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Choosing Us

Stories and Strategies to Strengthen Your Marriage from Inside the Therapy Room
By Jonathan Van Viegen
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Real therapy sessions reveal practical strategies for couples seeking deeper connection Couples therapy works, with approximately 70% of couples experiencing measurable improvements. Yet cost and access barriers prevent many from getting help. Choosing Us: Stories and Strategies to Strengthen Your Marriage from Inside the Therapy Room... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Real therapy sessions reveal practical strategies for couples seeking deeper connection

Couples therapy works, with approximately 70% of couples experiencing measurable improvements. Yet cost and access barriers prevent many from getting help. Choosing Us: Stories and Strategies to Strengthen Your Marriage from Inside the Therapy Room brings the therapy experience directly to readers through the stories of three couples navigating conflict resolution, communication breakdowns, trust issues, and infidelity under the guidance of therapist Jonathan Van Viegen.

Each chapter presents a raw, emotional therapy session vignette that illuminates common relationship challenges. These stories are paired with prescriptive content and analysis, giving readers actionable strategies they can implement immediately. Van Viegen's contrarian approach challenges mainstream pop-psychology, offering fresh perspectives on relationship dynamics drawn from his years of clinical work and his popular Instagram content reaching fifteen million views monthly.

Readers will also find:

  • Practical communication techniques for resolving conflicts without escalation or emotional withdrawal from your partner
  • Strategies for rebuilding trust after betrayal and creating stronger foundations for lasting intimacy and connection
  • Tools to identify relationship red flags early and address underlying issues before they become destructive patterns
  • Guidance on feeling chosen and cherished through specific behaviours and conversations that demonstrate genuine commitment
  • Direct, honest advice that cuts through generic self-help platitudes to address real relationship struggles couples face

Choosing Us serves married couples aged thirty to fifty-five seeking guidance on communication, conflict resolution, and trust. It also helps single individuals preparing for healthy future relationships and those rebuilding after divorce who want to avoid repeating past patterns.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394387014

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 240

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Health & Wellness Jonathan Van Viegen Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

JONATHAN VAN VIEGEN is a couples therapist whose direct, honest approach to relationship dynamics has reached a global audience. With over 511,000 followers and millions of views of his online content, he has become a trusted voice on communication, conflict resolution, trust, and infidelity. His relatable style and years of clinical work inform every chapter of this book, drawing on real patterns he encounters in the therapy room with couples.

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