A therapy guide for marriage, couples and other relationships. Dr. Azita Abtin addresses the factors, attitudes and behaviors that strengthen relational bonds and identifies self sabotaging thoughts, feelings and behavior that prevent the development of a win-win relationship. Dr. Abtin assists couples in developing better insights to themselves and their partners in order to strengthen their union, through knowledge of the underlying values and dynamics of healthy versus unhealthy relationships. This manual addresses communication issues, defense mechanisms and other dysfunctional patterns, and therapy sabotaging behaviors to help others enrich their marital or couple relationships.