therapists are available to work one-on-one with you during the exercises. You are not required to use clinical help, but we strongly encourage using this resource while you have the opportunity.

  • Virtual: You will receive the materials by email before the workshop.

    In-Person: You will receive materials upon arrival at the venue.

  • Sometimes. While each situation is unique, we do have many individuals attend the workshop who are in the process of separating. Our staff will discuss the specifics of your situation with you during the registration process to see if it is appropriate for you. Email us at admin@healingbridgetherapy if you have any questions.

  • There are no prerequisites to attending the Singles Workshop. The workshop is self-contained and is appropriate even if you’ve never heard of Dr. John Gottman and his work. Some find it helpful to peruse the information and videos on our website, but even this is not required.

  • No. We recognize that newborns spend a lot of time sleeping, and it is difficult to be away from them during the first couples months. However, you will not be able to focus entirely on your relationship and it can be a distraction for other couples to have a newborn or child present.

  • If you are coming from out of town, our staff will provide hotel information located near the venue. If you are local, you can certainly go home. However, we recommend you try to preserve your focus on yourself throughout the entire weekend, if possible. Try not to go home to jobs, neighbors, pets, all the daily distractions and stressors we face. Try to keep the weekend just for yourself.

  • We have early-bird pricing until a month before the workshop. After that, the price increases.

  • Continuing Education Credits are not currently available for the Singles Workshop.