Articles by Kirsten

Successful Communication in Relationships

Bridge Magazine, Summer 2006. Page 05. 

Problem Solving: A Recipe for Marital Success

Bridge Magazine, Fall 2006. Page 01. 

Other Resources

Suggested Readings to improve your relationships

  • The New Rules of Marriage Terrence Real
  • Eight Dates John Gottman, PhD and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD and Doug Abrams and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD
  • The Seven Prinicples for Making Marriage Work  John M. Gottman, Phd – Relationship/marriage
  • Getting the Love You Want Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt PhD Imago therapy
  • Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life Emily Nagoski
  • After the Affair  Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD – Forgiveness/relationship
  • Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay Mira Kirschenbaum
  • Love Is Never Enough  Aaron T. Beck, MD – Cognitive therapy/relationships
  • Anatomy of Love  Helen Fisher, PhD – Sociology/love
  • The Dance of Intimacy Harriet Lerner, PhD – Intimacy/relationships
  • Your Erroneous Zones  Dr. Wayne W. Dyer – Cognitive therapy/positive thinking
  • Victory Over Verbal Abuse Patricia Evans
  • 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman
  • Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Rick Hanson and Daniel J Siegel
  • Radical Acceptance Țara Brach
  • Mindfulness  Ellen J Langer – Mindfulness
  • Getting to Where You Are  Steven Harrison – Meditation/relaxation/anxiety
  • Man’s Search for Meaning  Viktor Frankl – Existentialism
  • Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning  Viktor Frankl – Existentialism
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People  Stephen R. Covey – Cognitive/change/power?
  • Extraordinary Relationships  Roberta M Gilbert, MD – Relationships/family systems
  • He’s Scared She’s Scared  Steven Carter and Julia Sokol – Relationships/commitment

Kirsten Kell, Marriage & Family Therapist

Kirsten is a Marriage and Family Therapist whose work focuses on couples throughout the stages of a relationship:  premarital, early marriage, troubled teens and other family issues. She earned her masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Yale University.

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