Repetitive Arguments
The same fights keep coming back, no matter how many times you try to resolve them.
✦ Oct 23–24 Live SeminarMarriage Seminar 2026: The Seven Principles in Plant City, FL · Limited to 15 CouplesReserve Your Spot ($599) →
Presented by Bethlehem Family ServicesOver 20 Years of Clinical Excellence
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Transform your communication, deepen your connection, and build a marriage that lasts — from anywhere. Join our official, research-backed Gottman workshop series delivered live online via Zoom.
Research-Backed Veteran-Owned Live Online via Zoom Private Exercises Educational — Not Therapy
Sound Familiar?
Every Relationship Reaches a Crossroads
These challenges are not signs of failure — they're signs that your relationship is ready for the next level. The question isn't whether you'll face these moments, but how you'll navigate them together.
Emotional Distance
You're in the same room but feel miles apart — like roommates instead of partners.
Miscommunication
Conversations turn into misunderstandings, and small issues escalate quickly.
Premarital Uncertainty
You're engaged or planning a future together but want to start on the right foundation.
Deployment & Service Stress
Military life — separations, relocations, reintegration — puts unique pressure on your bond.
Work-Life Pressure
Career demands, finances, and family obligations leave no room for each other.
Lost Connection
The spark that brought you together feels like it's fading — and you want it back.
Parenting Tensions
Raising children together brings joy but also disagreements on how to navigate it all.
Important Distinction
This Is a Workshop — Not Therapy
Many couples avoid getting help because of the stigma around "therapy" or "counseling." This workshop is different. It's a psychoeducational, skills-based class — not clinical group therapy. All exercises are completed privately with your partner.
What Makes This Different
Psychoeducational, skills-based relationship program
Based on Dr. John Gottman's 40+ years of peer-reviewed research
No public sharing of personal information — ever
All exercises completed privately between you and your partner
Structured, practical, and educational environment
No clinical records created — no diagnoses made
The Framework
The Seven Principles That Transform Relationships
Based on Dr. John Gottman's landmark research studying thousands of couples, these seven principles are the foundation of every thriving relationship.
Workshop 1: Building Friendship & Emotional Connection
Principles 1–3
Enhance Love Maps
Develop a deep understanding of your partner's inner world — their dreams, worries, joys, and history.
Know your partner better than anyone else in the world
Nurture Fondness & Admiration
Strengthen the foundation of respect and affection that fuels lasting love.
Rebuild appreciation and counteract contempt
Turn Toward Instead of Away
Learn to recognize and respond to your partner's everyday bids for emotional connection.
Build trust through small, consistent moments
Workshop 2: Managing Conflict & Creating Shared Meaning
Principles 4–7
Let Your Partner Influence You
Embrace shared decision-making and honor your partner's perspectives and feelings.
Create a true partnership built on mutual respect
Solve Solvable Problems
Master a proven 5-step approach to address everyday conflicts constructively.
Stop arguments before they escalate
Overcome Gridlock
Understand the hidden dreams behind perpetual conflicts and move from deadlock to dialogue.
Break free from recurring, seemingly impossible disagreements
Create Shared Meaning
Build a shared sense of purpose, rituals, and legacy as a couple.
Forge a deeper sense of 'we' in your relationship
What You Get
The Complete Seven Principles Couples Package
Every couple receives the official Gottman Institute materials package. Designed specifically for hands-on exercises during the event and continued growth at home.
✦ Included with RegistrationOfficial Gottman Institute Kit
Everything Included in Your Materials Box
Two Detailed Couples Guides
Personalized spiral-bound workbooks for each partner packed with private exercises and questionnaires.
Bestselling Gottman Book
One copy of 'The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work' by Dr. John M. Gottman, Ph.D. for lifelong reference.
Love Maps & Open-Ended Questions Card Decks
Two interactive Gottman card decks designed to spark fun, deeper, and meaningful conversations.
Official Gottman Box Set & Complete Workshop Tools
All premium materials in an elegant collector box — 100% yours to keep and practice together for years to come.
Yours to keep forever. These materials remain your lifelong reference toolkit for navigating challenges, strengthening fondness, and building shared dreams.
LIVE IN-PERSON WORKSHOPOCTOBER 2026 • LIVE IN PERSON
Limited to 15 CouplesMARRIAGE SEMINAR 2026
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
One Weekend · All 7 Principles · Friday evening plus a full Saturday intensive designed to transform how you communicate, connect, and thrive together.
Speaker & Facilitator
Dr. Jomo Thomas, Ph.D., LMFT -S. DOT/SAP
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist · DOT SAP · SBA-Certified SDVOSB Principal · 20+ Years Clinical Experience
Day 1: Friday, October 23, 2026
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Evening Kickoff · Friendship, Connection & Love Maps
Day 2: Saturday, October 24, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Full-Day Intensive · Conflict Mastery, Meaning & Shared Dreams
The Complete Weekend Intensive
ALL SEVEN PRINCIPLES COVERED
- 1Enhance Love Maps
- 2Nurture Fondness & Admiration
- 3Turn Toward Instead of Away
- 4Let Your Partner Influence You
- 5Solve Solvable Problems
- 6Overcome Gridlock
- 7Create Shared Meaning
LOCATION
2103 Mud Lake Road
Plant City, FL 33566
One Weekend • All 7 Principles
EVERYTHING INCLUDED$599per couple
Included with Every Couple's Registration:
- Friday Evening Session (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
- Full Saturday Intensive (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
- Continental Breakfast Saturday
- Full Lunch Saturday
- Couples Workbook & Materials Package
- Interactive Couple Exercises & Tools
- Official Certificate of Completion
Limited to 15 Couples
Reserve your seats early to ensure availability.
REGISTER NOW ($599)
Need assistance? Email admin@bethlehemfs.com
or Call 1-800-215-9741
Looking Ahead: Spring Marriage Conference
Can't make the October 2026 Seminar? Join our Spring Intensive in April 2027 (3rd Weekend).
Your Facilitator
Led by Experience You Can Trust
Led by a licensed clinical professional who is also an ordained minister, bringing over 20 years of unique, faith-integrated relation framework to your workshop experience. Our approach is grounded in research and shaped by real-world experience serving military families, first responders, and our Central Florida community.
Veteran-Owned Organization
Licensed Clinical Professional
Ordained Minister
20+ Years of Clinical Experience
Gottman-Based Methodology
Certified Relationship Educator
"Every couple deserves the tools to build a relationship that thrives — not just survives."
Common Questions
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Whether you're building a new foundation, reigniting your connection, or navigating a difficult season — this workshop gives you the tools to move forward together with confidence.
Research-Based Private & Safe Veteran-Owned Not Therapy