Couples & Family

A clinical psychologist's exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy,...

INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Parenting doesn't come with a manual, but if it did, it would be this one.' MYLEENE KLASS'How to Be the Grown-Up has already become my favourite parenting handbook. Every parent needs this.' DAISY LOWEDrawing on her years...

A powerful CBT approach to help you find freedom from obsessive relationship anxiety, doubt, and fear of commitmentDo you obsess over your partner's flaws? Does thinking about the future of your relationship leave you imagining the worst-case scenario?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611809541Author David RichoFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905664764Author Nancy VerrierFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101980385Author Mark WolynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The Betrayal Bind introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing. Betrayed partners, whether...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641523554Author Annie ChenFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963648006Author Nancy VerrierFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Verrier PublishingPublisher Verrier Publishing

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646115457Author Thais GibsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' - John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of...

World-renowned relationships experts, Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman, bring decades of their ground-breaking research on the science of love to the urgent and timely topic of conflict.Conflict is the number one reason that couples seek...

In this reflective guide, Myira Khan tackles what it means to work within diversity as a therapist - to actively reflect on your own identity and experiences and how they affect the therapeutic relationships between you and your clients. Presenting a...

'One of the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah______________________________________________________________________________________If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with the huge milestones in our lives?At a time...

Rich in clinical examples, this book offers a fresh perspective on the roles of shame and guilt in psychological distress and presents a step-by-step framework for treatment. Martha Sweezy explains how the principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS)...

'Brilliant and touching' Maggie O'Farrell'A must-read for everyone wanting to understand more about what makes us fall in - and out - of love' Philippa Perry'A charming, useful, kind book about the pains and hopes of relationships' Alain de BottonDrawing...

How do you know when it's time to leave a relationship? When do fixable issues become unavoidable barriers? And how to you put your self-worth first?Brilliantly incisive, witty and extremely informative, Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay is the...

Sex and pornography addiction are growing problems that devastate the lives of partners as well as sufferers. Sex Addiction: The Partner's Perspective has been written to help partners and those who care about them to survive the shock of discovering...

'There is a lot to like in this radically open book. I would recommend this book to anyone struggling in their relationship' ? Dr Tara Porter'Love is alive only when we feed and sustain it with our actions, over and over again.'When we meet someone and...

From the bestselling author of SET BOUNDARIES, FIND PEACE, a road map for understanding and moving past family struggles - and living your life, your way.Every family has a story. For some of us, our family of origin is a solid foundation that feeds our...

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is an attachment-focused treatment for children and adolescents who have experienced abuse and neglect and are now living in stable foster and adoptive families. Here, Daniel Hughes and Kim S. Golding provide a...

Proven counseling strategies that will help improve the relationships of married, long-term or co-habiting couples with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder).ASD relationship expert Eva A. Mendes provides advice straight from the couples'...

A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the most...

Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children details the application of IFS in child psychotherapy. The weaving together of theory, step-by-step instruction, and case material gives child therapists a clear roadmap for understanding and utilizing the...

How can clinicians help vulnerable young families overcome barriers to secure, reciprocal, and joyful parent-infant relationships? This book provides a flexible framework for promoting reflective parenting "from the ground up." Described are effective...

Have you ever wondered what's going on in your child's mind? This engaging book shows how reflective parenting can help you understand your children, manage their behaviour and build your relationship and connection with them. It is filled with practical...

Now significantly revised with over 70% new material, this is the authoritative presentation of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which is taught and practiced around the world. IFS reveals how the subpersonalities or "parts" of each individual's...

* Explains the child's brain to parents in clear concise language for optimal growth and development * A huge success in its original language of Spanish and other global languages, the demand for an English language version of the book is high * This...

A practical, down-to-earth guide to using the world's most successful approach to couple therapy One of the most successful therapeutic approaches to healing dysfunctional relationships, emotionally focused couple therapy provides clients with powerful...

Schema Therapy (ST) was developed to treat patients with complex disorders, especially personality disorders, with a powerful new set of interventions. Personality disorders, as well as more general problems stemming from early experience and addressed...

Widely used by family therapists- and by health care professionals in general-the genogram is a graphic way of organising the mass of information gathered during a family assessment. This visual representation allows the practitioner to find patterns in...

Grounded in a deep understanding of what makes intimate relationships succeed, this book provides concrete guidelines for addressing the complexities of real-world clinical practice with couples. Leading couple therapist Ellen Wachtel describes the...

Raising a child to be an authentic and mentally robust adult is one of life's great challenges. It is also, fortunately, not a matter of luck. There are many things to understand about how children's minds operate and what they need from those who look...

A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last. Few things promise us greater happiness than our relationships - yet few things more reliably deliver misery and frustration. Our error is to...

Daniel A. Hughes, a leading practitioner in his field, specializes in an attachment-oriented approach to family therapy. Applying his model to children and families with a range of psychological problems, this book distills just the clinical strategies,...

This book is for anyone who knows, loves, is baffled by, or wants to help someone who is, has been, or is going to be 16. Sixteen is where anything can happen and often does; the eye of the storm of adolescence, filled with demands, challenges,...

Family therapy is increasingly recognised as one of the evidence based psychotherapies. In contemporary therapeutic practice, family therapy is helpful across the age span and for distress caused by family conflict, trauma and mental health difficulties...

"A compact but thorough guide to successfully handling and surviving a divorce." -PsychCentral The bestselling author of Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers draws on her expertise in treating men, women, and...