Improve Friendship. Enhance Intimacy. Manage Conflict.
A powerful program for couples who are ready to get closer, communicate better, and create the healthy relationship they deserve. This service is available in group and private coaching formats.
Deepen Your Connection
Healthy relationships don’t magically happen. And when you hit a wall in your relationship, the answer isn’t to try to plow through it. It’s getting the right kind of support that actually helps.
If you’re ready to level up your relationship, boost intimacy without awkwardness, communicate without sounding like you're arguing in subtitles, and feel more like a team again, The Seven Principles Workshop might be your new favorite thing. It’s a fun, interactive, hands-on experience for couples who want real, practical tools to build a stronger, healthier connection.
Designed by world-renowned relationship expert and psychologist Dr. John Gottman, based on findings from decades of research on the resilient factors that help marriages and committed relationships thrive.
Bring joy, passion, and understanding back into your relationship because you deserve a healthy love that lasts.
Research-Proven Tools
Get the tools to:
Make conflict work for your relationship
Deepen intimacy and build trust
Identify your solvable vs. perpetual issues
Strengthen your foundation of friendship
Collaborate more effectively to solve problems
Communicate clearly and effectively (…and get more of what you want and need as a result!)
What’s included?
Live training provided by a Gottman-trained leader and Relationship Expert.
One copy of the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Book
2 Copies of the Seven Principles for Couples Workbook
Love Maps Card Deck & Open-Ended Questions Card Deck
Who would benefit from this program?
Married couples, from newlyweds to seniors
Couples planning to marry.
Those in a long-term committed relationship.
Those who wish to take their marriage from good to great
Those needing better conflict management skills
Who is this not suited for?
Severe relationship distress
Emotional abuse
Domestic violence
Active addictions (alcohol, drug, gambling)
Serious mental health problems in one or both partners
Single people
The 7 Principles Modules
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Module 1: Enhance Your Love Maps
Learn to understand your partner's inner world, including their hopes, dreams, fears, and the details of their life. This is an ongoing process as you both grow and change.
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Module 2 : Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration
Discover how to focus on positive feelings for your partner, express appreciation, and keep a positive attitude even during difficult times.
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Module 3 : Turn Towards Each Other Instead of Away
Learn how to pay attention to and respond to your partner's "bids" for connection to build trust and emotional intimacy.
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Module 4: Navigating The Four Horseman
Learn how criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling sabotage connection — and what to do instead.
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Module 5: Managing Perpetual Problems
Learn the skills to effectively navigate ongoing issues with compassion and care.
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Module 6: Solve Your Solvable Problems
Develop skills to constructively address and resolve conflicts that have a clear solution.
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Module 7 : Overcome Gridlock
Learn to navigate and manage conflicts that seem unsolvable while navigating the underlying dreams, aspirations, and fears that are causing the impasse.
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Module 8: Create Shared Meaning
Build a sense of purpose together by developing shared rituals, supporting each other's roles, setting shared goals, and honoring shared values and symbols.
Common Questions
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No, this coaching program offers educational material and is intended to be presented in a format where couples can learn about factors to strengthen their relationship. Couples therapy involves an ongoing therapeutic relationship aiming to repair maladaptive patterns in relationships.
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If either partner feels the relationship is currently in a season of significant distress, please reach out to the facilitator to discuss whether this program is the right fit at this time. While the program is designed to help couples strengthen their connection, improve communication, and develop healthy conflict resolution skills—even during challenging moments—it’s important to ensure you’re in the best place to fully benefit from the experience.
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Yes, this program is designed for both partners to complete it together.
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We offer two convenient options:
Paid in Full: Submit one full payment at the time of enrollment.
3-Month Auto Pay Plan: Split your investment into three equal monthly payments. Please contact April directly to set up this option.