Starting couples therapy can feel intimidating when you do not know what to expect. This guide explains the Gottman Method assessment process, including the Oral History Interview, Gottman Relationship Checkup, individual sessions, and feedback session, so you can arrive feeling more prepared.

Egypt played against New Zealand in Vancouver at the FIFA World Cup 2026! As an Egyptian living and working in Vancouver, and as a therapist who often sits with immigrants, couples, families, and people living between cultures, I found myself thinking about how much more was happening than a world cup game.

I nearly launched a full emotional grenade today. And it took everything I had to walk the talk! Generated by ChatGPT . Edited in Canva . Let me walk you through a day when I, a couples therapist, had to practice what I preach about conflict and repair in relationships. (P.S: It was not easy!) My husband and I had a "not so gentle" start up to a conversation. In his rejection to join me at an event I wanted to go to, he said, "I'm not going! I need and deserve to do something