RECOMMENDED BOOKS
This is an alphabetical listing of books by subject that we and people we have worked with have found helpful. If you would like to read more on a subject, this listing may give you a jumpstart in your search for meaningful books.
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Addictions
- Deaf & Sober: Journeys Through Recovery
Betty G. Miller
- Something for Nothing: Shoplifting Addiction and Recovery
Terrence Shulman
- Why Honest People Shoplift or Commit Other Acts of Theft: Assessment and Treatment of 'Atypical Theft Offenders’ – A Comprehensive Resource for Professionals & Lay Persons
Will Cupchik
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD)
- Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
Daniel G. Amen
- Parenting Children With ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach
Vincent J. Monastra
- Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Kathleen G. Nadeau
Children's books
- Tear Soup
Pat Schweibert, et al
- Dinosaurs Divorce
Marc Brown, Laurie Krasny Brown
- The Sissy Duckling
Harvey Fierstein
- Paper Bag Princess
Robert Munsch
- My Secret Bully
Trudy Ludwig
- A Terrible Thing Happened - A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma
Margaret M. Holmes, et al
- Wemberly Worried
Kevin Henke
- The Three Questions
Jon Muth
- Zen Shorts
Jon Muth
- When Dinosaurs Die : A Guide to Understanding Death
Laurie Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
Deaf issues
- Mental Health Care of Deaf People: A Culturally Affirmative Approach
Neil S. Glickman , Sanjay Gulati
- Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood
Paddy Ladd
- Psychotherapy With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons: A Systemic Model
Michael A. Harvey
- Deaf People: Evolving Perspectives from Psychology, Education, and Sociology
Jean F. Andrews et al
- I Was #87: A Deaf Woman's Ordeal of Misdiagnosis, Institutionalization, and Abuse
Anne M. Bolander, Adair N. Renning
- Ethics in Mental Health and Deafness
Virginia Gutman
- Psychotherapy With Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups
Irene W. Leigh
- Psychosocial Aspects of Deafness
Nanci A. Scheetz
- The Mask of Benevolence: Disabling the Deaf Community
Harlan L. Lane
- A Journey into the Deaf-World
Harlan L. Lane et al
Depression and anxiety
- An Unquiet Mind : A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Kay Redfield Jamison
- Going to Pieces without Falling Apart
Mark Epstein
- The Zen Path Through Depression
Philip Martin
- Night Falls Fast : Understanding Suicide
Kay Redfield Jamison
- Healing Anxiety And Depression
Daniel G., Md. Amen, Lisa C., M.D. Routh
- The Places that Scare You : A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Pema Chodron
Divorce/custody
- Your Divorce Advisor : A Lawyer and a Psychologist GuideYou Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce
Diana Mercer, Marsha Kline Pruett
- Child-Friendly Divorce: A Divorce(d) Therapist's Guide to Helping Your Children Thrive
Diane M. Berry
- How to File for Divorce in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
James J. Gross, Michael F. Callahan
Domestic violence
- The Color Purple
Alice Walker
- Why Does He Do That: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Lundy Bancroft
Eating disorders
- Eating Mindfully
Susan Albers
Emotional intelligence
- Emotional Intelligence : Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman
Expressive therapies
- Sandplay Therapy: A Step-by-Step Manual for Psychotherapists of Diverse Orientations
Barbara Labovitz Boik, E. Anna Goodwin
- The Healing Power of the Drum
Robert L. Friedman
Fertility
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Toni Weschler
- Infertility Survival Handbook
Elizabeth Swire-Falker
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and related issues
- Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter
Kevin Jennings, Pat Shapiro
- Is It a Choice: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gay and Lesbian People
Eric Marcus
- Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian Response
Letha Dawson Scanzoni
Grief and loss
- The Worst Loss : How Families Heal from the Death of a Child
Barbara D. Rosof
- Hannah's Gift : Lessons from a Life Fully Lived
Maria Housden
- Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Mitch Albom
- Surviving the Death of a Sibling
T.J. Wray
- The Mourner's Dance : What We Do When People Die
Katherine Ashenburg
Health
- The Brain Chemistry Diet : The Personalized Prescription for Balancing Mood, Relieving Stress, and Conquering Depression, Based on Your Personality Profile
Michael Lesser, Colleen Kapklein
Life transitions
- The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments
William Bridges
- Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up In Order to Grow Up
Judith Viorst
- Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
Pema Chodron
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes
William Bridges
Meaning of life
- Meanings of Life
Roy F. Baumeister
Multicultural issues
- Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race
Frances E. Kendall
Parenting and families
- Money Doesn't Grow On Trees : A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children
Neale S. Godfrey, Carolina Edwards
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things : Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say
Charles E. Schaefer, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
- Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism
Thomas S. Greenspon
- The Politics of Breastfeeding
Gabrielle Palmer
- The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby
Martha Sears, William Sears
- Homebirth
Sheila Kitzinger
Personal and professional development
- The Art of Possibility : Transforming Professional and Personal Life
Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander
- Healing Zen: Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving - For Yourself and Others
Ellen Birx
- Type Talk : The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work
Otto Kroeger and Janet M. Thuesen
- Seuss-Isms
Dr. Seuss
Poems about psychotherapy
- Journey of Storms
Paula Bramsen Cullen
- Gifts and Secrets: Poems of the Therapeutic Relationship
Elizabeth Zelvin
Psychotherapy
- Love's Executioner : & Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Irvin D. Yalom
- Existential Psychotherapy
Irvin D. Yalom
- The Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases
Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jon Carlson
- Grace Unfolding : Psychotherapy in the Spirit of the Tao-te Ching
Greg Johanson, Ronald S. Kurtz
- The Gift of Therapy : An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
Irvin D. Yalom
- Letters to a Young Therapist
Mary Bray Pipher
Relationships
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix
- Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay : Step by Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether Stay or Get Out your Relationship
Mira Kirshenbaum
- Surviving Infidelity: Making Decisions, Recovering from the Pain
Rona B. Subotnik and Gloria Harris
Sexuality
Trauma and recovery
- The Courage to Heal - A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
- Not Child's Play: An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest
Risa Shaw
- Trauma and Recovery
Judith Herman MD
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