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Recommended Reading

Books We Point Couples To

A short, trusted shelf our therapists recommend between sessions. Each one is worth your time.

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Connection

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

John Gottman, PhD

The research-backed playbook from the Gottman Institute on the small daily habits that keep couples close.

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Conflict

The High-Conflict Couple

Alan E. Fruzzetti, PhD

A DBT-based guide to lowering the temperature, validating each other, and breaking the escalation cycle.

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Intimacy

Mating in Captivity

Esther Perel

Esther Perel on holding both security and desire, and keeping intimacy alive in a committed relationship.

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Resilience

Rising Strong

Brené Brown, PhD

Brené Brown on getting back up after the fall, the emotional skill at the very heart of repair.

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Trusted NJ Partners

More Support Across New Jersey

Couples work is what we do. When you need care beyond it, these are the New Jersey practices we know and trust.

  • Healing Through the Heart Center
    Trauma, EMDR & DBT · Freehold & Colts Neck, NJTrauma-informed therapy for children, teens, and adults, blending EMDR, mindfulness, and DBT to heal the whole self.
  • Meadowlark CSC
    Perinatal & Postpartum Support · Shrewsbury, NJWarm, evidence-based care for new parents and families in transition, with individual, family, and couples counseling.
  • Mind Body Pelvis
    Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy · Princeton, NJOne-on-one pelvic health physical therapy for women, prenatal and postpartum clients, and transgender clients.
  • Paint the Stars Art Therapy
    Art Therapy · Manalapan, Ocean Township & Princeton, NJCreative, art-based therapy for children, teens, and adults coping with anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and family challenges.
  • The DBT Center of NJ
    Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Lawrenceville, NJExpert DBT, skills groups, and evidence-based care to build emotional resilience and stronger relationships.
  • Self Elements Psychotherapy & Wellness
    Holistic Psychotherapy · Brick, NJIndividual, family, and couples counseling using EMDR, Brainspotting, and mindfulness, with a whole-person approach.
  • Perrone Counseling
    Illness, Caregiving & Life Transitions · New Jersey, in person & onlineCompassionate therapy for those navigating cancer, chronic illness, caregiving, and midlife change.
  • Shore to Thrive
    Parenting Classes & Coaching · New JerseyPersonalized parenting programs for a calmer home and stronger connection, from toddlers to teens.
Trauma, EMDR & DBT

Healing Through the Heart Center

Trauma-informed therapy for children, teens, and adults, blending EMDR, mindfulness, and DBT to heal the whole self.

Freehold & Colts Neck, NJ

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In a Crisis, Reach Out Right Away

Couples therapy is not crisis care. If you or someone you love is in danger, contact one of these free, confidential services, or call 911.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988

The national lifeline for anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Reach a trained counselor any time, free and confidential.

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741

Prefer to text? Message a trained crisis counselor for in-the-moment support, 24 hours a day, at no cost.

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Practical, research-backed writing on communication, conflict, intimacy, and connection.

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Layers of weathered paint peeling from an old wooden surfaceInfidelity & Trust

February 6, 2026 · 5 Min Read

How Unresolved Past Wounds Impact Your Partnership

Sometimes what looks like communication problems or constant conflict is really old, unhealed trauma showing up in the present. Recognizing its role is the first step toward genuine reconnection.

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December 4, 2025 · 4 Min Read

Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce

Children often feel the deepest effects of divorce, even in amicable separations. Understanding how they cope, and when to seek support, can help them process the change and thrive.

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Two people talking across a kitchen counterCommunication & Conflict

October 23, 2025 · 3 Min Read

Assertive Communication: The Key to Stronger Relationships

Assertive communication is the calm middle ground between passive and aggressive styles, and it can be learned. Here is how speaking up with clarity and respect strengthens your relationship.

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