Principle Skills Relationship Center

Principle Skills Relationship Center Gottman training for professionals • Certification mentoring • Couples therapy & intensives • Betrayal trauma, addiction, and Couples On The Brink”specialists

Principle Skills Relationship Center is one of the few therapy practices in Colorado that specializes in treating couples with The Gottman Method, which is based on extensive research and data on relationships. Our therapists integrate the Method with other therapeutic approaches. We provide individual, couples and family counseling for a range of issues:
- Trauma
- Addiction
- Depression
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- Trauma
- Betrayal
- Life Transitions
- Emotional/Sexual Betrayals
- Pornography-related problems
- Sexual Compulsions
- Substance Abuse
- Disabilities & Medical Conditions
- Divorce & Separation

We were the first group to offer The Gottman Institute’s couples and parenting workshops to families in Colorado and Hawaii. We also train healthcare professionals in The Gottman Method and other continuing education courses in Colorado and Hawaii.

Therapists: if a couple is flooded, the conversation is already over. Understanding flooding changes how you pace high-c...
06/07/2026

Therapists: if a couple is flooded, the conversation is already over.

Understanding flooding changes how you pace high-conflict sessions. A 20-minute physiological break isn't avoidance — it's biology. Teaching couples to self-soothe and re-engage is one of the most practical skills you can give them. It also reframes "shutting down" from a character flaw to a nervous system response — which often shifts how partners see each other.

Therapists: this is where the Sound Relationship House becomes clinically powerful. What makes the Sound Relationship Ho...
06/05/2026

Therapists: this is where the Sound Relationship House becomes clinically powerful.

What makes the Sound Relationship House so useful clinically is that it's both a diagnostic tool and a treatment guide.

You can assess where a couple's foundation has weakened and intervene at that exact level rather than jumping straight to conflict skills when the real issue is eroded friendship.

This kind of precision is what structured, research-backed training makes possible.

Clinical confidence in couples work is earned, not assumed. It comes from understanding the research deeply enough to tr...
06/03/2026

Clinical confidence in couples work is earned, not assumed. It comes from understanding the research deeply enough to trust it, practicing interventions until they feel natural, and getting feedback from someone who can see what you can't. If you're doing couples work without structured training, you're working harder than you need to — and your clients may be feeling it.

Therapists: not all entry points into crisis work are equal. Couples arrive in crisis mode and it's easy to go straight ...
06/01/2026

Therapists: not all entry points into crisis work are equal.

Couples arrive in crisis mode and it's easy to go straight to the wound. But the friendship beneath the conflict is the most important thing to evaluate early — because it's also the most powerful resource to build on. When there's warmth still there, even buried, that's your foundation. Everything else can be learned.

Many therapists do couples work with individual therapy training and good instincts. That takes you somewhere. But struc...
05/30/2026

Many therapists do couples work with individual therapy training and good instincts. That takes you somewhere. But structured, research-based training takes you further — faster.

When you understand the architecture of relationship distress, you stop guessing and start navigating. Your clients feel that clarity, even when they can't name it.

Therapists: pay attention to what happens in the silence. Silence also shows you things words can't. Who looks at their ...
05/28/2026

Therapists: pay attention to what happens in the silence.

Silence also shows you things words can't. Who looks at their partner? Who looks away? Who reaches, even slightly?

In those unscripted moments, you see the relationship more clearly than in any structured exchange. Let it breathe. What you observe in that pause can shape the next ten minutes of session.

05/27/2026

Ahhh, Day 3. 🎉

Another incredible Gottman Level 3 training comes to a close.

Ten more dedicated clinicians have completed this advanced training and are even better equipped to help couples navigate life's toughest challenges—from conflict and disconnection to healing and rebuilding trust.

I'm so proud of the commitment, curiosity, and professionalism this group brought to the classroom. The work you're doing matters, and countless couples will benefit from the skills you've strengthened this week.

Safe travels, and thank you for an amazing three days.

05/26/2026

Day 2 ✔️
Today was all about practice.

We worked through the core Gottman Method interventions required for certification, using experiential exercises, deep clinical discussions, and plenty of role plays to bring the concepts to life.

More clarity. More confidence. And yes — a little exhaustion.

The kind of exhaustion that comes from a day spent learning, stretching, and sharpening your clinical skills.

Ready for Day 3.

Therapists: part of your role is to hold perspective when couples can’t. Couples who come in on the brink often feel lik...
05/25/2026

Therapists: part of your role is to hold perspective when couples can’t.
Couples who come in on the brink often feel like they're the exception — the case too far gone, too complicated, too painful to fix.
Part of your role is to hold a wider view. You've seen repair happen. You know what the research says about what's possible. That knowledge, offered calmly and without pressure, is its own kind of medicine.

Address

7710 N Union Boulevard #202
Colorado Springs, CO
80920

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm

Telephone

+17194947412

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