Upcoming Virtual Workshop
Strengthen Your Relationship
Better communication. Deeper connection. Lasting love.
A live, guided couples workshop using proven Gottman tools — based on The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Built on decades of research to help you communicate better and reconnect.
Per couple $225 Early Bird $197 Format Virtual (Zoom)
Introductory rate · Materials sold separately · Early Bird discount ends 30 days before the event.
Optional Add-On
Add a Personalized Relationship Assessment
For couples who want a deeper understanding of their relationship before the workshop, you can choose to complete a personalized assessment. This process provides meaningful insights into your relationship patterns, along with tailored tools and recommendations to help you get the most out of your workshop experience.
$197 Introductory Investment
To learn more about this option, please email [email protected].
Nettie M. Muhammad
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S
Certified Gottman Seven Principles Leader
Presented By
"I help couples build stronger, healthier, and more connected relationships."
I'm Nettie Muhammad, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Gottman Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Leader. I specialize in helping couples improve communication, reduce conflict, and strengthen their relationships using evidence-based approaches. I'm passionate about creating a supportive space where couples can learn practical tools to reconnect and grow together.
Proven Gottman Tools
Strengthen Your Relationship Using Proven Gottman Tools
A live, guided workshop for couples who want better communication, less conflict, and deeper connection.
Does This Sound Familiar?
☑ Are you and your partner having the same argument over and over?
☑ Does communication turn into frustration or shutdown?
☑ Do you love each other, but feel disconnected?
☑ Are you busy and don't know how to reconnect?
If any of this feels familiar, this workshop was designed with you in mind.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Workshop
What to Expect
Based on decades of research by John Gottman and Julie Gottman, this workshop gives couples practical tools to improve communication, strengthen connection, and manage conflict in healthier ways.
This workshop combines guided teaching, live demonstrations, and private couple exercises where you and your partner focus on your relationship together.
Your privacy is always respected. You will not be asked to share personal details with the group. While questions and participation are welcomed, you are free to engage at a level that feels comfortable for you.
What You'll Walk Away With
✔ Practical communication tools you can use immediately
✔ A deeper understanding of your partner
✔ Skills to manage conflict without escalation
✔ Ways to rebuild emotional connection and trust
✔ Strengthen and maintain the gains in your relationship
Is This Workshop Right for You?
This workshop is designed for couples in committed relationships at many different stages, including:
Married couples Pre-engaged couples (those considering marriage) Engaged or preparing for marriage Couples at any stage—from newly together to long-term partnerships Couples who want to strengthen an already “good” relationshipCouples who would like better tools for managing conflict
Couples who are curious about relationship support but not ready for ongoing therapy People of all backgrounds, ages, faiths, and sexual orientations
If you're willing to learn, grow, and invest in your relationship, this workshop is for you.
Important Note
This workshop is intended for education and relationship enrichment. It may not be the best fit if there is ongoing emotional abuse, domestic violence, unwanted physical contact, or active substance abuse. In those situations, individual or couples therapy is recommended to provide more appropriate support.
Logistics
Workshop Details
Purchased Separately
Workshop Materials
You'll use these materials during the workshop, so please have them ready. We recommend the Box Set or the Couples Guide for the best experience.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Book
(Includes one book) Gives you everything you need to work through the program together.
$25
The Seven Principles Couples Guide
(Includes two workbooks) Allows you to privately record answers and journal your thoughts about the concepts in the book as you apply them to your relationship, working through the interactive exercises in each chapter of The Seven Principles Book
$50 / pair
The Seven Principles Box Set
(Includes one book, two workbooks, the Love Maps and Open-Ended Questions card decks. Allows you to fully experience the Seven Principles together during and long after the workshop.
$75 / set
Limited Spots Available
Ready to Strengthen Your Relationship?
Reserve your spot today before registration closes.
More information & group options: [email protected]
More Information
Discounts & Savings
First Responders, Military/Veterans, K-12 Educators, and Counseling Students/Interns - as a "thank you" for all you do, are eligible to save 10%. Please email [email protected] for a special discount code.
Scholarships are occasionally available on an as-needed basis and at varying rates. If you are wishing to attend and are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] to inquire about attending at a discounted rate. Only a limited number of scholarships are available for each event and there is no guarantee that a scholarship will be available when you request one.
