By: Collin King
We polled Vista’s therapists and asked…
- What books do you most often recommend to clients to support the health of their relationships?
- What books have been most helpful in your own relationships?
Here are our top answers!
Polysecure by Jessicca Fern
A great read for monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships alike! Focuses on attachment styles and provides tools for navigating attachment needs, boundaries, and trust in diverse relationship structures.
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
From the developer of Emotion-Focused Therapy, Johnson provides practical strategies to deepen bonds, heal past hurts, and strengthen intimacy.
Rebuilding Trust by Morgan Johnson
Provides a compassionate guide to repairing broken trust in relationships, offering step-by-step strategies to heal, rebuild, and foster lasting connection.
Eight Lessons for a Happier Marriage by William and Carleen Glasser
Grounded in Choice Theory, this book presents simple yet powerful lessons that help couples improve communication, resolve conflicts, and foster deeper understanding.
Getting the Love you Want by Harville Hendrix
From the creators of Imago Relationship Therapy, this book helps partners understand each other’s emotional needs and heal past wounds through practical exercises and deep insights.
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Good for personal and business relationships alike, Rosenberg provides a powerful framework for fostering empathy, understanding, and compassion in conversations.
The High Conflict Couple by Alan E. Fruzzetti
Based on the principles of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), this guide helps partners build healthier communication and create more peaceful relationships, even in the most challenging situations.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
A science-backed guide that offers practical, actionable strategies to strengthen and nurture relationships, based on decades of research. A classic in the field of couples work!
Working on relationships takes effort and consistency–just like learning a language, getting in shape, going to therapy, or anything worthwhile. While there’s probably no need to read all eight books, we hope that the tips and wisdom in any one of them will help you along your way.
