3-Days Live, In-person Training
In this Gottman Level 2 Training your skills practice and break-out groups help everything come together. Immerse yourself in the Gottman Method and gain confidence using the techniques in your clinical work. Level 2 Training provides an in-depth exploration of assessment and intervention with advanced practical guidance for clinical observation and identifying co-morbidities, including PTSD, affairs, and addiction.
Approved for up to 20 CE Hours (Live Format)
Counselors – Approved for 20 CE Hours, Suncrest Counseling P.C. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7258.NASW: for 20 CE Hours #886691963-6075
NASW-UT: 20 CE Hours #2020298
Two ways to attend live: In Person or Remote (Zoom)
Spots are limited! Dr. Bumberry provides a high level of engagement throughout this training. To provide this high-touch personal coaching during group role-play and practices, the number of spots available is limited for in person and remote formats.
Secure your spot today!
Registration Closes April 19, 2023
Training Summary
Immerse yourself in the Gottman Method and gain confidence using the techniques in your clinical work. Level 2 Training provides an in-depth exploration of assessment and intervention with advanced practical guidance for clinical observation and identifying co-morbidities, including PTSD, affairs, and addiction.
Advance in becoming Gottman Certified with this elevated live in-person or live remote training with Master Gottman Trainer Dr. William Bumberry. He will take you deeper into the assessment and interventions and provide guidance for clinical observations. The live in-person or live remote format also includes life time access to The Gottman Institute – Level 2 Module, where you can access videos with an engaging lectures conducted by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, and a digital copy of the 500+ page manual and assessment sheets.
Internalize the powerful, research-based Gottman Method Couples Therapy assessment and intervention techniques as you integrate them in your clinical work. Gain insight as to when to use these methods and when couples therapy is contraindicated.
– The Gottman Institute
Advantages of attending this training LIVE:
- Complete the training in three days without interruptions that prolongs self-study formats. Reduce distractions and attend a learning environment set to focus on learning.
- Master your clinical skills. Practice role-plays with other therapists to rehearse skills learned from Gottman Method training. (For remote format, there are live breakout groups in virtual rooms where Dr. Bumberry will join).
- Coaching from a Master Gottman Trainer. Dr. Bumberry will join each role-play group to provide you with real-time feedback (This is valuable to learn where improvement is needed and ask for guidance.)
- Dr. Bumberry is also a couples therapist. Learn how he applies these methods to get his couples to do the work, move past agendas, and apply techniques to respond effectively in session.
- It provides self-care and rejuvenation to do something important to you.
- Interact with other therapists and expand your professional network.
Learning Objectives
NOTE: Gottman Level 1 Completion is a prerequisite for this training. The Gottman Institute will verify your Level 1 completion with Suncrest Counseling or any other provider, including The Gottman Institute Level 1 self-study course.
After this training, you will be able to:
- Explain the basics of observation, including why it’s important to recognize Emotions on the Human Face, Tension in the Voice, the Importance of Words, and the use of the SPAFF coding system
- Describe the seven levels of the Sound Relationship House theory.
- Describe how to recognize Bids and Turning Towards.
- Explain the components of the first three Assessment sessions.
- Explain and demonstrate how to conduct an Oral History Interview.
- Explain and demonstrate how to conduct a Feedback Session, including formulating a Treatment Plan and presenting it to the couple using the Sound Relationship House model.
- Describe the use of the core assessments with couples, including the Locke-Wallace, Weiss-Cerretto, Gottman Sounds Relationship House Questionnaires, Gottman 19 Areas Checklist, EAQ, SCL-90, Detour Scales, CAGE, and b-MAST.
- Explain and demonstrate the rules for Gentle Start-Up.
- Develop interventions couples can use as antidotes to the “Four Horsemen.”
- Prepare couples to physiologically soothe when flooded.
- Select and implement interventions to help deal with conflict.
- Apply different modes of changing the “Attack/Defend System” in a couple’s interaction.
- Assist couples in establishing dialogue about their gridlocked conflicts.
- Instruct couples on how to work towards a compromise on perpetual problems using the Two Oval method.
