The Gottman Institute applies leadingedge research on marriage in a practical, downtoearth therapy and also trains therapists committed to helping couples. No other approach to couples education and therapy has relied on such intensive, detailed, and longterm scientific study of why marriages succeed or fail.

We understand that the human family is in crisis, and that all individuals are capable of and deserve compassion. It is our mission to reach out to families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships. We are committed to an ongoing program of research that increases the understanding of relationships and adds to the development of interventions that have been carefully evaluated.