Ep. 30 - What is Couples Therapy Like?

All The Therapies

Have you ever thought about going to couples therapy with your partner but worried what might come of it or if your problems are "bad enough" to warrant it. If so, check out this week's episode of All The Therapies, as Mona describes her couples therapy with her partner. Then we interview Gottman trained couples therapist John Berndt and hear about how and why couples therapy helps our relationships.

John Berndt Bio:

John is a native Southern Californian, born and raised in the Los Angeles area. He decided to become a therapist while working as a missionary in South Africa when he was nineteen, and realized he loved helping others. Working concurrently in local government as he went to school at Pacific Oaks College, John started his training at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and finished his internship at the Southern California Counseling Center. Once licensed and then retiring from government work, John started a private practice in Los Angeles and became the Clinical Director of the Southern California Counseling Center. Helping the SCCC community move through the pandemic is one of John’s most satisfying accomplishments. Now focusing on his private practice, John truly enjoys helping couples move from argumentative and problematic communication patterns toward more considerate, constructive, and collaborative conversations. He has completed Level 3 Practicum Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, which he uses along with elements of Esther Perel’s work, while employing an overall attachment theory lens to help couples uncover their underlying emotions and change their communication and relational dynamics. He also enjoys helping individuals live more true to who they are. He lives in Los Angeles with his amazing partner, two lively dogs, and one stubborn cat.

Website: www.couplestherapywithjohn.com

Instagram: @couplestherapywithjohn

Instagram: @allthetherapies

Editing by: Blackwell Post

Original music by: Juli Crockett

Time Stamps:

:40 Mona and Abby share their curiosities for the week

6:40 Mona discusses what happened in her couples therapy session

8:18 What is the Gottman Method?

11:15 What Mona learned

19:52 Interview with John Berndt, LMFT

20:20 How to argue productively

23:10 What is Gottman Couples Therapy Like?

28:04 Why Did John get into couples therapy?

39:23 When should a couple seek therapy

49:15 How to find John