Couples Therapy in the Digital Age
Best Practices for Modern Communication & Connection
- Author:
- Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT
- Copyright:
-
2026
- Publication Date:
- Mar 24, 2026
- Publisher:
- PESI Publishing
- Product Code:
- PUB180385
- ISBN13:
- 9781683739067
- Format:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 324
- Media Type:
- Book
Description
Help couples strengthen their relationship – both online and off.
Everyday digital behaviors – like frequent phone use, social media scrolling, and chasing “likes” online – can seem harmless, but they gradually erode intimacy, attachment, and trust in relationships. Unlike more obvious challenges that couples face, these digital behaviors often blend into daily routines, making their effects harder to detect until disconnection has already set in.
In Couples Therapy in the Digital Age, expert couples therapist and clinical sexologist Dr. Anna Elton provides practical, research-based strategies, interventions, and real-world examples to help couples reconnect and rebuild intimacy in today’s tech-driven world. Inside, you’ll find resources to help clients:
- Navigate common digital relationship challenges like online flirting, endless scrolling, and technology addiction
- Address online infidelity, emotional disconnection, and communication breakdowns
- Set boundaries and repair trust after online infidelity or emotional affairs
- Discern when screen time becomes unhealthy, compulsive, or addictive – and what to do about it
- Build emotionally intelligent habits around smartphone and device use, including how to approach erotic online content
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Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT Related seminars and products
Anna Elton, PhD, LMFT, CST is a licensed marriage and family therapist, clinical sexologist, and author of Couples Therapy in the Digital Age (PESI, 2026) and The Formula of Desire (New Harbinger, 2026). She is the founder of Longwood Care, where she works with individuals and couples on communication, intimacy, and trust in the digital era. Dr. Elton writes the “Life, Love, etc.” blog for Psychology Today and has appeared on PBS, ABC, FOX, and NBC, offering expert commentary on relationships and mental health. She speaks at conferences and universities worldwide on relationship science and practical tools for connection, blending research and real-world strategies to help couples navigate modern challenges and sustain desire over time.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Anna Elton has employment relationships with Longwood Care, Inc. and I CARE WE ALL CARE Foundation. She receives royalties as a published author. Anna Elton receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Anna Elton is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.
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