Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing: Emotionally Focused Therapy Techniques to Restore Your Relationship (Spiral Bound)

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"This workbook beautifully explores the barriers so many couples face in their quest to find emotional safety and connection. The exercises are rich and powerful, yet simple and easy to navigate. Dr. Lori Schade has brilliantly combined the empirically supported principles of EFT with her gifted understanding of how to help couples find hope and healing. A remarkable resource for couples everywhere!" --Dr. Debi Gilmore, LMFT, CEFT

Biographical Note:
LORI CLUFF SCHADE, PhD, LMFT is an author, professor, licensed marriage and family therapist, AAMFT approved supervisor, and EFT certified supervisor and clinician. She has been practicing therapy for more than three decades.

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" Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing offers advice and exercises based on the best research in the field of marriage and family therapy. And the best part is, it's laid out in a clear and simple step-by-step process so you can finally find the answers and connection you've been seeking. Dr. Schade's warm and experienced voice is evident on every page as she walks you through these simple but insightful exercises. This practical guide is a roadmap to greater connection and trust in your relationship. You'll find yourself saying, 'That's why we do that!' or 'This makes so much sense.'" --Dr. Kim Blackham, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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" Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing is truly an excellent resource for couples wanting to improve their relationship! Dr Schade's workbook superbly presents the techniques of Emotionally Focused Therapy and is replete with insightful examples, purposeful learning exercises, and rich guidance. I wholeheartedly recommend it!" --Dr. Lance J. Dome, Marriage & Family Therapist and founder of Redwood Family Therapy

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"This workbook is clear, readable, and incredibly useful! It lays out the principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy in simple, accurate, practical ways. Many couples will find this book incredibly useful in creating strong, loving, safe relationships!" --Scott R. Woolley, Ph.D.

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"As a marriage and family therapist, this workbook helps both my clients and I by using the same concepts I teach and giving the guiding influence and language to really get somewhere, even in-between sessions. Whether you're with a therapist or not, I highly recommend this book to help guide you through your distressing relationships." --Sandi Williams, MS, MA, LMFT

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"I love books like this that provide couples with practical, hands-on experience to make their marriage more awesome! This workbook will transform a couple's relationship by helping them understand the power of attachment and teaching positive step-by-step communication skills. Individual and couple exercises, detailed explanations, and real-life examples teach couples how to stop painful negative behaviors and create a trusting, supportive, and connected relationship. This is a gift to any couple to help them overcome difficulties or start their marriage out on the right foot!" --Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, Author of Knowing HER Intimately: 12 Keys for Creating a Sextraordinary Marriage

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"Dr. Schade has created a straightforward and simple guide to help couples identify how they can reliably reconnect to each other when they aren't getting along. Not only have I been counseling couples for over 20 years, I've also been married for just as long and know how important it is to have clear guidance when trying to make sense of emotions and relationships. I'm confident that couples who spend time working through these exercises will feel relieved as they map out their relationship and discover better ways to connect with each other." --Geoff Steurer, MS, LMFT

Publisher Marketing:

Reconnect. Repair. Rekindle--with the therapy-backed tools that help couples heal.

If your relationship feels stuck in conflict, emotional distance, or miscommunication, The Couples Therapy Workbook for Healing offers a proven, step-by-step path to rebuilding trust and intimacy.

Grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)--a trusted approach used by thousands of therapists--this relationship workbook helps partners identify painful patterns, express emotional needs safely, and re-establish secure connection. No therapy experience required.

Whether you're dating, married, or navigating a difficult season, this guide offers clear, research-backed tools to help you move forward together.

Inside this workbook:

• A Proven Healing Framework - Follow EFT's 3-stage process to move from disconnection to emotional closeness.
• Real Relationship Stories - Learn from couples who've used these strategies to reconnect.
• Attachment-Based Tools - Understand how early emotional patterns shape your relationship--and how to shift them.
• Practical Communication Exercises - Speak with vulnerability, listen with empathy, and create safer dialogue.
• Tailored for All Couples - Ideal for addressing conflict, rebuilding after hurt, or deepening your bond.

Created by licensed therapist Lori Cluff Schade, PhD, LMFT, this workbook has earned praise from readers and clinicians alike for its clarity, depth, and compassionate guidance.

For fans of Hold Me Tight, Attached, and Love More, Fight Less.

Backed by research. Built for real life. Your relationship can heal--and grow stronger than ever.

Contributor Bio:Schade, Lori Cluff

LORI CLUFF SCHADE, PhD, LMFT is an author, professor, licensed marriage and family therapist, AAMFT approved supervisor, and EFT certified supervisor and clinician. She has been practicing therapy for more than three decades.