- Describe the five steps of processing a fight or a regrettable incident using the Aftermath of A Fight intervention.
- Use and describe the Stress-Reducing Conversation to minimize relapse.
- Select and implement interventions to help couples deepen their “Friendship System” by working on Fondness and Admiration.
- Select and implement interventions to help couples Build Shared Meaning with Rituals of Connection Identify and formulate a plan for different co-morbidities common in couples using Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
- Assessment and Intervention.
- Describe how to apply Gottman Method Couples Therapy to a couple who has experienced an affair.
- Describe when it is appropriate and inappropriate to use Gottman Method Couples Therapy with a couple dealing with substance abuse.
- Describe how to apply Gottman Method Couples Therapy to a couple experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Describe the differences between situational and characterological domestic violence and when it is appropriate and inappropriate to use Gottman Method Couples Therapy with a couple dealing with domestic violence.
Included in the cost of the event
- No extra charge: 500+ page printed manual – Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy ($175 value).
- Certificate of Completion for Level 2 Training – From The Gottman Institute
- 20 CE Hours and CE Certificate of Completion for Live In-Person or Live Remote Format
- Issued by Suncrest Counseling – Attend complete live training and post evaluation survey
- PDF of Live Training Lecture Slides
- Video recordings* access to the live training (available for up to 60 days post event)
- Lifetime access to online Gottman Institute Level 2 Module
- Eligibility to continue on to Level 3 (Live Training Early 2024); eligibility to become a Gottman Certified Therapist.
- Online access to videos from a recent live workshop conducted by Drs. John and Julie Gottman
- 734-page PDF manual with the content, assessments, interventions, and references discussed in training & videos
- 262-page PDF of lecture slides (Through The Gottman Institute)
3-Day Schedule will be posted soon (Times in MST)
Order Subject to change AM and PM Coffee, Tea, Beverages, and PM snack will be provided
7:45 am: Check-In
8:30 am: Begin Training
10:15 am: 15 Minute Break
10:30 am: Training
12:00 pm: 75 Minute Lunch Break (On your own)
1:15 pm: Begin afternoon Session
2:45 pm: 15 Minute Break
3:00 pm: Training
5:00 pm: End day
Day 2 & 3
Run of events subject to change, AM and PM Coffee, Tea, Beverages, and PM snack will be provided
7:45 am: Check-In
8:30 am: Begin Training
10:15 am: 15 Minute Break
10:30 am: Training
12:00 pm: 75 Minute Lunch Break (On your own)
1:15 pm: Begin afternoon Session
2:45 pm: 15 Minute Break
3:00 pm: Training
4:45 pm: End Training
About The Presenters:
William Bumberry, Ph.D.,is a clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working with couples. He has been with the Gottman Institute for nearly two decades and is a Senior Certified Gottman Couples Therapist and Master Trainer. He presents Gottman professional training in and outside the U.S. and has been a featured speaker at numerous workshops and conferences, including The Evolution of Psychotherapy and the Psychotherapy Networker. Dr. Bumberry is passionate about helping clinicians bring the Gottman Method into their life’s work, “making the world a better place — one couple at a time.”
In addition to his expertise in the Gottman Method, Dr. Bumberry integrates elements of Emotion-Focused Therapy into his work and teaching. He has trained with or hosted many of the pioneers in the world of Family Therapy and Systems Therapy and is a member of the American Psychological Association. For many years he worked closely with Dr. Carl Whitaker. He is co-author of Dancing with the Family: A Symbolic-Experiential Approach, A Different Kind of Caring (video production), and Reshaping Family Relationships: The Symbolic Therapy of Carl Whitaker. Family Relationships: The Symbolic Therapy of Carl Whitaker.
Intended Audience
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1.
