Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
7 principles for making marriage work developed from Dr. John Gottman's over 40 years of multidimensional observation of over 3000 couples.
Mr Michael Brown
Family Therapist
“Now providing both in-office and secure video appointments for marriage, family, and individual therapy.”
About Me
This practice offers a supportive space for individuals, couples, and families to explore their unique dynamics. Sessions focus on fostering clear communication, helping clients navigate challenges with greater understanding. This approach is ideal for those seeking to strengthen relationships and resolve conflicts. Individual therapy also offers clarity within your family system. Accessible in-office or via secure video, support is tailored to your needs.
Approach
With options for office or secure video meetings, I set a relaxed pace that balances steady questions with small, doable experiments between sessions. In St. Augustine I work in English and Spanish, anchoring safety and practical boundaries when family histories, parenting strains, or patterns of control and reliance surface. Sessions blend direct listening, tracking interactional patterns, and coaching on clearer communication so changes carry into daily routines. People seeking clearer roles and safer ways of relating often find this collaborative rhythm helpful.
Contact Michael
Ask a quick question or arrange a time to meet.
Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
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Family Therapy
A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Ukraine Aid
Mental health support specifically for people affected by the conflict in Ukraine, including refugees, displaced families, and those experiencing war trauma.
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Communities
- •Couples
- •Families
- •Organisations
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
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Parenting Support
Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Codependency
A relational pattern in which a person's sense of identity and self-worth becomes excessively tied to caring for or controlling another person, often at their own expense.
Professional Title:
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Family Therapist
A therapist trained to work with couples and families to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships.
Qualifications
University of Phoenix
Registrations
Board of Clinical Social Work; Marriage And Family Therapy; And Mental Health Counseling
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Clinical Fellow
