Seven Steps to Making Your Marriage Work

Sat May 23 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC-05:00

First Community Bank | Little Rock

Lisa Southerland, LCSW
Publisher/HostLisa Southerland, LCSW
Seven Steps to Making Your Marriage Work This workshop is for couples of every age, ability, and orientation. who want to improve their relationship.
About this Event

The Seven Principles Workshop for Couples is a one day, intensive relationship and marriage workshop based on the internationally acclaimed research of Dr. John Gottman, which was presented in his New York Times bestselling book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. This educational workshop has been offered across the US and internationally and has strengthened the relationships of tens of thousands of couples. It’s specifically designed to help couples improve their friendship and learn powerful communication and conflict management skills.

Space is limited to only 10 couples for this event.


Perfect for All Relationship Stages:

The Seven Principles Couples Program IS appropriate for couples:

  • contemplating engagement
  • for pre-marital couples
  • for couples living together
  • for couples who have been together or married for decades
  • couples who want to refresh their connections


The Seven Principles Couples Program IS NOT appropriate for couples:

  • Severe relationship distress:
  • Emotional abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Active addictions (alcohol, drug, sexual, gambling)
  • Serious mental health problems in one or both partners

In the Couples Workshop You will learn:

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Learn ways to communicate effectively and express your thoughts and feelings in a constructive and understanding manner with helping one another feel heard and validated.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS: Learn strategies to navigate conflicts, manage disagreements, and find resolutions or reach a compromise that strengthen your relationship and be a team.

FRIENDSHIP & INTIMACY: Discover ways to nurture the emotional bond and foster a deep sense of friendship and intimacy that enriches your connection.

EMOTIONAL AWARENESS: Create a better understanding of your own emotions and your partners, creating a foundation for empathy and effective emotional connection.

SHARED MEANING: Develop skills on how to create a shared sense of purpose, values, and goals in your partnership, helping create a stronger sense of unity and teamwork.

BUILDING TRUST: Increase your awareness of the importance of trust in a relationship and gain insights into actions and behaviors that contribute to building and maintaining trust.

About your presentor:

Lisa Pierce is a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker with over 22 years experience working with individuals, couples and families in the Central AR area helping them to improve their lives and relationships. Lisa graduated in 2004 with her Masters Degree in Social Work and Post Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. Lisa is a trained Gottman Leader and is a trained Gottman Level 1 Relationship therapist. She lives in Little Rock with her husband Shayne.
Refund policy:If for some reason you are unable to attend the one day workshop, you can request a 100% refund up until 30 days prior to the workshop. After that, due to non refundable costs of materials ordered and planning costs, no refunds will be offered.

Event Venue

First Community Bank, 17820 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, United States

Tickets

USD 350.00

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