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Training & Education
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Gottman Clinical Training Level 3
TIME: 09:00 - 17:00 Singapore Time
[Lunch & refreshments provided]
Gottman Clinical Training Level 3
There is no better way to learn how to apply Gottman Method Couples Therapy than the Level 3 Training. Through videotaped cases of real couples, demonstrations of assessments and interventions, and nuanced discussion of technique, the Level 3 Training significantly expands your understanding of when and how to use Gottman Method strategies.
Special Features
This training is conducted physically with a Certified Gottman Trainer.
- Access a 200+ page digital Level 3 Clinical Training Manual which contains the core assessments and interventions.
- Receive a Level 3 certificate of completion from The Gottman Institute once you complete the required assessment of knowledge at the end of the level.
- Meet, learn, and share experiences with other like-minded professionals.
- Eligibility to continue to the Certification Track.
Learning Outcomes
Level 3: Live Practicum Training
This training is conducted physically with a Certified Gottman Trainer.
In this three-day workshop, you will learn:
- Build on the knowledge obtained from Level 1 and Level 2 Training.
- To refine your precision, confidence, and therapeutic judgment in real time through advanced practicum-based masterclass.
- Learn to move from principles into instinctual application of Gottman Method interventions with nuanced timing and clinical discernment through demonstrations, coached role-play and videotaped cases of real couples.
Syllabus outline:
- Choose an intervention that is appropriate for the clients at the moment
- Recognise the Four Horseman when one member of a couple exhibits that behaviour.
- Stop the couple’s dyadic interaction when one member exhibits one of the four horseman. Describe the Four Horseman to the couple.
- Explain the antidote to the relevant horseman clearly and accurately.
- Coach the person with an alternative way to express him- or herself using an appropriate antidote.
- Re-direct the couple to resume communication in a dyadic way. Continue to monitor for the four horsemen and intervene if they reemerge.
- Identify when one or both partners are physiologically flooded (and not just upset) and stop the interaction between the couple.
- Provide a brief explanation of flooding in clear, sensitive language.
- Intervene by guiding one or both partners through a relaxation technique before continuing.
- Explain the Dreams Within Conflict process and goals clearly.
- Instruct couple on the Dreams Within Conflict intervention.
- Assist one partner to ask the other partner questions about the dream or deeper meaning imbedded in their specific gridlocked issue.
- Provide The Dream Catcher Questions handout and coach one partner to ask the other questions from the handout to increase understanding of their partner’s underlying dreams or deeper meaning embedded in the specific gridlocked issue; help the couple hold to the questions to go deeper vs. getting into their own point of view.
- Introduce the concept of softened start-ups and explain why it helps (i.e., it is easier for their partner to hear and understand their point).
- Explain research showing that the first three minutes of a discussion predicts whether that discussion will go well and whether their overall relationship will go well.
- Explain importance of expressing needs in positive terms and instruct the partner to restate their point without criticism and then direct them to resume dyadic interaction.
- Stop couple’s interaction when one or both partners are not accepting influence.
- Explain the need for accepting influence (which may include reference to research). This includes finding a way to understand and honour some aspect of their partner’s position, with a focus on yielding and accepting influence rather than on persuading.
- Stop couple and instruct in the concept of offering and accepting repairs and why it is useful.
- Provide the Repair Checklist and explains it use. Eligibility to continue on to the Certification Track
- Ask appropriate Gottman Oral History questions and stay on track with sensitivity to couple’s issues and building rapport.
- Conduct Oral History interview with appropriate timing.
- Conduct Oral History interview with sensitivity to issues of co-morbidity.
At the end of the course:
- Receive a comprehensive 200+ page digital Level 3 Clinical Training Manual, allowing you to revisit and review the material at your own pace.
- Attain a Certificate of completion: Gottman Couples Therapy Level 3 Training.
- Clock CPD hours.
- Eligibility to continue on the Certification Track.
- Meet, learn, and share experiences with other like-minded professionals.
Who Should Attend
- This training is for psychologists, social workers, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs), professional counsellors, addiction counsellors, and other mental health professionals.
