SUGGESTED READING TO SUPPLEMENT SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 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.  

San Francisco Couples Therapy & Sex Therapy Reading Suggestions

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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

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San Francisco Couples Therapy & Sex Therapy Reading Suggestions

• 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

Non Monogamy

• Tristan Taormino: Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships

• Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy: The Ethical Slut

Mindfulness

• Sharon Salzberg and Sakyong Mipham : Quiet Mind: A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

• Bhante Henepola Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English

• Tara Brach: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

• John Kabat-Zinn: Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday

Trauma

• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levi

• Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, MD

• Healing Sex by Staci Haines

• The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild

• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

• The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale

• The Mindful Way through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life by Susan Orsillo, Ph.D.

• 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing by Babette Rothchild

• In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine, Ph.D.

Intimate Partner Violence & Abuse

•    Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis

•   The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis

•   Healing Sex by Staci Haines

•    Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? by Lori Gershick

•   Violent Betrayal: Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships by Claire M. Renzetti

•   Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships by C.M Renzetti

•   The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities by Ching-In Chen, Jai Dulani

•   Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence, by John Dececco, PhD

•   Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment edited by Thema Bryant-Davis