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Love is what you've been through with somebody.
James Thurber
In addition to seeing, talking to or being an experienced and well trained couples therapist you might want to explore some of the books written about increasing couple intimacy, learning conflict resolution skills and developing effective communication patterns.
A number of excellent and practical books for increasing couple intimacy and marital satisfaction have been published and continue to be published by well respected and knowledgeable experts in the field.
Couples wishing to better their relationship or marriage will find the following articles and books interesting, informative and useful. Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure. Sidney Poitier
Any therapist working with couples who are married, remarried, dating or living together or thinking about any of those will find will find the articles and books listed below to be an interesting treasure trove of effective and inspiring treatment approaches for working with couples.
Enjoy this bounty of guides from my very own bookshelf. These books include Developmental, Narrative, Cognitive, Family Systems, Bowenian, Transpersonal, Psychodynamic, PAIRS, Voice Dialogue and other approaches.
The following books and articles quite are useful to me as well as to the couples I work with in my psychotherapy and coaching practice, I hope you will find them useful, too. Lynne Azpeitia
Books Written for Clients & Therapists
Books Written for Therapists
CouplesLinks for Couples
ArticlesGottman's Marriage Tips 101
Dr. John Gottman Since 1973, Dr. John Gottman has studied what he calls the "masters and disasters" of marriage. Ordinary people from the general public took part in long-term studies, and Dr. Gottman learned what makes marriages fail, what makes them succeed, and what can make marriages a source of great meaning...More Bids For Connection: The Building Blocks of Emotional Connection
Dr. John Gottman
In Dr. John Gottman's apartment lab at the University of Washington, he studies how people interact with one another under everyday circumstances. He has discovered that "bids for connection" happen at a very high rate between partners. For example, happy couples "bid" 100 times in ten minutes. What makes the bids so important?.....More How Therapy Can Be Hazardous to Your Marital Health
William J. Doherty, PhD Lynne Azpeitia, M.A., Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist AAMFT Approved Supervisor Provides Coaching, Psychotherapy and Consultation to: at 3025 W. Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, California 90404 (310) 828-7121 (626) 797-5977
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