Crowe, Michael and Ridley, Jane, Therapy with Couples (2nd Edition), Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2000; A book for therapists using the techniques that I have described here.
Rabin, Claire, Equal Partners, Good Friends, London: Routledge, 1996; A good guide to having a ‘modern’ relationship with an equal share of rights and duties.
Robinson, Margaret, Family Transformation through Divorce and Remarriage, London: Routledge, 1993; A practical guide to the problems of second families.
Beck, Aaron, Love is Never Enough, New York: Harper and Row, 1988; A self-help book for relationships using Beck’s own Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach.
Butler, Gillian, Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness, London: Constable & Robinson, 1999; A book in this series with much helpful advice on social skills and social confidence.
Fennell, Melanie, Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, London: Constable & Robinson, 1999; A good guide to improving self-esteem.
Gray, John, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, London: HarperCollins, 1992; A readable and light-hearted but also serious book about the miscommunications that occur between men and women.
Gilbert, Paul, Overcoming Depression (new revised edition), London: Constable & Robinson, 1997; One of the most successful and popular books in this series.
McCarthy, Barry and Emily J., Getting It Right First Time, New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004; A book concentrating on the problems occurring in the first few years of marriage.
Yaffe, Maurice and Fenwick, Elizabeth, Sexual Happiness: A Practical Guide, London: Dorling Kindersley, 1986; Still probably the best guide to dealing with problems of sexual desire and function.