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Jonathan Shippey has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice since 1999 and has served clients in the Louisville, Kentucky area since completion of his Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in 1997. Jonathan also holds a Masters degree in music composition from Southern Seminary, as well as a Bachelors degree in biology from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Jonathan is a Clinical Fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is a Senior Certified Gottman Couples Therapist and Master Trainer, having been personally trained by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. He regularly leads The Art and Science of Love weekend workshop for couples and the Level 1, 2, and 3 Gottman Method trainings for clinicians. Jonathan often serves as a roving therapist when the Gottmans lead couples workshops in Seattle and is among a select few whom John and Julie regularly invite to assist with private retreats in their home on Orcas Island, WA.
Jonathan is also currently pursuing certification as an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, having completed an externship in EFT with Dr. Sue Johnson and the four EFT Core Skills workshops. Jonathan’s specialty in the field of couples therapy has led to several national speaking engagements, including a presentation for US Navy Seal Team Five, as well as a workshop at the national convention of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy. Jonathan created and has led several Couples Odyssey workshops for combat trauma survivors and their spouses on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project. Prior to becoming a therapist Jonathan was an army officer in Germany, serving as a platoon leader of combat medics in a forward-deployed tank battalion, followed by service as the company commander of the 130th Station Hospital in Heidelberg during Operation Desert Storm.
As a presenter, Jonathan has an engaging, personable, and respectful style and enjoys using story and metaphor to help audiences easily comprehend the material and to motivate listeners to apply what they learn. As a clinician, Jonathan has a passion for helping distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, post-divorce families and stepfamilies, servicemembers and veterans, and couples recovering from betrayals of trust. He enjoys leading one-on-one couples intensives (typically several days in a private retreat with one couple) as well as more traditional weekly therapy. Jonathan is dedicated to integrating Gottman method with Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and applying these research-based models to help couples and families not merely heal their relationships, but to create relationships that are healing.
Jonathan been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice since 1999 and have served clients in the Louisville, Kentucky area since completion of my Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in 1997. He also holds a Masters degree in music composition from Southern Seminary, as well as a Bachelors degree in biology from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. John is a Clinical Fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and am a Senior Certified Gottman Relationship Therapist and Workshop Leader, having been personally trained by Drs. John and Julie Gottman at their Seattle Relationship Institute. He regularly leads the “Art and Science of Love” weekend workshop for couples and the Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Gottman Method trainings for clinicians. He is often a roving therapist when the Gottmans lead couples workshops in Seattle and regularly serves as the sole therapeutic assistant when John and Julie lead private retreats in their home on Orcas Island, WA.Jonathan has completed an externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson and the four EFT Core Skills workshops. His specialty in the field of couples therapy has led to several national speaking engagements, including a presentation for US Navy Seal Team Five, as well as a workshop at the national convention of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy. He created and has led several Couples Odyssey workshops for combat trauma survivors and their spouses on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project. Prior to becoming a therapist Jonathan was an army officer in Germany, serving as a platoon leader of combat medics in a forward-deployed tank battalion, followed by service as the company commander of the 130th Station Hospital in Heidelberg during Operation Desert Storm.
You can contact Jonathan directly to learn about his pricing and more through his Gottman Referral Network profile here.
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