Couples, Intimacy Issues, and Addiction

This thoughtful book confronts the secret needs and loyalties that can shatter a marriage, from addiction to the memory of a late spouse. Couples, Intimacy Issues, and Addiction discusses fresh and innovative ways to treat partners in distress. It offers models for nontraditional relating, insight for handling such devastating crises as adultery, and a fascinating analysis of the marital crisis in the film Eyes Wide Shut. It shows how to use powerfully effective techniques including facilitated imagery, self-psychology, and a phasic model of handling adultery.