Mike McNulty, PhD is the longest standing advanced clinical trainer, certified Gottman therapist (2005), and certified Gottman workshop leader (2007) sponsoring and presenting "The Art & Science of Love: A Weekend Workshop for Couples" in the Chicago area. He has presented this workshop locally and in other parts of the USA 50 plus times since 2007. Dr. Mike has trained and consulted with hundreds of therapists seeking to learn The Gottman Method in the USA, Ireland, India, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. He has been quoted in the Business Insider, Parade.com, Thrive Global, and many other media platforms. He loves bringing the method to couples and clinicians to help them improve relationships.
Sinead Smyth, LMFT, is the founder and owner of the East Bay Relationship Center. As a certified Gottman Therapist and advanced clinical trainer, Smyth trains and gives professional talks on relationship-related topics for Employee Assistance programs, church and community groups and to therapists, both in the USA and Europe. She is often quoted on relationship and parenting issues on major media platforms including the Washington Post, New York Times, and Today.com. To learn more about Sinead Smyth, visit her website here. For her bio, click on this link. For Sinead’s articles on the Gottman blog, click here.
Tom Ryan, MS, LCPC, is a certified Gottman Relationship Therapist and Couples Workshop Leader. He comes to the task of healing relationships after years of skepticism about the effectiveness of couples counseling. Originally trained in the sciences, he was intrigued by the research done by the Gottman Institute and decided to take a closer look. Since then his practice, once focused on victims of trauma, has become largely directed to helping couples create solid, lasting and satisfying relationships. He has worked with over 100 couples using the Gottman method, even conducting Marathon Therapy sessions for couples too far away to take advantage of weekly therapy sessions. Tom has offices in Oak Park, Downer's Grove, and Plainfield, IL. To learn more about Tom Ryan, visit his website here.
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Testimonials
Anonymous Testimonials from the Oct 26th & 27th, 2024 "The Art & Science of Love" (Gottman) Couples Workshop presented by Mike McNulty, PhD in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
I really feel the systems will help us through difficult times so we both feel heard and understood.
This is an excellent program for all couples. It’s like going to school with your partner on how to talk about feelings & have difficult conversations. Everyone knows communication is important. This teaches us how to listen and hear not only what is being said, but the deep reasons behind it that we often do not hear.
We found this workshop so useful; we invited Mike to our community to share this work & tools with the people in our life. Good relationships aren’t intuitive. These strategies have made a huge difference in our relationship.
The workshop opened my eyes to so many things I was unaware of. I feel closer to my wife and more capable of supporting her and becoming the husband I want to be.
Prior to coming to this workshop, I was ready to leave my marriage. I felt we had the same fights over and over. Although I felt chose a great person that I married, I was feeling hopeless that things would change. I also had reached a point where I didn’t care. A friend recommended this workshop, and it has really helped us with tools & exercises to strengthen our friendship, and relationship as well as how to address our issues and rebuild respect and trust. We are so grateful to Dr. McNulty & The Gottman Institute for your years of experience and dedication to helping couples work through difficulties. Thank you!
This was a great workshop and my first of its kind. I will be back for a second round. It helped activate and build on areas where we are already strong in our relationship, and it brought light to areas that needed work and gave us practical and structured tools to manage conflict. We will take these theories, tools, principles, and apply them at home and even in some other relationships. Mike is so perfect for sharing and holding this workshop. We both felt very safe with him and agreed he had great input. It showed us the work it takes to win in marriage and what it can be.
You really get what you put into it. Going through a relationship off of just emotions won’t work. It’s nice to have structure, to have guidelines. Such a great workshop.
Good ideas for things to try to improve our marriage. Started some conversations that were needed for a long time.
Really like the tools & ideas to build friendship & connection. Turning toward was an eye opener & very meaningful concept to learn.
As someone who rarely communicates and is not very good at it, this seminar helped give me tools to feel more comfortable opening up to my spouse. I would definitely recommend this to someone who has the same communication struggles.
The workshop gave us important templates on how to have difficult discussions. It taught us how to listen to one another and how simple it can be to de-escalate potential arguments. It was also nice to see what we are already doing right. Thank you for this amazing opportunity.
This was great! We felt validated that we were already doing a lot of things right while learning some tools to improve how we communicate with each other and really listen to each other. It was also such a relaxed, safe environment. The way things were broken up, the time seemed to fly.
Anonymous Testimonials from Oct 5 & 6, 2024 "The Art & Science of Love" (Gottman) Couples Workshop Presented by Sinead Smyth, LMFT & Mike McNulty, PhD in Oakland, CA.
"Great presenters & content!"
"Loved the stories!"
"This workshop was exactly what our marriage needed. A year ago we lived separately for 3 months. We did reunite, but our relationship didn't get better. In this workshop, I learned that my spouse and I have been living parallel lives. With tools, card & foundation from this workshop, I have hope. We learned a lot (and were able to practice) how to become better communicators. The content and method helped us to have less contentious and charged conversations. I am happy to have a new set of tools to honor appreciate, and connect with my wife."
"This workshop is perfect the way it is. The magic 6 hours a week is the million dollar blueprint!"
"Overall, I think this was such a worthwhile 2 days. The research backed theories, content, & information makes the tools action based & achievable. I do genuinely think we will apply it to our relationships. The presenters were also great. Two different styles which was a great balance."
"Very helpful program. We got divorced because we couldn't get past a perpetual gridlock in our marriage. We didn't have any tools to discuss it. We're now trying to get back together & feel this is giving us the tools to try."
"This workshop was super helpful. Not that all the issues we have after a 40 year marriage were solved, but now we have some tools in our toolbox to address them. We had become deadlocked on almost all issues and now I'm hopeful we can move forward."
"Great workshop from the instructors, materials, presentations, etc. Definitely leaving with tools to help my marriage and family. 10/10 - would highly recommend. Well paced. Great content."
"It's hard to get my spouse to not take every issue I raise as a personal attack. The techniques in this workshop gave us something we both believe we can use going forward. We we're a phone call away away from divorce before this weekend. The investment was well worth it."
"The weekend was full. The presenters were experienced and kind while they challenged us, worked us hard. Effectively used subtle humor to help us engage."
"Presenters were knowledgeable and engaging. They did a fantastic job answering questions & helping individuals with sharp, realistic & perceptive responses."
"Thank you! This was very well organized. You both created an empathetic and safe space for us to explore our selves and relationship. I loved all the stories (and incorporating personal examples was a nice touch.)
"We have been wanting to attend a Gottman weekend workshop for a long time and were delighted when a group was gathering close to home. Sinead and Mike are skilled and knowledgeable facilitators and clinicians."
"Fantastic!"
"Thank you so much for everything! I was not excited to come, but felt it was a weekend well-spent. We grew a lot. It was a great investment in the relationship."
"We valued the exercises and the speakers. Having these practical tools led to some breakthrough conversations. We have more to learn/grow, but it was really helpful."
"Well developed and executed. Fantastic presentation of The Gottman Method with nice video breaks. Overall, nicely paced and very informative. Would recommend to couples."
