John Gottman

John Mordecai Gottman (born April 26, 1942) is an American psychologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington. His research focuses on divorce prediction and marital stability through relationship analyses. Gottman's work has centered on the field of relationship counseling. His focus is on enhanced relationship functioning and mitigation of behaviors detrimental to human relationships. Gottman's work has also contributed to the development of important concepts on social sequence analysis.

In 1996, Gottman co-founded and led The Gottman Institute alongside his wife, psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman. Together, they are the co-founders of Affective Software Inc, a program seeking to make marriage and relationship counseling methods more accessible to a broader audience.

In 2007, Gottman was acknowledged as one of the 10 most influential therapists of the past twenty-five years by the Psychotherapy Network. The award was attributed to his contributions to the development of key concepts in social sequence analysis, which are claimed to have enriched the understanding of relationship dynamics and interactions. Provided by Wikipedia