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Communication & Conflict Resolution
Gain skills to listen actively and understand your partner. Navigate conflict with tools for repair and create solutions together.
Protect your well-being and relationship through effective communication skills.
No more passive or aggressive communication.
You can communicate assertively and confidently and have a happy, healthy relationship.
Interested in understanding the humor of the cartoon?
Read more below about the importance of active listening, the first step of communicating with other individuals.
Cartoonist The Oatmeal illustrates a fundamental point of active listening
become a healthy couple who knows how to navigate conflict
Learn a Foolproof Way to Fight Better through the Gottman Method
- Understand whether your partner wants to be heard, helped, or hugged
- Recognize signs of flooding and take breaks to self-soothe
- Gain techniques that move you and your partner past gridlock and into compromise
- Repair during and after a challenging conversation
- Connect personal values and dreams to topics that bring up continued arguments
Learn a Foolproof Way to Fight Better through the Gottman Method
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Get a Preview of Select Gottman Method Techniques
Receive a customized, recommended list of communication skills for you and your partner. Can include tools for de-escalating conflict, combating the Four Horsemen, and working through gridlock on solvable problems.
Art of Compromise
- Define your areas of flexibility and inflexibility around a specific solvable issue
- Uncover your partner's point of view, digging into the story behind their absolute musts
- Tap into your ability to yield to win to help achieve a mutual and beneficial compromise with your partner
ATTUNE / Active Listening
- Take turns with your partner to be in the listener and speaker roles
- Understand ATTUNE, a handy acronym to help you be present in any conversation
- Ensure both partners' perspectives and understanding of any situation have been fully communicated
Softened Start-ups
- Own your experience and skip placing blame and responsibility on others
- Use a conversation framework built on I-statements that focus on your personal experience
- Pinpoint or work towards a positive need, inviting collaboration around solutions
Ready to embrace a better way to talk and fight with your partner?
Schedule a free, 15-minute video consultation with Janice, a Gottman Method trained counselor.