Resources for PACT couples therapy

Study up on your couple.

This list of resources is intended to offer further reading and study for couples interested in or engaged in the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT). Browse through the following materials to explore some of the fundamentals of PACT couples therapy. You will likely recognize some of the terms from your therapeutic work in a few of the following links. These are great resources for further study and practice with putting your couple first, having each others back, creating a secure functioning relationship, and building a shared purpose and vision for your couple.

Relationships are hard. But why? TEDx with Stan Tatkin

Building a Thriving Relationship using PACT principals: One vs Two Person systems. An Interview with Stan Tatkin: https://www.kylebenson.net/thriving-relationship/

Understanding your partners attachment style. An interview with Stan Tatkin: https://www.gottman.com/blog/understanding-partners-attachment-style/

Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship: Audio book by Stan Tatkin

In Each Other's Care: A Guide to the Most Common Relationship Conflicts and How to Work Through Them: Audiobook by Stan Tatkin

Come Together: The science (and Art) of creating lasting sexual connections: Audiobook by Emily Nagoski

Fight Right: How successful couples turn conflict into connection: John and Julie Gottman