About Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D.

Drs. John and Julie Gottman are engaging and illuminating speakers who present with humor, wisdom, and clarity. Their workshops integrate didactic presentation, analysis of couple interactions, demonstrations of clinical technique, experiential learning, videos from their clinical office and lively exchanges with their audiences.

Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D. is a highly respected clinical psychologist and educator who was recently honored as the Washington State Psychologist of the Year. She is the designer and Clinical Director for Loving Couples, Loving Children, a curriculum for couples challenged by poverty, and co-designer of a therapeutic model for addressing domestic violence. She has authored or co-authored three books, and has been a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows. Dr. Gottman specializes in working with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families. Together, the Gottmans teach Couples workshops and the Professional Training Programs at The Gottman institute. They are also involved in ongoing relationship research studies, and have private practices in Seattle in which they see couples for weekly and intensive marathon therapy sessions.

Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is cofounder and Clinical Director of the Gottman Institute™ and co-teaches the Institute's Advanced Training Seminar in Couples Therapy™ and The Art and Science of Love Couples Weekend Workshop™ with Dr. John Gottman. Julie co-founded the Gottman Institute and established its affiliated Relationship Center and Referral Network for which she still serves as its leader. As Clinical Director, she has designed and provided marriage workshops, gay and lesbian relationship workshops, basic and advanced clinicians’ trainings, community talks, consultation services, educational products, and a clinic for private couple therapy. Julie is also the designer and clinical director for Loving Couples Loving Children, a curriculum for couples suffering from the effects of poverty.

Julie is also in private practice in Seattle, Washington. She is a widely recognized expert for her work with individuals, couples and group psychotherapy treatment. She specializes in work with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families. In the legal system, she has served as an expert witness in cases involving rape and sexual harassment. Julie’s research on lesbian parents has been one of the key resources for organizations and courts seeking to make determinations about gay and lesbian adoption, same-sex marriage, and other gay and lesbian family issues.

Julie has been a frequent guest on radio and TV talk shows throughout the United States and Canada. She has served as a consultant for several national TV programs including ABC’s “20/20.” Julie’s style as a therapist and teacher is inspiring, empowering, respectful, and kind. Her work as the leader of the Gottman Institute has made it possible to identify and integrate the expertise of her staff, therapists, and the wider research and therapeutic community. Meanwhile, her commitment to excellence and integrity has assured that, as the Gottman Institute grows, the Institute continues to maintain the highest ethical and scientific standards.