Couples Therapy is a means of resolving problems and conflicts that couples have not been able to handle effectively on their own. It involves both partners sitting down with a trained professional, learning how to manage conflict and creating ways to support each other's hopes for the future. Research shows that to make a relationship last, couples must become better friends. The Gottman Method is a highly structured and goal-oriented form of couples therapy that is designed to help couples maintain healthy, lasting relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is based on the way that individuals perceive a situation is more closely connected to their reaction than the situation itself. CBT helps clients change their unhelpful thinking and behavior that lead to enduring improvement in their mood and functioning. It uses a variety of cognitive and behavioral techniques. CBT does lots of problem solving and we borrow from many psychotherapeutic modalities. Family Therapy essentially is designed so that family members can better deal with their own problems. It can improve communication by altering how family members interact around problems. Family therapy works with the awareness that each human being is not merely an individual, but is also a part of many social groups. A family member's behavior is influenced by the people in his/her social groups: most importantly parents and siblings.