Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman
Here at The Couple Summit, there are several world-class professionals whom we admire, both for their academic achievements and for the path that they've gone on to pave for themselves within the world of relationship building. For years, we studied the works of hundreds of individuals. Of those hundreds of authors, scientists, poets, researchers, and noteworthy individuals, we'd like to give extra appreciation and praise towards this specific individual. As part of our 'Masters' series, we'd like to introduce Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman.
For us, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman’s expert opinion on relationship science is unparalleled within the field. Throughout her numerous interviews, her critically-acclaimed works, and her integral role in founding The Gottman Institute, Dr. Gottman has certainly earned the respect of The Couple Summit, as well as her colleagues in the field.
Who Is Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman?
Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is a well-known psychologist and researcher, as well as an author and a public speaker whose works span across the areas of marriage, sexual harassment, domestic violence, LGBTQIA, and parenting. Dr. Gottman was born in Portland, Oregon and moved to Colorado in the early 1970s to pursue her college education at Colorado College. After receiving her B.A. in Psychology, she moved on to complete her M.Ed. in Community Mental Health Counseling at the Northeastern University Graduate School of Education in 1976. Soon thereafter, she went back to school to earn her MA in Clinical Psychology and her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1981 and 1985, respectively.
In the years following, Dr. Gottman went on to build an extensive career for herself as a well-known researcher who dedicated much of her academic rigor to research within the area of relationship science. While at college, she began intense research that revolved around providing support, counseling, and therapy for rape victims, combat veterans, and other in-need populations. When moving onto graduate school, much of her clinical work continued within the field of relationship science. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Dr. Gottman began conducting research that addressed the differences between the ways in which lesbian and heterosexual mothers approached parenting. This was considered groundbreaking research at the time, and in the years following, she continued to dive deeper into this population.
The Gottman Institute
One of Dr. Gottman’s most notable achievements was her contributions to the founding of The Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington. Today, she proudly serves as President of the institute, and though her work, she has helped to design a number of studies aimed at providing researchers with a more comprehensive understanding of evidence-based group therapy interventions for those who have fallen victim to domestic violence. In addition, Dr. Gottman has gone on to create a number of workshops for couples, like The Art and Science of Love weekend workshops, as well as the Loving Couples Loving Children program.
Each and every day, Dr. Gottman exemplifies just what it means to conduct meaningful research and further expand the field of relationship science. And thanks to The Gottman Institute, her teachings, research, and expertise will remain prominent and well-known for years to come.
