Couples Therapy Workbook

Couples Therapy Workbook
Author: Kathleen Mates-Youngman, LMFT
Publisher: PESI Publishing & Media
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1937661466

Couples Therapy Workbook is a series of guided questions to promote meaningful couple conversations and build ongoing, connected communication. The core of this unique guide is 30 guided conversations of the most critical relationship struggles. For each of the 30 topics, there is an introduction, goal-setting strategies and 10 scripted questions to ask each other - all presented in an easy-to-use mindful style. Set in a weekly format over 30 days but can be tailored to any timeframe. Designed to be used to couples, and also by therapists working with couples (bonus clinician prep included with each conversation). Week 1- Who Are We? Falling in Love, Friendship, Caring, Acceptance, Empathy, Emotional Intimacy, Rituals Week 2 - Who Am I? Childhood, Family Origin, Temperament, Influences, Spirituality, Values, How I Think Week 3- How do we work? Communication, Conflict, Defensiveness, Intimacy, Trust, Fidelity and Boundaries, Parenting, Staying in Sync Week 4 - What do we want? Romance, Joy and Gratitude, respect, Apologies and Forgiveness, Challenges, Relationship Savings Account, Past, Present & Future, Keeping Connected Reviews: “What a unique resource! A treasure-trove of guided conversations to increase intimacy and friendship. Therapists often ask me for good homework assignments. This book does the thinking for you. Keep it on hand and whether its values, sex, conflict or other challenging issues, you'll have a ready-made way to help your clients make immediate progress.” -- Ellyn Bader, Ph.D, Founder/Director The Couples Institute "This is a valuable resource for anyone working with couples. Any couple can profit greatly if they are willing to take Kathleen Youngman's challenge to explore these important topics and discuss these wonderful questions." -- Milan and Kay Yerkovich, Authors of best-selling How We Love series “Instead of offering analysis, advice or theory, The Couples Therapy Workbook offers just that, a set of questions to stimulate conversations that help couples deepen their engagement with each other and reconnect. All couples will find this an exceptional guide, and all therapists will find it an effective instrument to supplement the therapeutic process. I highly recommend it and complement the author on her creativity and attention to the core details of a connected relationship.” --Harville Hendrix, Ph. D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph. D.; Authors of Making Marriage Simple and Getting the Love You Want.

The Couple's Workbook

The Couple's Workbook
Author: The School of Life
Publisher: School of Life Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781912891269

Therapeutic exercises to help couples nurture patience, forgiveness and humour. Here is a workbook containing the very best exercises that any couple can undertake to help their relationship function optimally; exercises to foster understanding, patience, forgiveness, humour and resilience in the face of the many hurdles that invariably arise when you try to live with someone else for the long term. Couples are guided to have particular conversations, analyse their feelings, explain parts of themselves to one another and undertake rituals that clear the air and help recover hope and passion. The goal is always to unblock channels of feeling and improve communication. Not least, doing exercises together is – at points – simply a lot of fun.

The Ultimate Relationship Workbook for Couples

The Ultimate Relationship Workbook for Couples
Author: Dr Ari Sytner, Lcsw
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781646118434

Strengthen the bond that brought you together--a couple's workbook for deepening your relationship Get everything you could ever need from relationship books for couples in one convenient title. This workbook features a variety of dynamic exercises and guided conversations that will help you solidify communication skills, improve your connection, and get ahead of potential problems. Whether you're working out specific issues in your relationship or just looking to bond as a couple, this standout among relationship books for couples--covering everything from finances to sex--provides you with an all-encompassing exploration of your romantic partnership. Go beyond other relationship books for couples with: Insight for couples--Any couple--married, engaged, dating, or otherwise--can find valuable insight in this simple workbook. Dynamic exercises--Explore your thoughts and feelings with journal prompts, quizzes, and more--all designed to spark conversations. Key insights--Build on what you learn with concise takeaways that reinforce important communication skills and offer useful next steps. Grow together with one of the most comprehensive relationship books for couples you'll find.

