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Helpful Books We Recommend...

Marriage The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work by Terrence Real
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  The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
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  Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, and Joan Declaire
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  Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition by Harville Hendrix
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  The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Susan M. Johnson
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  How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It by Patricia Love and Steven Stosny
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Intimacy How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women by Terrence Real
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  The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love by Pia Mellody
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  Getting Love Right: Learning the Choices of Healthy Intimacy by Terence T. Gorski
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Dating He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
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  How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk by John Van Epp
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Codependence Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody and Andrea Wells Miller
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  Codependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie
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  Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
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  Understanding the Twelve Steps: An Interpretation and Guide for Recovering by Terence T. Gorski
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Infidelity After the Affair, Updated Second Edition: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis A. Spring
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Abuse When Men Batter Women by Neil Jacobson and John Gottman
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Addiction Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, and J. Keith Miller
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  Don’t Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes
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  In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior by Patrick Carnes, David L. Delmonico, Elizabeth Griffin, and Joseph Moriarity
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  Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes
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Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes
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Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts by Stefanie Carnes
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Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recover by Patrick Carnes and Marianne Harkin
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Recovery Zone, Volume 1: Making Changes that Last: The Internal Tasks by Patrick Carnes
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Facing Addiction: Starting Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs by Patrick Carnes, Stefanie Carnes, and John Bailey
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Depression I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
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Children Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman and Joan Declaire
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Other Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives by Brian L. Weiss
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Karen Greenhouse PhD(c) MFT uses many of these books in the counseling process.
     
Institute for Couples Counseling
 
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