Zach Brittle, LMHC

Certified Gottman Therapist & Contributor

Zach Brittle is a Certified Gottman Therapist, best selling author of The Relationship Alphabet, and host of the highly-rated podcast Marriage Therapy Radio. He has a private practice in Seattle, WA and offers online coaching to couples across the country. He he has been happily married to his wife for 20 of 21 years. Together they have two daughters, a minivan, and most of the silverware they received at their wedding.

Zach's Posts

Y is for Yes

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Yes is a word that does more than answer a question. It creates opportunity and invites possibility.

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X is for X-Rated

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My first exposure to pornography was over 30 years ago. It was in the basement of my childhood home where my ...

W is for Wednesday

Zach Brittle, LMHC

What would you guess is the most common reason couples come into therapy? The lady who cuts my hair thinks it’s ...

V is for Violence

Zach Brittle, LMHC

In case you missed it, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I’m not really sure how you could have missed it, ...

U is for Understanding

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Understanding must precede advice ...

T is for Turning

Zach Brittle, LMHC

I’ve already stated that Repair is my favorite concept in the Gottman lexicon. My second favorite concept is Turning. ...

Talking about sex is more intimate than having sex

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Turns out, the most important part of cultivating a healthy sex life is talking about a healthy sex life. ...

R is for Repair

Zach Brittle, LMHC

In relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track. ...

Q is for Questions

Zach Brittle, LMHC

I have to confess, when I opened up my column to your questions, I was really hoping to get a bunch ...

P is for Problems

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John Gottman’s research revealed that about ⅔ of relationship problems are unsolvable. One of my favorite questions for couples is whether ...

O is for Opportunity

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Whenever I work with pre-marital couples, we spend a fair bit of time pondering whatever a marriage actually is. Is it ...

N is for Newlyweds

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In my last post, I suggested an imaginary list of "Top 5 Regrets from the First Year of Marriage." There are at least five ...

M is for Money

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Usually, when two people get married, they stand up in front of their friends and family and they make a promise ...

L is for Love & Like

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"Love" is the obvious word here. But with all due respect to love, it’s probably a little too obvious for my tastes. Don’t ...

K is for Kissing

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My first kiss was with an older woman. Older at least in the sense that she could drive and I couldn’t. ...