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February 20, 2005
Gottman Institute
You know who has really good google placement for the term, "relationship research"? these guys. Seriously, they are #2 on google, and it looks to me like they are essentially just a married couple with a website. Granted, they have Ph.Ds. And they are still married. And they have a few publications (or he does, anyway). But other than that, what have they got over us? Well, they also have a small stable of therapists certified in their methods, which they then very link to on their flash map, including a therapist who describe himself as, "eclectic, with training in EMDR, hypnosis, and psychodynamic psychotherapy," but it looks to me like these are probably just people who took a seminar and then got themselves linked.
It's not that they don't have some interesting research to report on; it's just that I'd think that publishing a few papers as an individual and offering a few seminars does not an institute make -- but obviously I'm wrong about that! Maybe instead of marrying, patenting, or incorporating as a form of symbolizing our commitment to each other, Chris and I should have formed an institute. Maybe it's not too late? But at this point it would be a platonic institute, and where's the fun in that? I like my institutes sexy, just like I like my germans.
Posted by mary at February 20, 2005 08:47 PM
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You are wrong about the Gottmans. John gottman was a full professor at University of Washington for many years and did the most evidence based outcome research of any researcher regarding what works in marriages, what are the best predicters of divorce, and what kinds of therapy does and doesn't work.
John left the University to form the institute.
He also is doing new research on whether counseling for new parents before childbirth and immediately after birth, makes a difference in the emotional health of the child at three years old.
So far he has good double blind studies over four years.
He is considered the foremost researcher in this field and one of the very few people that has done good evidence based outcome research.
If you read the research it is fascinating and very innovative. He ties it to peoples physiology
when stressed when diuscussing 'hot' or 'difficult' topics.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 17, 2005 10:15 PM
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