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[Thérapie familiale en français](/therapie-familiale-en-francais) - [Thérapie de l'anxiété en français](/therapie-anxiete-en-francais) - [Thérapie de la dépression en français](/therapie-depression-en-francais) - [Trauma et deuil en français](/trauma-et-deuil-en-francais) - [Immigration et double culture](/immigration-et-double-culture) - Practical - [Rates and insurance](/rates) - [Out of network and superbills](/out-of-network-and-superbills) - [Frequently asked questions](/faq) - [About](/about) - [Contact](/contact) - [Crisis resources](/crisis-resources) [Book an appointment](/contact) ![Sunrise over a calm lake with a small wooden dock and a pine treeline](/assets/hero-contact-DUZ8LAJ_.jpg) Gottman Method · Maryland telehealth # Research-based couples work that actually holds _up._ Forty years of research on real couples has produced one of the most rigorous frameworks in the field. The Gottman Method is the backbone of couples work at C-G Health. [Book an appointment](/contact) The Gottman Method was developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman based on decades of longitudinal research at the University of Washington: following real couples over years and identifying, with unusual precision, which relationship patterns predict thriving, drifting, and unraveling. Couples work at C-G Health draws on that research base and translates it into practical, live-in-the-room work across Maryland through secure video, in English or French. ## What the research actually found Certain repeated behaviors (Gottman called them the Four Horsemen: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling) predict relationship failure at very high accuracy. Contempt is the strongest single predictor and the one couples work has to interrupt first. Equally, a set of concrete practices predicts thriving: turning toward small emotional bids, building a shared friendship system underneath the partnership, managing perpetual problems without trying to solve them, honoring each other's dreams, and repairing skillfully after inevitable ruptures. These are not abstractions. They are observable behaviors that can be assessed, taught, and rehearsed. ![Sunlight through a tall tree canopy](/__l5e/assets-v1/f003ee8f-bf81-4d59-834a-80b28c717d5a/nature-canopy.webp) C ## The Gottman framework: the Sound Relationship House The Gottman model organizes the work into a 'Sound Relationship House': a set of levels that each support the ones above them. Building love maps (knowing your partner's inner world). Sharing fondness and admiration. Turning toward instead of away. Cultivating a positive perspective. Managing conflict. Making life dreams come true. Creating shared meaning. Trust and commitment as the walls holding the whole structure. Couples work moves through the levels that need attention, not all of them, not always in order, depending on what the assessment shows. ![Backlit meadow grasses with a misty treeline](/__l5e/assets-v1/28215bb5-5cc6-49b1-bea1-66c26f24e5cd/nature-meadow.webp) ![A woodland path curving into morning light](/__l5e/assets-v1/971b41c8-ec16-432a-a08b-3440f77cf863/nature-path.webp) ## What sessions actually look like The first session is an extended intake with both partners. From there, sessions usually alternate between joint work and, occasionally, individual sessions with each partner to gather a clearer picture. The work is structured, active, and full of live rehearsal: trying a new way of raising a hard topic, right there in the room, and adjusting until it lands. Sessions run 75 minutes rather than the standard 50. The longer session is not a luxury for couples work; it is what makes real repair possible in a single sitting. C Is this a fit? ## An honest word about the work. You'll likely get the most from this work if you are: - Married and unmarried couples of every configuration across Maryland - Couples wanting a structured, research-informed approach - Couples ready to look honestly at their own contribution to the pattern The work asks for: - Both partners attending consistently - Willingness to try new practices between sessions, not only in them - Both partners physically in Maryland during each appointment Active intimate-partner abuse is a contraindication for couples therapy of any kind. A referral to the appropriate specialist care can go out instead of scheduling. Related pages ## Keep reading - [![Backlit meadow grasses with a misty treeline](/__l5e/assets-v1/28215bb5-5cc6-49b1-bea1-66c26f24e5cd/nature-meadow.webp) ### Couples therapy Read more ](/couples-therapy) - [![Still water at sunrise with a pine treeline](/__l5e/assets-v1/3845519e-f867-4035-82fc-449467453044/nature-water.webp) ### Relationship therapy Read more ](/relationship-therapy) - [![A single oak in soft golden morning light](/__l5e/assets-v1/3348e537-1d51-4564-8440-58301fd5df83/nature-oak.webp) ### Rates Read more ](/rates) - [![Warm sunlight across a reed bed at the water's edge](/__l5e/assets-v1/7e89d700-5d67-4611-85d3-2d1e4638e594/nature-reeds.webp) ### Emotionally Focused Therapy Read more ](/emotionally-focused-therapy) Ready when you are ## Become the _author_ of your own life. Telehealth psychotherapy across Maryland, in English or French. Individual and couples appointments; request one and a confirmation comes back within 24 to 48 hours. [Book an appointment](/contact)[See how I work](/how-i-work) ![](/assets/logo-mark-tRNiWrBI.png)C-G Health Psychotherapy · Maryland C-G Health, Inc. provides telehealth psychotherapy across Maryland with Hélène Ndoye Diop, LCPC. 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