Overview
Gottman Level 2 Training – Assessment, Intervention & Co-Mobidities
Deepen your understanding of Gottman Method Couples Therapy and take your clinical skills to the next level. This intensive training will help you expand your strategies and interventions with couples, while building confidence through hands-on practice and expert guidance.
Pre-requisite: Completion of Gottman Level 1 Training (live or home study).
Recommended for professionals with:
- Conditional registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA
- Membership with AASW, ACA, or PACFA
- Training in Mental Health or Counselling
What you can expect:
- Interactive presentations led by Senior Certified Gottman Therapists
- Opportunities to practice interventions in supportive group role-plays
- Personalised feedback and coaching to refine your clinical approach
- Exclusive demonstration films direct from the Gottmans’ clinical office
- In-depth discussions with experienced clinicians from around the world
- Practical immersion to integrate research-based assessment and intervention techniques
- Guidance on when to apply Gottman methods—and when couples therapy may be contraindicated
This training offers more than knowledge—it’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in the Gottman Method, gain clarity and confidence in your work, and connect with a professional community dedicated to helping couples thrive.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Assess a couple’s “Friendship Profile,” “Conflict Profile,” and “Shared Meanings Profile”
- Develop interventions that couples can use as antidotes to the “Four Horsemen”
- Help couples to soothe physiological flooding
- Apply six modes of changing the “Attack/Defend System” in a couple’s interactions
- Assist couples in establishing dialogue about their grid-locked conflicts
- Select and implement interventions to help couples deepen their “Friendship System” with rituals of connection
- Select and implement interventions to help couples create a shared system of values and meaning
- Identify and implement five different co-morbidities common to couples using Gottman Assessments and Interventions.
Presenter(s)
Trish Purnell-Webb, Clin Psych, Certified Gottman Therapist, Advanced Gottman Clinical Trainer & John Flanagan, AMHSW, MGT, Certified Gottman Therapist, Advanced Gottman Clinical Trainer
About the presenter(s)
Trish Purnell-Webb & John Flanagan - Advanced Gottman Clinical Trainers & Consultants – The Gottman Institute
With a proven track record of delivering over 200 professional training events worldwide. Their experience includes facilitating more than 50 Gottman Level 1, 50 Gottman Level 2, and 25 Gottman Level 3 workshops.
Trish is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with both couples and individuals. She specialises in supporting complex couples navigating trauma, mood disorders, personality vulnerabilities, anger management, affair recovery, and alcohol use. Alongside her clinical work, Trish is an experienced supervisor and assessor for the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
John brings extensive experience in working with couples, families, and young people, as well as in organisational development, keynote speaking, and professional training. For more than 15 years, he has facilitated psycho-education programs for Australian Veterans and their families, addressing trauma, depression, anxiety, and resilience. He also provides world-class therapy to couples across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.
Together, they are dedicated to using sound, evidence-based approaches to help people build, repair, and revitalise strong, lasting relationships. They are equally committed to training and mentoring relationship therapists across Australia, NZ and Asia. As published authors and sought-after speakers, they are frequently featured in print media, podcasts, and keynote presentations.
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