The Relationship Enhancement® approach is made up of nine essential relationship skills. The core skills are Expressive and Empathic Responding.  At all times, one person is expressing thoughts and feelings subjectively, while the other then responds by stating back empathically the deepest  inner sense of what was stated. The Facilitation skill keeps this ongoing structure on track.
				The Discussion / Negotiation and Problem / Conflict Resolution skills allow for the full exploration and resolution of issues in ways that are genuinely satisfying to both partners. Self-change and Other-assisted Change are skills that help implement the solutions determined in the earlier phase. Generalization and Maintenance skills provides ways to expand use of the skills in other areas of life and to maintain these skills over time.