Introduction

How stuck are you in a negative emotional state in your relationship? How is your startup? What is the overall positive-to-negative ratio in your relationship interactions? How are your emotions paired? If you like data and want to know the answers to these questions, the Gottman Love Lab is for you.

The Gottman Love Lab Experience

The Gottman Love Lab on Gottman Connect is now available in-office or via telehealth through Happy Couples Healthy Communities. This ground-breaking assessment tool replicates the research methodology of Dr. John Gottman in his famous “Love Lab” in Seattle and brings it to you.

In this experience, you will complete a clinical questionnaire followed by a video evaluation and rating process to receive a scientific “X-ray” into your relationship.

Enhanced Gottman Relationship Checkup

The first part of this experience is the Enhanced Gottman Relationship Checkup. This completely confidential and fully HIPAA-compliant clinical tool consists of 337 questions about friendship, intimacy, how well you know your partner, how you manage emotions and conflict, how you share your values and goals, and what gives meaning to your lives.

Video Conversations & Rating Dial

The second part of this experience is the recording of two eleven-minute videos: the “Events” conversation, followed by the “Conflict” conversation. Once the videos are recorded, each partner will log in and rate how they felt about their interaction using the “Rating Dial.”

Reports & Clinical Insights

The results of the Enhanced Gottman Relationship Checkup, the analysis of the videos and the results of the “Rating Dial,” and the completion of a checklist by your therapist will all be combined to produce a “Clinician’s Report” and a “Couple’s Report.”

Confidence in Results

You can feel confident in your results. Drs. John and Julie Gottman created this research-based assessment in collaboration with the Gottman Institute and Affective Software to help couples develop a personalized treatment plan.

Availability & Cost

The Gottman Love Lab is currently only available through a limited number of Certified Gottman Therapists. Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT, is a Certified Gottman Therapist and was a beta tester for the Love Lab. The cost of the Gottman Love Lab is $99.*