Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work

McKay PhD, Matthew; Fanning, Patrick; Paleg PhD, Kim

ISBN 10: 157224481X / ISBN 13: 9781572244818

Published by New Harbinger Publications, 2006

Seller Inventory # 157224481X-4-31752108

Synopsis:

Love takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. This book, a revised and updated edition of a therapist-recommended classic, shows you how to work smarter in your relationship.

This book helps you improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts in healthy and creative ways. Each chapter teaches an essential skill, based on cognitive behavioral therapy, which can lead to greater happiness and deeper intimacy. New in this edition is a chapter on using acceptance skills, developed from the revolutionary new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which help you learn to accept your partner without judgment and structure your relationship based on a consciously chosen set of core values.

About the Author: Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. He has also penned two novels, Us and The Wawona Hotel. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression. He lives and works in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 2nd Edition