Favorite Books

Couples & Relationships

The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, PhD

Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide by Harville Hendrix, PhD

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away by Gary Chapman

The Four Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages by Marcus Warner & Chris Coursey

The All or Nothing Marriage by Eli Finkel

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

To Have and To Hold by Molly Millwood, PhD.

The 80/80 Marriage by Nate Kemp, PhD. & Kaley Klemp

The Happy Wives Club by Fawn Weaver

A Year of Us by Alicia Munoz, LPC

Choosing Marriage by Debra Fileta, MA, LPC

Married Roommates by Talia & Edward Wagner, LMFT

Love More Fight Less A Relationship Workbook for Couples by Gina Senarighi, PhD, CPC

The Marriage Counseling Workbook by Emily Cook, PhD, LCMFT

Affairs & Infidelity

After the Affair, Updated Second Edition: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis A. Spring

Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After by Shirley P. Glass

The New Monogamy by Tammy Nelson, PhD

When You’re The One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need To Know by Tammy Nelson, PhD

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel

Sexual Intimacy

Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD

Better Through Sex Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire by Lori A. Brotto, PhD

Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get It by Laurie Mintz, PhD

Sexual Awareness by Barry McCarthy, PhD and Emily McCarthy

The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fulfilment by Diana Richardson

The Pleasure Zone: Why we resist good feelings & how to let go and be happy by Stella Resnick, PhD

The Guide to Getting It on by Paul Joannides

She Comes First by Ian Kerner, PhD

Getting the Sex You Want by Tammy Nelson, PhD

Sexual Intelligence: What we really want from sex and how to get it by Marty Klein, PhD

Sex Positive Now: Everything You Need to Know About Sex Positivity by Allena Gabosch & Jeremy Shub

Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life by Justin Lehmiller, PhD

The Ultimate Guide to Seduction & Foreplay: Techniques and Strategies for Mind-Blowing Sex by Jessica O’Reilly, PhD & Marla Renee Stewart, MA

Coping with Premature Ejaculation by Michael E. Metz, PhD and Barry McCarthy, PhD

Coping with Erectile Dysfunction by Michael E. Metz, PhD and Barry McCarthy, PhD

Sexual Trauma

With Pleasure: Managing Trauma Triggers for More Vibrant Sex and Relationships by August McLaughlin and Jamila Dawson, LMFT

Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma & Living a Passionate Life by Holly Richmond, PhD Forwarded by Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD

The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis