About Dr.Daryl

Dr.Daryl is known as Your Favorite Couples Therapist. She is the founder and CEO of Dr. Daryl Johnson Consulting, LLC and influential Instagram therapist behind @dr.daryljohnson. As a psychologist, licensed couples therapist, and relationship coach, she has helped her clients break through the obstacles that seem to be holding them back in life. Dr.Daryl is a level 1 trained Gottman Method couples therapist. Her personal, professional and research has equipped her to be able to identify what separates thriving couples from surviving couples.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Philosophy at Gettysburg College, a Master’s Degree in Counseling at Trinity Washington University, and hold a Ph.D. in Psychology from Northcentral University.

She has worked as a victim specialist for Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency as well as a social worker aid for the District of Columbia Superior Court. Provided therapeutic services to incarcerated individuals in Washington, DC, an adjunct psychology professor, and served as a mental health provider at a mental health and medical clinic.

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If you wrote a book about your last relationship and a sequel about your current relationship, what would the titles be?
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Let me know in the comments. I'll go first! I'm laughing already🤣

Now that you know what the Four Horsemen (see my last post talking more about them) are and how to counteract them with their proven antidotes🧪, you’ve got the essential tools to manage conflict in a healthy way.

As soon as you see criticism

We did it,Joe!

My book officially launches to the world in 16 days!!!!

You ready??

Do these if you’re trying to screw up you’re relationship.

The 4 Horsemen are one of the relationship killers.

Do you use any of these? Let me know in the comments.

Stay tuned for my upcoming post talking about the antidotes to shifting out of these conflict habits.

Don’t wait for someone to change if they’re not making an effort towards changing themselves.

Remember, you can’t have a relationship with someone’s “potential.”

You can read more about correcting these relation

John Gottman has identified 6 common observable signs that can predict future issues in a relationship.

🛑Sign #1: Harsh Start-Up
If a discussion begins with any form of contempt, it will inevitably end on a negative note.

🛑Sign #2: The Four Hors

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