The Couple Skills Workbook: Manage Conflict, Increase Trust and Intimacy, and Build a Better Relationship

Boost your relationship IQ, and learn essential skills for relationship success!

Do you ever feel like your romantic partner is on a completely different page? Are your arguments becoming more frequent and difficult to recover from emotionally? Do you feel disconnected, and long for that trust, intimacy, and connection you once shared? Despite our culture’s obsession with effortless, fairy tale romances, the real truth is that most relationships take work.

Written by a psychologist and based on the most effective couples therapies, The Couple Skills Workbook will show you how to boost your ＂relationship IQ＂ by cultivating greater self-awareness, as well as an increased awareness of your partner’s needs. With this how-to guide, you’ll learn how to better navigate conflict, reconnect after fights, nurture intimacy, and build a solid foundation for a secure and loving relationship.

By showing empathy, being both an active listener and an assertive communicator, and embracing your own vulnerability, you can increase your relationship IQ, gain a deeper understanding of your partner, and set the stage for lasting bliss. This workbook will show you how, step by step.

Betsy Chung, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in virtual private practice in California. She was born and raised in Los Angeles to a culturally Chinese family. Before becoming a relationship expert in private practice, she worked in other fields of mental health including substance abuse treatment, child and adolescent psychology, in-patient crisis management, and civil forensic psychology. She is passionate about helping people strengthen their relationships.