Discounts & Savings
Transfer/Cancellation Policy: If cancellation is made on or before the Early Bird Registration deadline, a full refund minus a $75 processing fee will be given. If your cancellation occurs after the Early Bird Registration deadline, your registration will be converted to a credit, good for a full year, that can be applied to future workshops.
Additional Workshop Information: We would like to advise that our couples workshop is presented as a seminar. It is meant to be psycho-educational and is not meant to be couples therapy. We do offer virtual and in-person couples therapy, consultations, and additional resources at The Gifted Family Institute. While we believe that the content of this workshop is based on sound research and principles, there is no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied about the benefit of this workshop for your specific concerns.
Assessment First? While not required, some workshop couples desire to complete a Limited Assessment prior to attending a workshop. Here you will complete an extensive online questionnaire and schedule one 60-minu session where we will review information and gain some insight and prescribed focus on what portion(s) of the workshop might provide the greatest benefit. You will also received tailored suggestions and resources. Email [email protected] for more information.
Good to Know
Frequently Asked Questions
The Seven Principles Program is a 1-day workshop that focuses solely on the seven principles found through Dr. Gottman's research to enhance a relationship. This workshop expands upon the invaluable information found within his book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
The Art & Science of Love Weekend Workshop is a 2-day workshop that includes a greater depth of coverage on the seven principles, while also going into a wider array of Dr. Gottman's research and exercises as they apply to your relationship. The Art & Science of Love also offers a greater chance for a Certified Gottman Therapist to assist you personally when stuck during exercises.
Once you have completed registration and provided an email address and phone number upon checkout, you will be contacted by our staff to complete the Registration Process. Typically you will be contacted via email a few days of registration. Within that email, you will be directed to fill out a final registration information form. Your registration is not complete until this form is returned via email to [email protected].
LIMITED SEATS! Events will sell out! Cancellation Policy: If cancellation is made on or before the Early Registration Cut-off Date, a full refund less $75 processing fee will be given. After the cut-off date, your registration will be converted to a credit to a future workshop within the next 12 months.
Couples of all ages, incomes, races, nationalities, professions, religions, abilities, and orientations attend our workshops. Couples attend who already have a strong, healthy relationship, and couples attend to repair relationship damage and get back on track. Parents sometimes attend who have decided to end their relationship but want to do so in a way that doesn’t negatively impact their children, and receive skills to become healthy co-parents moving forward. We welcome all couples who want to work on making their relationship stronger
Yes. All couples are welcome. This may in fact be the best time to work on and build upon your relationship!
Yes. We strongly encourage attending our workshop as premarital preparation.
Yes. Gift certificates are available upon request.
Yes. We have standard discounts for couples involved with the military, education system, mental health field, or student/interns. We also offer scholarships upon request. Email [email protected] for more information.
Depends. The registration fee is for a couple. There are opportunities to actively engage with your partner during the workshop. However, if your partner decides not come, or if you wish to sign up on your own, you are welcome to attend. The registration fee is the same if you attend with your partner or by yourself.
Each couple is different and we are unable to provide specific advice about how to convince your partner to attend a workshop or seek counseling. However, many individuals have found that a good place to start is by sharing some of the research and videos on the Gottman website with their partners. Dr. Gottman’s bestselling book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is also a great way to become acquainted with the research and the Gottman Method.
No problem. Couples sit as an audience during the lectures, and only engage quietly together. There is no group work, and no mandatory sharing.
The venue, location, weather, time of year and several other factors affect the size of each workshop. The large group workshops (offered periodically) can see anywhere from 10-50+ couples attend.
Yes. Couples who attend our workshop tend to fall into two categories: enhancement and repair. We applaud couples who are wise enough to attend the workshop for enhancement purposes. Our brains are more open to new learning when we are not stressed out, and our workshop is designed with plenty of humor and romance, so enhancement couples have a terrific time while learning. Feedback from both enhancement and repair couples indicates that the couples workshop is very beneficial.
There are no prerequisites to attending a couples workshop. The workshop is self-contained and is appropriate even if you’ve never heard of Dr. John Gottman and his work.
The workshop is self-contained; no pre-reading is required. Some couples report that reading The Seven Principles enhanced their workshop experience by providing a foundation in the research concepts and applications.
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