Course Description

This is a practical training designed to help therapists recognize and effectively respond to emotional dysregulation in couples therapy. Participants will learn how to identify signs of emotional flooding and apply Gottman Method Principals alongside structured interventions to help de-escalate conflict. This training explores structured strategies for containing and redirecting reactivity while emphasizing the therapist's role in co-regulation, nervous system attunement, and creating emotional safety within the therapy room. This training is informed by Gottman Method principles but is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Gottman Institute.

Instructor

Elizabeth Shoop

LMHC

Elizabeth Shoop, LMHC, is a Certified Gottman Therapist, specializing in work with adults and couples. Elizabeth graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Master's in Clinical Psychology in 2016. She has experience working at a local agency setting before opening her private practice full time in 2019. Elizabeth work's primarily with couples on improving communication dynamics, learning emotion management skills, and reconnecting emotional intimacy. Elizabeth has since extended her practice to include offering Marathon Sessions, Gottman Level 1 trainings, and Gottman's official couples workshop, Art & Science of Love.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify key signs of emotional dysregulation in couples therapy

  • Utilize structured interventions to contain and redirect reactivity

  • Increase awareness of the therapist’s role in co-regulation and nervous system attunement

Course curriculum

    1. Must Complete Prior to Receiving Link

    1. Zoom Link for Elizabeth Shoop on September 26th

    2. Elizabeth Shoop Seminar Recording

    3. Elizabeth Shoop Seminar Recording Transcript

    1. Elizabeth Shoop Test - Must get 80% to pass

    1. Post Survey Seminar — Do not complete until after seminar

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 1 Lesson
  • 3 Hours of content
  • Through a Gottman Lense

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