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At a time of rising loneliness, Friendless: Why Adult Friendships Keep Failing moves beyond surface advice to explore the deeper patterns shaping our closest connections. Drawing on attachment theo...
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  • 27 April 2027
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At a time of rising loneliness, Friendless: Why Adult Friendships Keep Failing moves beyond surface advice to explore the deeper patterns shaping our closest connections. 


Drawing on attachment theory and relational research, Stephanie Cox introduces the concept of a Secure Base of Friendship, a framework for building relationships that are mutual, stable, and sustaining. Through relatable case examples and practical tools including the Seven-Step Secure Friendship Arc, readers learn to navigate common challenges like life-stage mismatches, toxic patterns, conflict, repair, and letting go. Friendless offers something rare: a grounded, compassionate guide to understanding why friendships falter and how to build ones that truly last.

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Price: $39.00
Pages: 200
Publisher: American Counseling Association (ACA)
Imprint: American Counseling Association
Publication Date: 27 April 2027
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781556201745
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
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Stephanie Cox is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Supervisor in private practice. She holds a Master of Science in counseling from Grand Canyon University and specializes in attachment-based approaches to relational healing. Her clinical work centers on helping individuals and couples understand and restructure the bonds that shape their lives; including the often-overlooked terrain of adult friendship. Through private practice, as well as her educational company, The Better Relationship, she provides training and resources for couples practitioners seeking to deepen their clinical effectiveness. She is a member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the American Counseling Association.

Chapter 1: Find My Friends?

Chapter 2: Attachment Is Not Relegated to Romance

Chapter 3: Friendship 101 — The Class We All Skipped  

Chapter 4: Fantasy Friends, Party Friends & the Ones Who Actually Stay

Chapter 5: Culturally Attuned Friendship Work: A Framework for Diverse Client Realities

Chapter 6: “You’re Leaving Me Behind” — Friendships Run Through the Woodchipper of Shifting Life Stages

Chapter 7: Are You There? — Asking for Care Without Feeling Pathetic

Chapter 8: Givers, Takers, and Emotional Equity

Chapter 9: Big Groups, Big Problems

Chapter 10: Friends Who Hurt More Than Help

Chapter 11: Am I the Drama? — How to Spot a Pattern If You're the Toxic Friend

Chapter 12: Repair Isn’t Just for Couples

Chapter 13: To Repair or Not to Repair — That Is the Question

Chapter 14: Grief, Forgiveness, and Accepting Someone’s Emotional Ceiling

Conclusion: Building Your Own Tribe — The Old, the New, & the Yet to Come

Final Note: Clients Are Built for Belonging