LOVE ME, DON'T LEAVE ME

This is the only book to use an evidence-based schema framework to explore fears of
abandonment in relationships.

Fears of abandonment can give rise to feelings of anger, shame, fear, anxiety, depression, and grief. These emotions are intense and painful, and when they surface they can lead to a number of negative behaviors, such as jealousy, clinging, and emotional blackmail. In Love Me, Don't Leave Me, therapist Michelle Skeen combines acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), schema therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to help readers identify the root of their fears so they can build lasting, trusting relationships. Michelle Skeen, PsyD, is a therapist who lives and works in San Francisco, CA. She specializes in schema, cognitive, and behavioral therapies to address interpersonal issues, anger, depression, anxiety, disabilities, and trauma.