Resources for couples
Perhaps you’re not quite ready to consider counseling but are interested in learning about some self-help resources.
Below are some of my favorite books on the topic of couple relationships. I recommend these to people I work with all the time. You can click on the book covers to get more information.
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More than 1 million copies sold. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson, Developer of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, the most successful approach to building loving relationships
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Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Dr. Sue Johnson Collection, Author of the bestseller Hold Me Tight
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Making everything Easier! Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy For Dummies, A Wiley Brand, by Brent Bradley, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Houston-Clear Lake and EFT-Certified Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer; and James Furrow, PhD., Professor, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and EFT-Certified Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. Learn to: Grasp the basics of emotionally focused therapy (EFT), Work more effectively with the emotions essential to lasting love, Mend complex issues in your relationship.
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Reconcilable Differences: Rebuild Your Relationship by Rediscovering the Partner You Love--without Losing Yourself, Second Edition, By Andrew Christensen, PhD, Brian D. Doss, PhD, and Neil S. Jacobson, PhD. Identify what can and can’t be changed in each of you. Accept each other’s emotional needs. Create greater intimacy in your relationship.
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Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart by Douglas K. Synder, PhD, Donald H. Baucom, PhD, and Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD. Deal with the shock and keep your family going. Talk to your partner without making things worse. Set new boundaries to help restore trust. Understand what went wrong and why. Develop healthier relationships.
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New York Times bestseller. Over A Million Copies Sold. Completely revised and updated. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver.
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An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us, second edition, by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald
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With a new instructional DVD for couples. Fighting for Your Marriage: A Deluxe Revised Edition of the Classic Best-seller for Enhancing Marriage and Preventing Divorce by Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, and Susan L. Blumberg