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Most couples are not struggling because the love ran out. They are struggling because no one ever gave them the tools to communicate in a way that keeps love from getting lost in translation.
That is exactly why Under One Umbrella: The Phillips Umbrella Framework exists.

This is not a generic relationship book. It is an original clinical couples communication ebook and workbook developed by Dr. Tamaru Phillips, LMFT-QS, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Qualified Supervisor, built from real couples work done in real therapy sessions over years of clinical practice.
The Phillips Umbrella Framework positions communication as the umbrella that covers and protects your entire relationship. Underneath that umbrella sit eight essential spokes, Respect, Honesty, Trust, Vulnerability, Accountability, Emotional Safety, Active Listening, and Forgiveness. When those spokes are strong, your relationship can weather any storm. When they weaken, even the smallest conflict can feel like the whole structure is collapsing. This workbook helps you identify which spokes need attention and gives both of you the tools to repair and strengthen them, one chapter at a time, together.

Inside you will find ten clinical chapters, each one dedicated to a single spoke of the framework, written with clinical depth and delivered in a tone that is warm, accessible, and never condescending. Whether you have a PhD or never finished high school, this workbook was written for you. Every chapter ends with an original couples exercise that includes writing space for both partners, designed to move you from reading about connection to actually practicing it.
You will also find a Couple’s Communication Commitment page where both partners put their intentions in writing, and a six-month Umbrella Progress Tracker that lets you watch your growth unfold over time. The entire workbook is grounded in peer-reviewed research with APA-cited references, because Dr. Phillips believes you deserve more than advice. You deserve a clinical foundation you can trust.

This workbook is for couples who are dating and want to start strong. It is for engaged couples who want to build the right foundation before the wedding. It is for married couples who have been having the same argument for years and are finally ready to break the pattern. And it is for couples who have been through something hard and are choosing, intentionally, to rebuild.

“Communication is the umbrella. Everything else lives underneath it.”, Dr. Tamaru Phillips, LMFT-QS