The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is derived from research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute. Their research revealed seven consistent principles that Masters of Relationships do.

The primary goal of this interactive workshop is to help couples strengthen their relationships by deepening their love maps, fostering fondness and admiration, facilitating turning toward each other, accepting each other's influence, solving solvable problems, overcoming gridlocked issues, creating shared meaning, and maintaining gains. Couples will see examples of how to and how not to, and have time to practice the skills.

Upcoming Workshop

$399 per couple

February 6 | 7 - 9 pm ET

February 7 | 10 am - 6 pm ET

Virtual workshop. Two digital workbooks included. Number of registrants is limited. Register by February 3, 2026. Fill out the contact form below.

Private Couples Workshop

Are you a part of a couple group or church interested in the 7 Principles Workshop? Inquire about hiring Christina Gentry, LMFT, to host the workshop for your group.

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Refund Policy

Full refunds are available for cancellations made up to one week before the start date. Partial refunds are available (minus $50) for cancellations occurring less than one week before the start date. No refunds are available for cancellations made three days or less before the workshop onset.

FAQ

Who is this for?

Premarital, engaged, married, and committed relationships.

Must both partners attend or can I come alone?

Since the class involves couples doing exercises together, both partners must participate and be located in the same space. If one partner must miss a particular class meeting, then the other partner is encouraged to attend the lecture portion of the class. He or she may use the Couples Exercise time to do part of the exercises and then do the full exercise with their partner later. They may also use exercise time to read the Seven Principles book.

Is this group therapy?

No. This is an educational workshop where you and your partner will learn and practice the seven principles.

Will we have to share our personal problems and issues with the class?

No. The workshop does not include sharing problems or issues publicly. Couples Exercises are done privately.

My partner isn’t a reader. Can we still come to the class if he/she won’t read the book?

Yes, still come to the class. While the book provides very valuable information, the class lectures will summarize the content of the book. Each person will need a Couples Guide, however, to do the Couples Exercises efficiently.

Should we do the exercises in the book at home or save them for class?

The class will involve doing some of the exercises from the book so doing them first at home would duplicate some of them. In some cases, the directions for doing the exercises in class have been revised and updated from those presented in the Seven Principles book.

Role-play examples of how to – and how not to – do some of the exercises help participants get the most out of each exercise. There are some exercises in the book that the class will not have time to do, and couples are encouraged to do them at home after that chapter has been covered in class.