It can be really difficult to watch your friends break up.

The Gay Couples Institute™ was founded by two partnered therapists in San Francisco to help gay men and women create and keep healthy relationships. The story of the Institute's creation, though, is quite personal.

Several of our friends, all in great long-term relationships broke up. If you're like us, it can sometimes be really hard to watch this happen. Some tried counseling, but couldn't find a gay therapist who practiced the latest, most research-based methods proven to help gay couples.

They were disappointed with this, and frankly so were we. They wanted the best help that science had to offer, and it couldn't be found. We did some homework, only to find that there was no national organization dedicated to researching healthy gay relationships, let alone providing the most proven counseling methods to gay men and women in relationships.

Several other friends asked us to create such an organization for gay couples everywhere. My initial response was, "Who... me? I can't do that." But then after more thought, and collaboration with supportive industry leaders in the couples' therapy field (namely The Gottman Institute in Seattle), we decided to create an organization that served the gay/lesbian population in every capacity in order to make sure that their relationships are successful.

Now we have a gay relationship clinic in San Francisco (the first of it's kind), staffed by some of the most well-trained gay and lesbian couples therapists we could find. We also have a research department which continues the work of John Gottman, the country's leading relationship researcher.

I wouldn't ever wish relationship pain on anyone, but if you're ever looking for help try out a web seminar, or at least get on our mailing list. Maybe you and your partner could benefit from some of the things we've learned about how successful gay couples deal with arguments, open relationship problems, coming out, or sexuality.

We wanted to make it easy for couples to schedule an appointment, so our openings are now online HERE. The Gay Couples Institute™ was created solely to help relationships just like yours succeed and thrive.