Advance your mastery with Gottman Level 2 assessment and intervention.
Join me, Craig Tucker, LCSW, for the engaging, clinically focused Gottman Level 2 Clinical Training. A Masterclass designed to help you internalize the powerful, research based assessment and intervention techniques of Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Drawing on my experience as a clinician and trainer, I will guide you in applying these methods with confidence, recognizing when they are most effective, and identifying when couples therapy is contraindicated.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1.
Next Gottman Level 2 Clinical Training
Gottman Level 2 Clinical Trainings are held at the TuckerWorks Studio in Redlands, CA. Located adjacent to the Redlands Packing House District, and the charming shops, galleries, and cafes of downtown Redlands. The next Level 2 Training is:
314 W Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374
Tickets for the Three Day Training
Early Bird–book 30 days prior to the event: $945
Gottman Level 2 Schedule
Wednesday – Friday 8:30 am -5:00 pm every day.
Day 1 Schedule Day 2 Schedule Day 3 Schedule
Morning bagels, muffins, croissants with fruit, coffee, teas. Then, lunch on your own with sweets in the afternoon
Special Student / Associate Pricing
A reduced rate of $875 is available for graduate students and mental health clinicians in associate status working toward licensure. This pricing is designed to support emerging professionals in accessing high‑quality, research‑based couples therapy training as they build a strong clinical foundation in the Gottman Method. To receive this discount, please upload your student ID or enter your associate registration number along with the verification link to your licensing board’s website.
Agency and University Discounts
Agencies (including Religious Organizations) sending three or more clinicians are eligible for special rates of $895 for Level 2 training at TuckerWorks Studio. Craig Tucker, LCSW is available to present these trainings on‑site at agencies and universities in Southern California for groups of 10 or more attendees, at the $895 agency rate or the $875 student rate.
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Advanced Gottman Clinical Training for Complex Couples Therapy
Join us for three days of advanced Gottman Method training designed to deepen your clinical confidence and strengthen your ability to work with complex relational challenges. Gottman Level 2 Clinical Training offers an in‑depth exploration of assessment and intervention, with a clear focus on clinical observation and identifying co‑morbidities such as trauma, affairs, and addiction. Throughout the training, you will learn to apply these methods with nuance and precision, building skills that support meaningful change in the couples you serve.
Across these three days, you will engage in teaching, demonstrations, and hands‑on practice in small groups. You will work directly with me as you refine assessment protocols, strengthen intervention skills, and deepen your understanding of the Sound Relationship House. Through case‑based learning and guided practice, you will develop treatment‑planning strategies that support long‑term stability and relational health.
Follow up for your Training
To follow up, you are invited to participate in the TuckerWorks Level 1 discussion forum on this site and you are invited to attend our monthly lunch time discussion forums on Zoom. You will also have access to a treasure trove of additional tools to help you get started with the Gottman Method.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Deepen your understanding of complex couples-therapy dynamics, including affairs, trauma, and co-morbidities.
- Strengthen assessment skills with advanced tools that clarify patterns and guide interventions.
- Implement targeted interventions for high-conflict couples, betrayal, trauma, and emotional dysregulation.
- Apply effective strategies for regulation, conflict management, and rebuilding intimacy.
- Access specialized resources that support continued professional growth and clinical mastery.
This training is for mental health providers, allied professionals and clergy, students and interns, family clinic staff, professors/teachers of couples therapy, researchers in the social sciences, and employee assistance professionals. There are no prerequisites.
Included in the registration price is a clinical training manual, which contains the core Gottman Method Couples Therapy assessments and interventions. You will be awarded a Certificate of Completion with an assessment score of 80% or better from The Gottman Institute.
No, there are no prerequisites. Pre-licensed mental health providers, students and interns, are welcome. Also, all allied professionals (clergy, family clinic staff, professors/teachers of couples therapy, researchers in the social sciences, and employee assistance professionals, and so on).
- 19 hours of video lectures and real world demonstrations of the Gottman Method assessment, intervention, and treatment planning for complex cases including PTSD, addiction, and affairs.
- A more than 600 page comprehensive digital manual and training materials to support ongoing integration into your practice.
- Certificate of completion and advanced skills to confidently address challenging therapeutic scenarios.
From the Gottman Institute you will receive:
- Membership in our Gottman clinical discussion forum
- Access to our monthly Gottman Therapy lunch call via zoom
- Access to my treasure trove of tools to help get started in the Gottman Method
From TuckerWorks you will receive:
At the completion of this training, you will be able to:
- Describe the essential qualities every couples therapist needs.
- Strengthen observational skills, including facial affect, vocal tension, and SPAFF coding.
- Explain the seven levels of the Sound Relationship House.
- Recognize bids and Turning Toward behaviors.
- Conduct an Oral History Interview with confidence.
- Assess a couple’s Friendship, Conflict, and Shared Meaning profiles.
- Use assessment profiles to select appropriate interventions.
- Apply core assessments including the Locke Wallace, Weiss Cerretto, SRH Questionnaires, 19 Areas Checklist, EAQ, SCL 90, Detour Scales, CAGE, b MAST, and supplemental tools.
- Formulate and present a treatment plan using the Sound Relationship House model.
- Teach antidotes to the Four Horsemen.
- Help couples self soothe when flooded.
- Implement interventions for conflict management and emotional regulation.
- Support couples in navigating gridlocked conflict.
- Strengthen the Friendship System through Rituals of Connection.
- Facilitate shared meaning and values.
- Use the Stress Reducing Conversation to prevent relapse.
- Identify and plan treatment for common co morbidities.
- Apply Gottman Method interventions with couples recovering from affairs.
- Determine when Gottman Method Couples Therapy is appropriate or contraindicated for substance abuse.
- Differentiate situational vs. characterological domestic violence and identify when Gottman Method is appropriate.
19 CE Hours are available for $40 through The Cognitive Behavioral Institute. You will receive a link via email to the CE application after course completion. After payment and satisfactory completion of the appropriate information with The Cognitive Behavioral Institute, they will email you a certificate within 48 hours.
Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid registration fees, signed in, attended the entire seminar, and signed out in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available.
CBI Center for Education is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBI Center for Education maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CBI Center for Education is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee’s respective state licensing board.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: There is no commercial support for this CE program, and the instructor has no financial disclosures to report.
Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists/Mental Health Counselors Nearly all Professional Counselors, MFT & Mental Health Counselors, and LCSW (in some states) boards accept APA. Check with your board to be sure.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations occasionally. We attempt to stay on top of the most recent changes. If you have questions about a course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly for a definitive answer.
14 Days Prior To The First Day Of Event = Full refund, minus a $50.00 processing fee.
7 Days Prior To The First Day Of Event = 50% refund, minus a $50.00 processing fee.
Within 6 Days Of The First Day of Event = No refund, but contact us if you would like to reschedule. For rescheduled registrations, the maximum refund for cancellation is 50%, minus a $50.00 processing fee, until 14 days prior to the first day of the rescheduled event. Within 14 days of rescheduled event, no refunds or additional rescheduling will be allowed.
