resources
Many of our clients are curious about additional resources to assist in their therapy journey. We have compiled a list of books, websites and associations that are frequently recommended:
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Practices to Reduce Overwhelm and Increase Well-Being by Rebekkah LaDyne
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by John Forsyth and Georg Eifert
When Panic Attacks by David D. Burns
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations For a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
Codependent No More Workbook by Melody Beattie
The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today’s Generation by Melody Beattie
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Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
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Building a Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
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National Alliance for Eating Disorders
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Workbook by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb
Eating In the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston
Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole
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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
Calming the Emotional Storm: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life by Sheri Van Dijk
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life by Paul Ekman
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
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Grief: Coping with the loss of your loved one by the American Psychological Association
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine
Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping by Robert Neimeyer
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
When You Are Grieving by Hospice Foundation of America
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After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Spring
How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To by Janis Spring
Not "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley Glass
Rethinking Infidelity Ted Talk by Esther Perel
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
When You’re The One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need to Know by Tammy Nelson
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Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy T. Behary
Mad House: Growing Up in the Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings by Clea Simon
The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness by David Karp
The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare by Kristina Wandzilak & Constance Curry
When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends and Caregivers by Rebecca Woolis
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Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones
Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood by Alli Worthington
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction by Becky Kennedy
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gabor Maté and Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby by Lauren Smith Brody
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman
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Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman and Julie Gottman
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
Secure Love: Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime by Julie Mennano
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love to Intimate Relationships by Richard C. Schwartz
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Chris Germer
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
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Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Reclaiming Desire: 4 Keys to Finding Your Lost Libido by Andrew Goldstein and Marianne Brandon
The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended by Sheila Wray Gregoire
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy by Carl Rogers
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin Yalom
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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with The Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
Overcoming Trauma After Sexual Violence
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
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