Start 2026 with Clarity About Love
The beginning of a new year often brings reflection about patterns, relationships, and what you want moving forward. This live virtual workshop offers a research-based, practical way to reset your approach to connection and prepare for healthy, lasting love.
Over four weeks in January and February, you’ll explore what truly supports emotional connection—without games, uncertainty, or self-blame.
Build a Healthier Foundation for Future Relationships
This 8-hour virtual workshop (four 2-hour sessions) adapts Drs. John and Julie Gottman’s well-known relationship research specifically for people who are not currently partnered.
Whether you’re dating, recently out of a relationship, taking time for yourself, or seeking clarity, this course helps you understand what creates—and sustains—healthy love.
What You’ll Learn
- Recognize patterns that interfere with emotional connection.
- Strengthen self-awareness and communication skills.
- Understand what healthy love looks and feels like.
- Identify red flags and set realistic expectations.
- Build the confidence and clarity to create lasting relationships.
How It Works
Format
Four 2-hour live virtual sessions
Total Time
8 hours over 4 weeks
Who
Open to adults of all genders and orientations
When
2 different workshops
Sundays, January 18 – February 8, 2026 • 1–3pm CST
Tuesdays, January 20 – February 10, 2026 • 7–9pm CST
Leader
Carolyn Cole
Gottman Lessons in Love Lead
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is ideal if you:
- Want to better understand your relationship patterns.
- Seek more confidence and clarity in dating.
- Are recovering from a breakup and want to move forward thoughtfully.
- Value evidence-based insights into love and connection.
Early Registration
Register by Jan 2 and pay only $349
Regular workshop fee: $399
Sundays January 18, 2026 through February 8, 2026: 1-3pm CST
Tuesdays January 20, 2026 through February 10, 2026: 7-9pm CST
About the Gottman Method
Developed from over four decades of research, the Gottman Method identifies the principles that predict lasting love. This singles-focused version helps you apply those same insights to your own life—building awareness, emotional intelligence, and readiness for healthy connection.
Note: This workshop is educational. It is not psychotherapy and does not establish a therapist-client relationship.
About the Instructor
Carolyn Cole, MA, NCC, LCPC, LMFT
Carolyn Cole has dedicated her career to helping people understand and strengthen the relationships they participate in—not just romantic partnerships, but friendships, family ties, and the relationship each person has with themselves.
Her facilitation blends research-supported insights with thoughtful reflection, helping participants recognize patterns, shift perspectives, and build skills for future healthy relationships. Carolyn is known for translating complex relational dynamics into tools that are accessible, usable, and grounded in real-world experience.
Note: This workshop is educational. It is not psychotherapy and does not establish a therapist-client relationship.
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What are the registration fees and policies for this workshop?
The full cost of the workshop is $399, which includes all four live sessions, digital materials, and guided exercises. An early registration rate of $349 is available for those who sign up by January 2, 2026. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants to ensure an interactive, interactive group experience. Once the workshop reaches capacity, additional individuals may request to be added to the waitlist for future openings.
Each workshop requires a minimum of 4 participants to run. If that minimum is not reached, the workshop will be rescheduled, and any registration fees paid will be fully refunded.
Is financial assistance available?
There is no separate financial assistance program for this workshop, but an early registration rate of $349 is available for those who sign up by January 2, 2026. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants, and once full, others may request to be added to the waitlist for future sessions. Participants are also asked to keep their cameras on and come prepared to actively participate in the workshop to help create a supportive and engaging group experience.
What do I need to participate?
A stable internet connection, a private space, and the provided materials. Participants are also asked to keep their cameras on and come prepared to actively participate in the workshop to help create a supportive and engaging group experience.
Will sessions be recorded?
No. Sessions will not be recorded. We want all participants to feel comfortable engaging fully and keeping cameras on throughout. Everyone is asked to agree to this policy to support a safe, connected, and participatory experience for the group.