What is it?

 

A Relationship Health Assessment is a simple, affordable evidenced-based process to help you take a snap shot of just how healthy your relationship is right now and gain some professional feedback, ideas, strategies, tools and activities to help you learn how to ensure your relationship continues to grow into a healthy,  stable, satisfying, long term proposition for you both.

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There are 2 options for completing a Relationship Health Assessment:

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Option 1 - The Complete Love Lab Relationship Assessment (4 hours Zoom assessment consultations, completion of the Gottman Checkup Questionnaires, analysis of 2 ten minute couple conversations by the online Gottman Institute Love Lab.)

 

Option 2 - Full Zoom assessment and feedback process (4 hours in person                consultations including Gottman Checkup Questionnaire results) - more details here;

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Complete Love Lab Relationship Health Assessment:

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Your Love Lab Relationship Health Assessment begins with a careful and thorough assessment of your current relationship. There are several steps in this assessment process:

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1. Questionnaires: You will each complete a series of questionnaires that help me understand your relationship satisfaction. You will be sent a link where you will create an account via the Gottman Connect website. Please remember your password since you will need to log into this account again. Provide answers to the items in the questionnaire as best you can. It is important that each person completes all of the questionnaires independently; you will not review one another's responses. Some of the questions provide a space for adding notes to the answers.  I read each of the notes, so please make use of this feature when appropriate.

2. First Meeting: Our initial meeting will be with both of you together. We will discuss your current situation, your history as a couple and answer any questions you might have about the process.

3. Videos: You will make two video - a) Events of the week Conversation - this is a recording of a ten-minute conversation about the events of the past week; b) Conflict Conversation: The second video is a recording of a ten-minute conversation about an actual area of conflict or disagreement between you.

4. Video Rating: You will each be asked to give a rating of how you were feeling as the two conversations progressed. The results of the rating dial provides a powerful tool in understanding your relationship and that information will be included for you in a report.  You will be provided with instructions for this at your initial consultation.

5. Individual Sessions: You will each attend an individual 60 minute consultation with Trish to obtain your personal history.  This helps Trish get a deeper understanding of your perspective and experience in your world.

6. Feedback Session: All of the information you have shared is brought together in a report that will help bring a new understanding about the relationship and help set the goals for the therapy.This evaluation is helpful in understanding your relationship and charting the way forward for an improved future.

7. The Relationship Builder Program - in addition to all of the above you will receive lifetime access to the complete series of videos, exercises and information for this program developed by Drs John and Julie Gottman to help support your understanding and practice of the new relationship skills we will be working on developing.

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Full Zoom Relationship Health Assessment - What does it Involve?

 

Full Zoom Relationship Health Assessment requires you and your partner to attend the following Zoom consultations with Trish:

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1. You and your partner will both complete the Gottman Connect Relationship Questionnaire;

2. You and your partner will both attend a 60 minute consultation with Trish to obtain a history of your relationship;

3. You will each attend an individual 60 minute consultation with Trish  to obtain your personal history;

4. You will both attend a 60 minute feedback consultation during which we will discuss the current condition of your relationship and identify evidenced-based processes, tools and strategies to begin to help you address these.  Together we will collaboratively develop an action plan with a range of options for you to consider.

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What will we get out of an Assessment?

 

By the end of your feedback consultation you and your partner will:

 

• have a much deeper understanding of both the strengths and challenges in your relationship.

• Have a greater understanding of what it takes to create a strong, healthy, stable, satisfying and long-lasting relationship based on Gottman’s evidenced based model of Sound Relationships;

• Receive specific tools, strategies, ideas and resources to help you work towards creating the relationship you both want; and,

• Receive a range of recommendations to help you address any of the challenges your relationship may be facing.

 

Depending on the current state of your relationship, your feedback session may include recommendations such as:

 

• Accessing and utilising apps;

• Obtaining and reading books and articles

• Watching YouTube videos;

• Agreeing to engage in weekly activities together;

• Attending workshops;

• Engaging in a couple coaching program;

• Engaging in online therapy with Trish or another therapist;

• Seeking in-person help from a trained Gottman therapist in your area;

• Attending Marathon Couples Therapy with a trained and highly skilled therapist.

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What does it cost?

 

Complete Love Lab Relationship Health Assessment $2000.00 AUD

Full Zoom Assessment including the Gottman Connect questionnaire and report (does not include the Love Lab assessment) $1850.00 AUD

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How do we begin?

 

Once you register for your relationship health assessment, you and your partner will each receive an email with links for each of you to complete the questionnaires mentioned above.

 

You will also receive information about how book your In person consultation/s with Trish. Please be aware that Trish is generally heavily booked well in advance and while we will do our best to meet your needs, premium times outside of normal work hours (8am to 5pm) are generally booked months in advance.

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Can we get a report?

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You will receive a written report after your feedback consultation based on the data collected in your Gottman Connect Questionnaire that will provide you with a summary of the strengths and challenges in your relationship.  You will also receive a personalised email from Trish providing you with a full range of options and best recommendations for you to follow-up on.

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Can we cancel after we have registered?

 

You may cancel at any stage during the process.  Cancellation fees are as follows:

 

• Completed registration but have not received questionnaire links - full refund less $50 admin and credit card fees;

• Completed registration, received questionnaire links but have not completed any questionnaires- full refund less $200 admin, questionnaire costs and credit card fees;

• Completed registration and completed questionnaire/s but cancelling consultation more than one week in advance – full refund less $350 admin, questionnaire costs and credit card fees;

• Completed registration, completed questionnaires and cancelling less than one week in advance of booked consultation but more than 48 hours before – full refund less $725 admin, questionnaire costs, late cancellation fee and credit card fees;

• Completed registration, completed questionnaires and cancelling less 48 hours before booked consultation – no refund.