This book is a guide filled with practical tools, concepts, and exercises to help couples enhance intimacy and develop and maintain helathy, successful relationships. Based on the PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) program, this book is designed to educate mental health professionals about the program and its adaptations. In this book, the most experienced PAIRS leaders together with the creator of the program present the framework of PAIRS along with exercises and techniques to enhance intimacy between couples. Chapters include discussions of intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, “”emotional literacy,”” sensuality and sexuality, spirituality, and gender issues. (Author abstract)