The Perfect Relationship Anxiety Workbook for Married Couples

The Perfect Relationship Anxiety Workbook for Married Couples
Author: Kate Homily
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781777314002

Being in a relationship isn't always all butterflies and sunshine. After all, there's another human that you love and worry about. But what if you worry... too much? Do you often imagine the darkest scenarios when your partner misses your call? Do you feel like the worst thing is just waiting to happen? Are you feeling insecure in your relationship, doubtful about yourself? If so, you may be suffering from relationship anxiety. If you worry about every little detail of your life with your partner - whether you just got together or have been married for many years - you risk not only the relationship itself, but your health as well. Getting rid of anxiety on your own is not easy. The feeling can entangle you, much like a spider would a fly. Jealousy, stress and anger follow soon after, and this mix of feelings can be detrimental to your relationship. Is there a way to save it? There is. You can make the right efforts to become more at peace and have a strong, loving relationship. All you need is a good set of solutions that will help you grow. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, as much as 18% of Americans age 18 and up suffer from anxiety. Yet, only less than 37% of them seek any form of treatment! Worldwide, as much as 75% of anxiety sufferers go untreated. Don't wait - the opportunity to help yourself is right here. In The Perfect Relationship Anxiety Workbook for Married Couples, you will discover: ● How you and your partner can join forces to combat the anxiety ● What can trigger irrational behaviors ● 7 common mistakes that can ruin your communication and your love life ● How to grow mutual understanding in your relationship ● Most common causes of conflict between couples ● Why your upbringing may be to blame for your relationship anxiety ● Whether disagreements help or harm you - and why And much more. This battle may take a while - changing the way you think is not easy, but it is possible. If you have good allies with you, you can do it quicker than you think. Kate Homily is your first ally in the battle against stress and anxiety. After all, relationships should mostly be joyful, shouldn't they? Stop robbing yourself of the magic of a happy relationship and start loving your partner and yourself even more. Start spending your time and effort on what really matters - not on worrying and doubt. Just click "Add to cart" and start living the happy relationship you want.

The Ultimate Relationship Workbook for Couples

The Ultimate Relationship Workbook for Couples
Author: Dr. Ari Sytner LCSW, MEd
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1646118448

Forge a stronger connection and fall deeper in love with your partner Learn how easy it can be to strengthen your relationship with just a little practice. This standout among couples therapy workbooks features easy exercises and guided conversations that will help the two of you build a stronger rapport and get ahead of potential roadblocks. Covering everything from relationship roles and trust to finances and sex, this workbook offers a simple but comprehensive exploration of your romantic partnership. Grow together through inspiring, thought-provoking quizzes, journaling prompts, conversation starters, and more. Go beyond other relationship books for couples with: Inclusive advice—Discover insights that can be applied to couples of all kinds: married, engaged, dating, or otherwise. Thoughtful exercises—Learn even more about each other through thoughtful prompts and questionnaires designed to spark further conversations. Key takeaways—Each chapter concludes by highlighting the most important lessons, as well as next steps, making it easy to check in on what you've learned. Strengthen your bond and grow together with help from this straightforward relationship book for couples.

The Couple's Activity Book

The Couple's Activity Book
Author: Crystal Schwanke
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1646119924

Ready to strengthen your relationship? Start with a little fun Whether you're just starting your romantic adventure or celebrating years of marriage, The Couple's Activity Book can help you enhance your connection with playful, interactive games and activities. Through moments of shared laughter, physical reconnection, and meaningful conversation, you'll discover new and engaging ways to relate to one another. Feeling adventurous? Creative? Silly? Each chapter of this relationship book for couples is centered on a specific mood, so you can pick an activity that intrigues you both and jump right in, or you can work through the book together from cover to cover. The games in The Couple's Activity Book range from fun fill-in-the-blanks and word scrambles to more involved activities, like themed date nights, DIY day spas, and becoming tourists in your own hometown. Some can be done spontaneously. Others need a little preparation for a truly special experience. Unlike other relationship books for couples, the activities are designed to be carefree and entertaining without the added pressure of journaling or deep reflections. Build a stronger, loving bond with this big activity book for couples and have fun along the way.

The Relationship Skills Workbook

The Relationship Skills Workbook
Author: Julia Colwell, Ph.D.
Publisher: Sounds True
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1622033876

