Reptiles in Love

Don Ferguson Ph.D. has been a leading teacher, trainer, and practitioner in the field of relationships and couples therapy for more than 20 years. He has presented hundreds of seminars and trainings to organizations and groups of psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists, and specifically has developed the Reptiles in Love program to the point where it is well researched, presented and taught frequently to professionals, and applied successfully by many couples who have benefited from it over the years. (See his websites: www.reptilesinlove.com, and www.donfergusonseminars.com. Presently staff Psychologist, he was formerly the Clinical Director for Psychiatry at Dean Health System, a major health care provider in Madison, Wisconsin.

Preface: Be Like Elvis! But Less Dead. Introduction. Part I: Understanding the Reptile in Us. 1. The Dinosaur Legacy: Why We Fight Poorly. 2. Lizard Madness: Understanding Methods and Cycles in Stupid Fighting. Part II: Five Steps to Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships. 3. Step One: Assess Your Relationship. 4. Step Two: Learn to Communicate in a Nonreptilian Manner. 5. Step Three: Clarify Your Needs and Fears Together. 6. Step Four: Add Positives and Build Intimacy. 7. Step Five: Learn Nonreptilian Lovemaking. Part III: Special Issues for Evolving Reptiles. 8. Once Bitten ... : Surviving Betrayal. 9. Reptiles in Therapy: An Introduction to Couples Therapy. 10. Pure Divorce: If You Must, End and Leave Fully Human. Afterword: A Few Words in Closing. Notes. Resources. About the Author. Index.