Suggested Reading to Supplement San Francisco Couples & Marriage Counseling & Sex Therapy

Recommended Reading for a Calmer Mind & Deeper Connection to Self and Others:

In order to maximize the work you are doing in Individual, Couples or Sex therapy, our San Francisco psychotherapists & psychologists recommend that you do some reading in between sessions.  

Relationships & Attachment

• John Welwood: Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
• John Welwood: Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship
• John Welwood: Journey of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love
• Esther Perel: Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
• Sue Johnson: Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• Marlena S. Lyons, Jett Psaris: Undefended Love
• Thomas Lewis: A General Theory of Love
• Gary Chapmen: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

• Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson, Ph.D.
• High Conflict Couple, by Alan Fruzzetti, Ph.D.
• After the Honeymoon, by Dan Wile, Ph.D.
• Wired for Love, by Stan Tatkin, PhD
• Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
• Love and War in Intimate Relationships, by Stan Tatkin, PhD
• The Transforming Power of Affect, by Diana Fosha, PhD
• Couples Therapy: A Non-traditional Approach by Dan Wile
• Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
• The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, by Sue Johnson, Ph.D.
• Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch
• Getting The Love You Want by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
• Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, Relationship Repair in a Flash, by Nancy Drefus, Psy.D. 
• Tell Me No More Lies: How to Face the Truth & Build a Loving Marriage, by Bader and Pearson
• Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody
• Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood
• Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis

Sex

• Dr. Gina Ogden: The Return of Desire: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion
• Ian Kerner: She Comes First
• Barbara Keesling: Sexual Healing
• Celeste Hirshman and Danielle Harrel: Cockfidence
• The Heart of Desire: Keys to the Pleasures of Love By Dr. Stella Resnick
• Wanting Sex Again: How to Rediscover Your Desire and Heal a Sexless Marriage By Laurie Watson
• Paul Joannides: The Guide to Getting It On
• Betty Dodson: Sex for One: The Joy of Self-loving
• Jack Morin: The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment
• Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
• Body-Based Intimacy: A Neurobiological Integration of Couples and Sex Therapy By Dr. Stella Resnick
• Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manual By Linda Weiner, Constance Avery-Clark
• Jeese Bering: Perv: The Sexual Deviant in all of us

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Break – ups

• Susan Piver: The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: How to Turn the Pain of a Breakup into Healing, Insight, and New Love
• Pema Chodrom: When Things Fall Appart