Effective eating disorder treatment modalities for adults continue to elude practitioners and the rates of eating disorder relapse remain staggeringly high. Meanwhile, a vital resource for people with eating disorders remains unexplored: their romantic relationships. Tapping into this largely ignored vein of support, Gottman-RED (Relationships with Eating Disorders) is a new therapy for couples in which one or both partners have an eating disorder. Built upon a foundation of traditional Gottman Method Couples Therapy interventions, Gottman-RED adds fourteen new interventions designed specifically to help couples address difficult issues related to food, weight, body image and exercise. These interventions encourage conversations characterised by empathetic engagement in which both partners are heard. This highly versatile therapy is the culmination of Dr. Kim Lampson’s thirty years of working as a counselling psychologist with both couples and individuals with eating disorders. It offers a crucial missing piece in the puzzling world of eating disorder treatment modalities.

"The detailed final chapters on competences and assessment would be of particular interest to couples therapists, while the earlier chapters would benefit all therapists with an interest in eating disorders." -- Therapy Today

Kim Lampson, PhD, is a counseling psychologist, Certified Gottman Therapist, author, clinical supervisor, and nationally recognized speaker. She is also professor of graduate psychology at a university in the Pacific Northwest and the Director of NUhope Community Counseling Center. She lives in Mercer Island, Washington. John M. Gottman, PhD, is the cofounder of The Gottman Institute and of Affective Software, Inc., and was recently honored with 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Psychotherapy Networker. He resides on Orcas Island, Washington. Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, is the cofounder of The Gottman Institute and of Affective Software, Inc., and was recently honored with 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Psychotherapy Networker. She resides on Orcas Island, Washington.