Enhancing Intimacy in Marriage A Clinician's Guide

Enhancing Intimacy in Marriage: A Clinician's Guide is a practical exploration of the vast, and often perplexing, territory of intimacy. In contrast to the narrow, culturally defined notion of intimacy as sex, Dennis Bagarozzi begins with an illuminating delineation of nine separate, but interrelated, dimensions of closeness: emotional, psychological, intellectual, physical (non-sexual), sexual, spiritual, aesthetic, social/recreational and temporal. Assessment procedures and specific tools then provide a means of examining not only differences in individuals' overall need for intimacy, but also in their needs for closeness to each type. With this information, clinicians and clients can identify sources of discord. Finally, case studies illustrate strategies for helping couples to understand their unique needs, develop new patterns of interaction, and foster closer connections. With a solid combination of theory, tools, and practice, Dennis Bagarozzi has created a concise, pragmatic guide for treating issues of intimacy in marital relationships.Bagarozzi, Dennis A. is the author of 'Enhancing Intimacy in Marriage A Clinician's Guide' with ISBN 9781583910603 and ISBN 1583910603.