21/07/2026
Ever notice how an argument with your partner can go from nothing to everything in about two minutes flat?
It's rarely random. A lot of my work with couples starts with understanding this exact pattern — what John Gottman calls an escalation cycle, and a state he termed "flooding," where the nervous system gets so overwhelmed that clear thinking becomes genuinely difficult, not just unwilling.
I've written a longer piece on how this cycle works, and what actually helps interrupt it — link below if you want to read more.
I offer couples therapy via telehealth, drawing on the Gottman Method, EFT, and trauma-informed approaches — for the pattern itself, and what's underneath it.
https://etherapyaustralia.org/2026/07/21/riding-the-storm-the-escalation-cycle-behind-couple-conflict/
