Michelle Skeen, PsyD, has studied schema therapy under Matthew McKay and Jeffrey Young. She completed her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco, and maintains a private practice in San Francisco.
"The Critical Partner is required reading for anyone living in a
relationship where they feel frequently hurt, devalued, or blamed.
This book will show you why this happens and give you tools to do
something about it. Highly recommended."
--Matthew McKay, PhD, author of Thoughts and Feelings
"Like a good detective novel, Michelle Skeen's book will help you
uncover the mystery of your difficult relationship. After reading
this book, you'll understand how your childhood experiences still
affect your life, but more importantly, you'll learn what you can
do to put them behind you and move on."
--Jeffrey C. Wood, PsyD, psychologist and coauthor of The
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
"The couples in successful relationships will tell you that, in
order to succeed, partners must learn to work on their
relationships. The Critical Partner is the ideal workbook to help
couples who are dealing with this uncomfortable dynamic. It will
teach them how to do what is necessary to make their relationship
successful."
--Barton Goldsmith, PhD, author of Emotional Fitness for Couples
and Emotional Fitness for Intimacy
"The most challenging issue in the life of the couple can be
learning how to express disappointment and hurt without hurting
your partner. Michelle Skeen offers an effective framework for
understanding and dealing with the ruptures and self-defeating
consequences of criticism in a relationship. She carefully applies
the thoughtfully designed elements of schema therapy to her keen
knowledge of this subject matter and offers her readers easily
accessible strategies for transforming painful life patterns into
healthy responses."
--Wendy T. Behary, LCSW, author of Disarming The Narcissist
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