Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships A Clinician's Guide [Paperback]

The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficultbut also one of the most commonfactors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical, evidence-based guidelines on which clinicians can depend as they wade through the intense emotions and fragile bonds of couples in crisis. With care and sensitivity, the book's authors analyze the increasingly complex context in which the cycle of intimacy develops, wanes, and recovers. The chapters delve into diverse populations' attitudes toward intimacy and provide an entire section on cultural, gender and religious issues.

Clinicians looking for a research-based, practical take on the many facets of intimacy in the twenty-first century need look no further than this book.

Carlson & Sperry, Preface. Part I: Intimacy Overview. Sperry, Intimacy: Definition, Contexts and Models for Understanding Its Development and Diminishment. Solomon, Teagno, Recovering from Sexual and Other Types of Infidelity, Part I: A Typology of Infidelities. Solomon, Teagno, Recovering from Sexual and Other Types of Infidelity, Part II: Treatment Guidelines and Strategies. Interview with Frank Pittman. Bagarozzi, Recovering Intimacy: Using Assessments to Pinpoint Treatment. Interview with Fred Luskin. Dupree, White, Recovering Intimacy After Infidelity: A Practice-based Evidence Approach. Part II: Clinical Considerations in Recovery from Emotional Infidelity. Scharff, An Object Relations Approach to Intimacy: Loss and Recovery. Interview with Paul Peluso. Fife, Weeks, Barriers to Recovering Intimacy. Helm, Internet Infidelity: Guidelines for Recovering Intimacy. Waller,FinancialS)