- Mental health providers
- Allied professionals and clergy
- Students and interns
- Family clinic staff
- Professors/teachers of couples therapy
- Researchers in the social sciences
- Employee assistance professionals
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Gottman Level 2 Training | 3 Days with Master Gottman Trainer Dr. Bumberry
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Registration Closes April 19, 2023
+FREE Printed Training Manual ($175 value)
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Readings and Resources:
$175 VALUE! Your registration includes the Gottman Method – Level 2 Clinical Training Manual
Level 2 Clinical Training – Gottman Method Couples Therapy
(Assessment, Intervention, and Co-Morbidities)
Training Manual
This is the 500-page printed training manual for Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. It includes the Core Gottman Assessments and Interventions. The Level 2 Training Manual is designed to be used in tandem with our official live and online trainings.
Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D. (Author)
John Gottman, Ph.D. (Author)
Publisher: The Gottman Institute
Price: $175
Continuing Education & Course Completion Requirements
Each state has different regulations for CE credits. Please check with your state board to ensure credit will be applicable to your needs. The CE sponsors and program organizers are not to be held responsible in the event that your state board will not accept credit. Check back frequently as new CE Unit Approvals may be added leading up to the event.
Both live in-person and live remote (Zoom webcast) training attendees will be required to sign in and out each day, at breaks, attend the workshop in full, and complete the course evaluation in order to earn Live in-person CE credit. Online participants must complete the course in full and attend all sessions in order to receive ANY continuing education credit. No partial credit will be given. Attendees should complete all required steps to earn CE credit within 30 days after the conclusion of the workshop.
Approved for Live Format CE Hours
| ACEP – NBCC Suncrest Counseling P.C. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7258. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Suncrest Counseling P.C. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. |
ACEP No. 7258 | 20 CE Hours |
| Social Workers – NASW | This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 20 con hours in the live category by the National Association of Social Workers – Utah Chapter | # 886691963-6075 | 20 CE Contact Hours |
| Social Workers – NASW-UT | “Gottman Level 2 Training” approved for 20 credit hours in the live category by the National Association of Social Workers – Utah Chapter | # 2020298 | 20 CE Contact Hours |
| Psychologists – UPA | “Gottman Level 2 Training” has been approved for 20 credit hours in the live category by the Utah Psychological Association | Approved 12/18/22 | 20 CE Credits |
| Marriage and Family Therapists – UAMFT | “Gottman Level 2 Training” has been approved for 20 credit hours in the live category by the Utah Association of Marriage and Family Therapists | Approved 12/21/22 | 20 CE Hours |
*Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice. **It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board. If you require a copy of the evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the survey.
ADA Accommodations
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Refund and Cancellation Policy
We understand, life happens!
Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed to events@suncrestcounseling.com and will be honored as follows:
Suncrest is happy to offer refunds to registrants of both live and live-online trainings who cancel their registration up to 10 days in advance of the course or workshop start date, minus an administrative processing fee of $75. If canceled within 10 days before the event, no refund will be issued. In some cases, a credit for the same amount can be applied toward another future learning event, which expires within 1 year.
In the rare case that we need to cancel an event due to circumstances beyond our control, we will make every effort to notify attendees with as much advance notice as possible. Attendees will be given the opportunity to attend the event on the new date or transfer tuition to another event.
We don’t provide refunds due to:
Attendee technology problems: It is the responsibility of the webinar attendee to test their computer setup prior to the start of the webinar. If a technical failure at your home or workplace prevents access to the live webinar, you are not eligible for a refund. If the technical problem is due to our error, we will consider issuing a refund. Access to the recording of the event will be available for up to 60 days, though live attendance is required, with a post seminar evaluation to earn CE credits.
Attendee email issues: Refunds will not be issued in cases where an attendee did not receive the webinar login instruction email due to issues like restricted emails, bounced emails, or any other system issues. It is the attendee’s responsibility to contact us if they don’t receive the required login information at least 24 hours prior to the start time of the webinar
No shows: Registrants who do not attend or participate in the live seminar in-person or online will not be entitled to a refund. All registrants are given access to The Gottman Institute Level 2 training module and can review videos, print off assessments, and complete a self-study course and quizes to receive CE credit. For events that are recorded the video will be available a few weeks following the event and available for up to 60 days – live attendance of the complete program is required for CE credits where Suncrest Counseling is the provider.
