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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Hold Me Tight Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

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

Love Sense Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Dr. Sue Johnson Collection, Author of the bestseller Hold Me Tight

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy For Dummies Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

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.

Reconcilable Differences Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

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.

Getting Past the Affair Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

"An important contribution to helping couples face one of the worst problems in a relationship."--John M. Gottman, PhD, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Second Edition. Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart by Douglas K. Synder, PhD, Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, and Donald H. Baucom, PhD.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

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.

An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us, second edition, by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald

Fighting for Your Marriage Book, Please refer to the image description provided below, this link will open in new window.

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

Resources for couples

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