The books listed below are recommended based on their rating from the Authoritative Guild to Self Help Resources in Mental Health and/or my personal/professional experience over the years working with clients.

The information contained on this page is intended to provide general information on books about various issues.  This information is not a substitute for professional medical advice and care.  

Abuse:

       Sexual Abuse: 

• The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis.  On adult woman’s recovery from child sexual abuse
• Victims No Longer by Michael Lew.  On adult man’s recovery from childhood sexual abuse

     Domestic Abuse:

• The Battered Woman by Lenore Walker
• Getting Free by Ginny NiCarthy

     Verbal Abuse:

• The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans

Anger:

• The Dance of Anger by Harriett Learner.  For woman who want to understand and moderate their anger.
• Anger:  the Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris. On Coping with anger in many different facets of life.
• The Anger Workbook by Lorrainne Bilodeau. Practical Advice and methods based on Cognitive Behavior approaches to anger management

Anxiety Disorders, Stress management and Relaxation:

• The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
• Don’t Panic by Reid Wilson.  On reducing or eliminating panic attacks.
• S.T.O.P. Obsessing by Edna B. Foa and Reid Wilson.  On coping with OCD
• The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Eschelman, McKay,

Assertiveness:

• Your Perfect Right by Robert Alberti and Michael Emmons

ADD/ADHD:

• Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley.  For parents of ADHD children.
• Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J Ratey.  For adults with ADHD

Depression:

• Mind Over Mood:  Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky
• Feeling Good the New Mood Therapy by David Burns

Parenting:

• How to talk so Kids will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too! By Sal Severe

 

    Teenagers and Parenting:

• Reviving Ophelia:  Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Piper.  For adolescent girls and their parents.
• Between Parent and Teenager by Haim Ginott.  For improving parent-adolescent relationships.
• The Seven habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
• The Seven habits of Highly Effective Families by Steven Covey

Loss (Death and Grieving):

• How to Survive the loss of a Love by Melba Congrove, Harold Bloomfield and Peter McWilliams.  On coping with loss of any kind, including death
• When Bad things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner.  A spiritually based approach to death, dying and grief.
• Working It Through by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.  On coping with death.
• How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese Rand

 

Marriage/Love/Relationships:

        Marriage:

• Why Marriages Succeed or Fail by John Gottman.  On healthy and unhealthy martial styles.  Reaseach based.
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman.  Exercised for couple to do to become closer.
• Divorce Busting by Michele Weiner Davis.  On solving marital problems and improving the relationship

       Infidelity:

• After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis A. Springs

        Intimacy:

• The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner

Other:

• Obsessive Love by Susan Forward.  For those who are obsessive lovers and their targets.

 

        Sexuality:

• For Each Other by Lonnie Barbach

• Hot Monogamy by Patricia Love (recommend the audio tape series)

       Divorce:

• Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Brown and Marc Brown.  For young children.          
• The Boys and Girls Book about Divorce by Richard Gardner.  For older children and adolescents
• Crazy Time by Abigail Traffor.  For those going through divorce.

Weight Management • Healthy Eating:

• The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person, Judith S. Beck
• Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food, Susan Albers
• The Rules of "Normal" Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between! by Karen R. Koenig
• Overcoming Binge Eating by Christopher Fairburn
• Overcoming Night Eating Syndrome: A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking the Cycle by Kelly C. Allison, Albert J. Stunkard, and Sara L. Their
• Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth

Weight Loss Surgery:

• Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies, Marina S. Kurian,Barbara Thompson, and Brian K. Davidson