Reading Resources

Suggested Reading for Therapy

Recommended Reading to Augment Therapy Services

Over the past several years, clients have found suggested reading to be practical, useful, and clear, in helping them deal with life issues affecting them. They can be ordered through online bookstores such as Amazon.com or local bookstores carry many in the self-help sections. The following recommended reading list presents several very helpful texts for parents and professionals.


  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationships
    & Marriage
  • Parenting
    & Children
  • Adolescents
    & Teens
  • Older
    Adults
  • Women's
    Issues
  • Men's
    Issues
  • Self-Esteem
    & Growth
  • Financial
  • Grief
    & Loss
  • Trauma
    & Abuse
Recommended Books on Anxiety
(Click on any book for more information):

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry
By Lisa M. Schab


The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, Fourth Edition
By Edmund J. Bourne


Natural Relief for Anxiety: Complementary Strategies for Easing Fear, Panic, and Worry

Natural Relief for Anxiety: Complementary Strategies for Easing Fear, Panic, and Worry
By Edmund J. Bourne


Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic

Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic
By Jeffrey Brantley

Recommended Books on Depression
(Click on any book for more information):

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from  Chronic Unhappiness

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
By J. Mark G. Williams


The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
By Kirk Strosahl


The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition

The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition
By Mary Ellen Copeland

Recommended Books on Relationships & Marriage
(Click on any book for more information):

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
By Gary Chapman


Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
By John Mordechai Gottman


The Loneliness Workbook: A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Lasting Connections

The Loneliness Workbook: A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Lasting Connections
By Mary Ellen Copeland


Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships

Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships
By David Schnarch


The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
By Nan Silver

Recommended Books on Parenting & Children
(Click on any book for more information):

The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive

The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive
By Robert E. Emery


The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
By Madeline Levine

Recommended Books on Adolescents & Teens
(Click on any book for more information):

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry
By Lisa M. Schab


Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression

Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression
By Lisa M. Schab

Recommended Books on Older Adults
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Recommended Books on Women's Issues
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Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness

Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself: Embracing Your Wisdom and Wholeness
By Patricia Lynn Reilly

Recommended Books on Men's Issues
(Click on any book for more information):

The Shaman in the Disco and Other Dreams of Masculinity: Men, Isolation, and Intimacy

The Shaman in the Disco and Other Dreams of Masculinity: Men, Isolation, and Intimacy
By James Thomas PhD


Finding Our Fire - Enhancing men's connection to heart, passion and strength

Finding Our Fire - Enhancing men's connection to heart, passion and strength (Kindle Edition)
By Martn Brossman


The Kind of Man Every Man Should Be: Taking a Stand for True Masculinity

The Kind of Man Every Man Should Be: Taking a Stand for True Masculinity
By Kevin McCullough

Recommended Books on Self-Esteem & Personal Growth
(Click on any book for more information):

The Loneliness Workbook: A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Lasting Connections

The Loneliness Workbook: A Guide to Developing and Maintaining Lasting Connections
By Mary Ellen Copeland


Joyful Mind: A Practical Guide To Buddhist Meditation

Joyful Mind: A Practical Guide To Buddhist Meditation
By Susan Piver


The Self-Esteem Workbook

The Self-Esteem Workbook
By Glenn R. Schiraldi


A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
By Eckhart Tolle

Recommended Books for Financial Issues
(Click on any book for more information):

It's Not About the Money: Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance

It's Not About the Money: Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance
By Brent Kessel

Recommended Books on Grief & Loss
(Click on any book for more information):

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
By Gary Kowalski


How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies

How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
By Therese A. Rando


SURVIVING THE DEATH OF A SIBLING:  Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies

SURVIVING THE DEATH OF A SIBLING: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
By T. J. Wray


Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
By Patricia Kelley

Recommended Books on Trauma & Abuse
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