Course objectives: Recognize relationship as an emotional healer; identify triggers, move through them, and come back into ease and alivenessDiscover how intimacy in relationship requires curiosity, wonder, and the ability to find the truth of one's experience deep in one's bodyDiscuss how to speak the "unarguable truth"; utilizing the eight step moving emotions process—moving from stuckness into emotional flowDefine three toxic habits within relationships and their antidotes—transforming our own behavior, as well as those around us through positive attentionSummarize how to move out of power struggles within relationships and into agreements which allow everyone to get everything they wantDiscuss how to live within the relationship you really want moving between contractiona and expansiveness—welcoming appreciations, creativity, play, aliveness, as well as love for self and otherUtilize checklists, tools, and journaling exercises as a way to engage, reflect and explore relationship skills and self-growth What are the ingredients of a successful and enduring relationship? Love, passion, and commitment are all vital—yet without certain basic skills, even the most devoted partners can find themselves descending into arguments, power struggles, and disillusionment. With The Relationship Skills Workbook, Dr. Julia Colwell presents a practical guide for building a conscious partnership based on cooperation and trust—offering relationship-saving techniques and on-the-spot conflict resolution tools for disarming the explosive clashes that most commonly break couples apart. In this friendly and easy-to-use resource, Dr. Colwell teaches you essential tools for: Crisis and conflict first aid—communication strategies and emotional mastery techniques to stop arguing and start connectingGetting unstuck from power struggles—how to shift from deadlock to mutual responsibility and supportEnding the blame game—letting go of accusation and resentment to create win-win agreementsSupporting each other's growth and success—how to retain your personal autonomy while fully committing to your partner's happinessMoving from reactivity to creative solutions—techniques to keep your brain's flight-or-fight instinct from undermining your heart's desiresSustaining love, passion, and romance—how you can choose to create a magnificent relationship together "Relationships, while seemingly complicated, don't have to be so mysterious," Dr. Colwell says. "What I've learned from my decades of personal and professional experiences is that a few elegantly simple concepts and skills can help any couple through the most difficult spots—and help us transform conflict into intimacy, passion, and ever-deepening love."

Communication Workbook for Couples

Communication Workbook for Couples
Author: Christian Silverman
Publisher: Charlie Creative Lab
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2020-10-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781801129893

If You Want Your Spouse To Stop Arguing All The Time And Understand What You Really Mean... Read This Book Together! Do conversations with your spouse often go in the wrong direction? Do you keep hurting each other with uncontrollable emotional outbursts? Do you wish there was a way to fix your misunderstandings for good? Good communication is the key to any successful relationship - and definitely the foundation of a happy marriage. However, once the honeymoon phase is over, most of us notice that our communication skills need improvement. All of a sudden, every conversation has the potential to escalate into a full-blown argument, and every attempt to solve your conflicts only creates more conflicts. But what if it didn't have to be this way? This book will help you save your relationship by using dialectical behavioral therapy, a scientifically proven method used in marriage counseling. Here's what you'll find in this book: Simple therapeutic techniques to get your marriage back on track The right questions to ask each other if you want to save your marriage Strategies for boosting your conflict resolution skills A comprehensive guide to difficult conversations And much more! As you go through the questions in the book, you'll have some very honest and emotional discussions with your partner. Even though these conversations may feel scary at first, they'll help you see the real cause of your misunderstandings - and work together to eliminate it. Are you ready to take the first step towards saving your marriage? "Buy Now" and Get Your Copy Now!

I Do!

I Do!
Author: Jim Walkup
Publisher: Althea Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781641522137

Strengthen Your Bond, Strengthen Your Marriage Planning a meaningful wedding is important. Planning for a happy and satisfying marriage is critical. Through in-depth, thought-provoking exercises, I Do! A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples helps prospective partners grow their love and solidify their partnership as they prepare to walk down the aisle together. From money to intimacy, this marriage workbook helps you dig deep into your relationship over the course of 7 chapters--each focusing on a different part of married life. Gain insight into each other and discover ways to feel closer before you finally and happily say, "I do!" I Do! A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples includes: LOVE, SEX, AND MONEY--Prepare for married life by exploring and sharing your feelings on communication, money, intimacy, children, beliefs and values, family and friends, and work. IN-DEPTH EXERCISES--Learn more about your partner through various exercises, including writing prompts, true/false questionnaires, worksheets, partner discussions, and more. TOOLS TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL--Use this marriage workbook's exercises as springboards for a deeper exploration into your relationship. Deepen your connection and prepare for your marriage with I Do! A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples.

I Want This to Work

I Want This to Work
Author: Elizabeth Earnshaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-06-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1649631308

A contemporary, culturally inclusive, and easy-to-digest relationship book for the modern age Today’s generation is changing the rules about committed relationships—and looking to create more meaning within their lives. We are more selective before getting married, with more diverse families and family structures, and we’ve seen a significant drop in divorce rates. In this new environment, what couples need more than ever are effective, flexible tools to communicate, navigate hard times, and create deeper connections with each other. Renowned Gottman therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw has helped to transform countless relationships. With I Want This to Work, she presents her most timely and proven steps for relationship success. “We’re in a cultural moment,” she says, “where people are hungry to absorb the principles for healthy relationships. This book answers that call.” Here, couples will learn how to work with the three challenges they must tackle to repair and strengthen their relationships: conflict, healing, and connection. In a supportive and relatable voice, Elizabeth simplifies complex concepts and provides core insights, exercises, and reflections to take these tested principles from the page and into real life. Culturally tuned in, LGBTQIA+ friendly, and written for both married and unmarried couples, this new paperback edition of I Want This to Work brings us an accessible guide to relationship healing and creating enduring intimacy.