Pre-requisites
- Completion of Level 1 Training and Level 2 Training is required. Please send us a copy of your certificates for verification purposes.
- Participants are strongly encouraged to have practised the Gottman Method in their couples’ work for at least 50 hours.
- A short (approx. 10 minutes) video sharing is required for learning purposes to demonstrate how you applied one of the Gottman Interventions (optional, but strongly encouraged as it will be reviewed before the training)
- Complete a Case Consultation Proforma about one of your cases that you would like to discuss during the training (further details will be given during the email confirmation)
About EMCC
EMCC has been a training partner of The Gottman Institute since 2014.
Registration and Fee
Standard: SGD 2,500
*Refresher: SGD 1,700
Professional Capability Grant:
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[PCG – SG/PR]: Approx SGD 1,780** [PCG – WP/EP/SP]: Approx SGD 1,924** **Final fees to be announced in February 2026 |
For any enquiries, please email training@emcc.org.sg
*Refresher courses are not applicable for PCG funding
Important points to note
- Your registration will not be confirmed until you have made full payment of your selected level/s within 14 days of your invoice date. We will release the spot if payment is not received on time
- Registration will close on 29 September 2026.
- Prices stated here are in Singaporean Dollars
PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY GRANT (PCG)
[Previously: VWO Charities Capability Funding (VCF)]
PCG funding is for eligible staff/volunteers from NCSS member Agencies and MSF-funded Agencies.
IMPORTANT: Please note that PCG funding spaces are limited.
Payment modes
After registration, you will receive an email with an attached invoice and payment details. Payment may be made via Bank Transfer, Paypal, or cheque.
Cancellations and Refund policy
- Registration and Payment
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- An invoice will be issued after registration. Full payment must be made within 14 days of the invoice date.
- If payment is not received within this period, the registration will be considered null and void, and the participant will be required to re-register.
- A confirmation email, together with the official receipt, will be issued once full payment has been received.
- Cancellation by Participant
- Once payment has been received, refunds are generally not available.
- In the event of serious or unexpected circumstances (e.g., medical emergencies), EMCC may, at its full discretion, consider offering a credit for use towards a future EMCC training. Supporting documents such as a medical certificate will be required.
- All credit arrangements are discretionary and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Cancellation by Organiser
- The organiser reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel the event without notice or reasons, and participants will be entitled to a full refund of the registration fee.
- Limitation of Liability: The organisation shall not be liable for any additional costs, expenses, or losses incurred by participants.
- Substitute Attendance
- In the event a registered participant is unable to attend, they may nominate a substitute (e.g. a colleague) to attend in their place.
- The substitute must meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the event, as determined by the organiser.
- The organiser must receive notification of the substitution at least seven (7) days prior to the workshop/training.
Trish Purnell-Webb’s Biography
Trish Purnell-Webb is a Clinical Psychologist from Australia. She was the first person outside of North America to become a Certified Gottman Therapist, Advanced Clinical Trainer, and Consultant for the Gottman Institute. Trish has travelled to North America several times in the past 15 years to be trained directly by Drs John and Julie Gottman. And has been working with couples for over 25 years.
She is certified to present all three levels of the Gottman Method training sequence, as well as the Art & Science of Love Couple workshop. Trish frequently presents Gottman Method trainings for clinicians throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and occasionally in North America.
Trish has also undertaken training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, having completed an externship and all Core Skills training offered by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and integrates this into her work with couples.
Because of Trish’s expertise in couples therapy and clinical mental health disorders, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mood Disorder, Trish has been involved in the development and delivery of a number of couples programmes for Military veterans and First Responders and their families.
Trish has been in private practice on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia since 1997 and provides a range of services to members of the general public including couples therapy, intensive marathon couples therapy, online couples therapy, couples workshops, and is an active educator and speaker to many community and professional organisations.
As a presenter, Trish is regarded as an engaging, personable, and respectful speaker who is able to connect easily with her audiences and use every day examples and humour to illustrate her point to assist listeners’ understanding of concepts and ideas. Trish is regularly invited to make comment in media including print, radio, television, and is the first author of ‘365 Simple Ideas to Improve your Relationship’ written with her colleague, John Flanagan, in 2020.
