Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What Is the High-Voltage Relationship
Chapter 2 A New Psychology as the Foundation for the High-Voltage Relationship
Chapter 3 The Inner Critic and Its Sabotaging Effects on Relationships
Chapter 4 Using the Anthetic Inner Figure Language
Chapter 5 What It Takes to Create a High-Voltage Relationship: The Anthetic Values
Chapter 6 Eight Intrapersonal High-Voltage Skills
Chapter 7 Nine Skills to Empower the Self for Optimal Relating
Chapter 8 Creating Connection: The Interpersonal High-Voltage Communication Skills
Chapter 9 Interpersonal Skills for Handling Negativity in Relationships
Chapter 10 Increasing the Voltage: Depth Connecting Skills
Chapter 11 Handling the Voltage Mismatch
Chapter 12 Maintenance Skills: High-Voltage for a Lifetime

About the Author

James Elliott, PhD, created Anthetic Therapy and Anthetic Relationship Therapy and founded the Anthetics Institute in Berkeley, California and Lafayette, Louisiana

Kathryn Elliott, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT, is director of Anthetic Therapy Center.

Reviews

Not just an illustrative guide of psychodynamic principles to help couples communicate more optimally, this book is an evocative foray  into the very essence of emotional closeness, warmth, and empathy between two souls searching for connection. Whether you're high voltage, low voltage, or not-so-sure-what-your voltage, these skills will diffuse conflict and conflagration and improve upon love's gentle embrace. Highly recommended!
*Eric Green, Purdue University*

In developing the ‘high voltage/low voltage relationship’ concept, the Elliotts have provided a means for couples to quickly and comprehensively understand and analyze themselves and their relationships. This book is a welcome addition to the field and one that clinicians will find themselves coming back to again and again in their work with couples.
*David A. Spruill, University of Louisiana at Lafayette*