Our Personal Invitation
Wherever you are in your relationship, we want you to experience tremendous benefits from this couples workshop. We know that this material has the power to radically transform your relationship, if you use the small steps often. These simple (though not always easy) practices can change the whole direction of a relationship. It’s pretty awesome to experience!
We’ve done the preparation work and we warmly invite you to join us for this weekend!
Sincerely,
Joy, Richard, and Joan
 Richard Boswell, LCSW
Richard B. Boswell, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years
experience working with couples, families and individuals. He is a Certified Gottman
Method Couples Therapist, Art and Science of Love Workshop Presenter and Level I
Trainer. He presents the Art and Science of Love Workshop several times a year in St.
Louis, Missouri and around the country. During his career, Mr. Boswell has presented at
conferences, workshops and seminars, taught at the graduate and post-graduate levels, and trained and supervised therapists . He has developed and directed inpatient, residential and outpatient treatment programs throughout the United States.
Mr. Boswell’s primary interests are in helping people with major life transitions, traumas,
affairs, and the pressures unique to dual career professional couples. He helps couples and families recognize their strengths and develop skill to deal constructively with conflict. Through the therapy process, they can learn to deepen their friendship, understanding and closeness with one another.
Mr. Boswell may be reached at rboswell01@earthlink.net or through the Art and Science
of Love Workshop web site at www.StLouisCouplesWorkshops.com.
 Joy Allen, LCSW, M.Div.
Joy Allen is committed to helping couples understand, respect and enjoy one another. For over 20 years she has been teaching relationship seminars to community and professional groups, facilitating groups, and helping strengthen families. She specializes now with non-traditional couples and with couples who want spirituality included in their psychotherapy. She is an experienced, clear presenter who is passionate about positive, healthy relationships. She can be reached in Ft. Worth, Texas at (817) 732-4200 or at joyallen.com.
 Joan Hoffman Ph.D.
Joan Hoffman, of MasterCouples Workshops northwest of Baltimore, specializes in individual, couples and family therapy with an expertise in child development and family relations. As a Gottman Institute Consultant, a Training Specialist for the Bringing Baby Home program, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, she considers the enrichment workshop process to be a powerful tool for growth and change. She is dedicated to helping couples and families enrich their relationships and create meaningful connections. She can be reached at www.mastercouplesworkshops.com
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| February 2008 - Drs. John and Julie Gottman with Richard Boswell and Joy Allen at the conclusion of The Art and Science of Love Workshop in Seattle, Washington |
A Certified Gottman Therapist
Richard Boswell, Joy Allen, and Joan Hoffman, were trained and certified by The Gottman Institute and Drs John and Julie Gottman as Gottman Couples Therapists and Gottman Couples Workshop Leaders. They each bring over 25 years of clinical experience and went through the Gottman Certification process together. They have been to Seattle, Washington many times for training, annual meetings of The Gottman Institute, roving at couples workshops and participating in leadership teams.
| The program to become a Certified Gottman Therapist includes the completion of the following three levels of training: |
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Level I – Marital Therapy: A Research-Based Approach – A two-day professional workshop by Dr. John Gottman, either in person or on DVD/videotape |
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Level II – Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Assessment and Intervention – a four or five-day training led by Drs. John and Julie Gottma |
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Level III – The Certification Program: |
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a. Workshop Practicum: a four-day workshop led by Dr. Julie Gottman. |
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Clinical Consultation: at least 8 individual sessions or 12 group sessions of consultation with a Gottman Relationship Clinic Senior Therapist and Consultant. |
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Tape Review: submission of DVD/video tapes for review by a Senior Gottman Relationship Clinic Therapist Tape Reviewer. Based on those videotapes, the therapist must have received confirmation from their Consultant that they have qualified to be a Certified Gottman Therapist. |
Without this written certification, clinicians are not qualified to use the Gottman name when representing themselves or their work in therapy, workshops, classes, written material and/or presentations.
 The Gottman Couples Workshop Leader Certification includes another level of training which involves attending and shadowing advanced clinicians at the workshop and then roving at The Art and Science of Love: A Weekend Workshop for Couples in Seattle presented by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Subsequently clinicians can then participate in the Gottman Couples Workshop Leaders five-day training. The first training for this occurred in April 2006 and the second training occurred in October 2007.
For more information:
The Gottman Institute
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