Psychotherapy In Atlanta

Couples: Relational Life Therapy
Terry Real Relational Life Institute

Online course/workshop for couples offered by Terrence “Terry” Real:
Staying in Love: The Art of Fierce Intimacy

Books:

• How Can I Get through to You?: Closing the Intimacy Gap between Men and Women – Terrence Real
• The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Marriage Work – Terrence Real
• Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship – Terrence Real
• I Don’t Want to Talk about It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression – Terrence Real
• The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust – Ed Tronick and Claudia M. Gold
• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love – John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman et al.
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
• Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex – John Gray
• Getting the Love You Want – Harville Hendrix
• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love – Sue Johnson
• Love Cycles Fear Cycles: Reduce Conflict and Increase Connection in Your Relationship – David and Deborah Woodsfellow

The Gottman Institute – Researching and Restoring Relationships
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
PREPARE/ENRICH

Couples: Intimacy

• Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life – Emily Nagoski
• Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections – Emily Nagoski
• Hot Monogamy – Patricia Love
• Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages – Barry W. McCarthy and Emily J. McCarthy
• Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence – Esther Perel
• The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity – Esther Perel
•  The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple’s Guide – Michele Weiner Davis
• Sexual Intimacy for Women: A Guide for Same-Sex Couples – Glenda Corwin

Couples: Infidelity

• Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On–Together or Apart – Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, & Kristina Coop Gordon
• After the Affair – Janis Abrahms Spring and Michael Spring
• Not “Just Friends” – Shirley P. Glass
• Private Lies – Frank Pittman
• The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity – Esther Perel

Couples: Verbal Abuse

• The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond – Patricia Evans
• The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing – Beverly Engel

Self-Improvement

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance – Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley
• The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook – Edmund J. Bourne
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead – Brené Brown
• Sex Matters for Women, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self – Sallie Foley
• The Dance of Anger – Harriet Lerner
• The Dance of Intimacy – Harriet Lerner
• Self-Esteem – Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning
• I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of  Male Depression – Terrence Real
• The Self-Esteem Workbook – Glen R. Schiraldi
• The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond – Patricia Evans
• The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing – Beverly Engel

Spirituality

• Spirituality & Health
• Spirituality & Practice

Books:

• To Love As God Loves – Roberta C. Bondi
• Zen for Christians – Kim Boykin
• Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living – Pema Chodron
• The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness – Pema Chodron
• The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation – Thich Nhat Hanh
• Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation – Thomas Keating
• Open Mind, Open Heart – Thomas Keating

Spirituality and Sexuality

• The Rainbow Center
• Whosoever
• GLBT Directory of Faith Communities
• Welcoming Churches in Atlanta
• Institute for Welcoming Resources

Books:

• The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart – Peter J. Gomes
• What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality – Daniel A. Helminiak

Sexual Orientation / Coming Out

• The GA Voice – Atlanta’s LGBTQ Newspaper
• Charis Books & More – Atlanta’s Independent Feminist Bookstore
• The Health Initiative – Georgia’s Voice for LGBTQ Health
• GLAAD
• The Human Rights Campaign
• PFLAG Supportive organization for all parents, allies, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Books:

• Outing Yourself: How to Come Out As Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers – Michelangelo Signorile
• Living Two Lives: Married to a Man and in Love with a Woman – Joanne Fleisher
• Dear John, I’m in Love with Jane: Women Write about Leaving Men for Women – Candace Walsh & Laura Andre (eds.)
• Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-Esteem – Kimeron N. Hardin
• Now That You Know: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children – Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward

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