Workbooks....
by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
As reviewed on my Main Page, a complete discussion of phobias and anxiety disorders and suggests step-by-step methods of treating them.
by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
Provides an array of alternative strategies for entering this long-term healing mode; describes alternative therapies such as herbs, yoga, massage, acupuncture, and homeopathy; and addresses the impact of perfectionism and other personality issues. Excellent section on affirmations in the back of the book.
by Martha Davis, Ph.D.
This bestselling book details effective stress reduction methods such as breathing exercises, meditation, visualization, and time management.
by Mike S. O'Niel
Stop letting people take advantage of you. Learn to identify and clarify boundaries with the extensive exercises in this workbook.
by Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S.
This book is based on the responses of 120 survey participants who share their insights, experiences, and strategies for living with extreme mood swings. Interactive exercises teach essential coping skills such as building a strong support system, bolstering self-esteem, fighting negative thoughts, finding appropriate professional help, and using relaxation and exercise.
by Melba Colgrove
One of the most directly helpful books on the subject of loss ever written, the first edition of this comforting and inspiring book, published in 1976, sold nearly two million copies. This completely revised and expanded edition encompasses not only the medical and psychological advances in the treatment of loss, but also the authors' own experiences.
by Zev Wanderer
Step-by-step, week-by-week program that can help you can learn how to survive a lost romance. Insightful and effective.
by John W. James
Based on a proven process and now extensively revised, "The Grief Recovery Handbook" (over 170,000 copies sold) gives grievers the specific actions they need to work through their losses and create a richer, fuller life. This updated edition incorporates improvements in technique and contains twenty percent new material.
by Patrick Fanning
At any given time there are 18 million adult alcoholics and drug addicts in America. This handbook helps addicts understand their addiction and the negative effect it has on their lives. Using questionnaires and other tools to guide readers toward self-discovery, it provides the steps addicts must take to become clean and sober.
by Laura Davis
A new edition of the classic bestselling guide that has inspired millions of women survivors of child sexual abuse and helped them down the road to recovery.
by Laura Davis
The companion piece to the above book. Step-by-step guide through the healing process. The workbook is a combination of checklists, open-ended questions, writing exercises, art projects, and activities.
by John Bradshaw
Bradshaw's Homecoming re-creates the transformative experiences of his workshops, in which participants learn to understand and mourn the damage done to their inner child--the core self with which we are born and which is damaged and hidden when the growing child adapts to life in a dysfunctional family.
Anger Management
by Lorraine Bilodeau, M.S.
A consistent bestseller. Questions and worksheets help you explore your attitudes about anger and uncover their origins.
by Ron Potter-Efron, M.S.W.
For people who frequently lose control of their anger. Follows an eight step approach to anger management.
by Ron Potter-Efron, M.S.W.
Profiles patterns of anger behavior that include Addictive Anger, Sneaky Anger, Deliberate Anger, and Anger Avoidance, and offers self-tests and management techniques that promote healthy and non-destructive expressions of anger.
by Ron Potter-Efron, M.S.W.
Contains thirty-six exercises that help readers learn what triggers anger, how to recognize and avoid danger situations, how to diffuse anger when it flares up, and how to turn rage into energy for finding solutions.
Relationships....
by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
A favorite of Oprah's, this book can help one understand underlying personal issues that cause unproductive relationship patterns. My clients have found it very helpful.
by Leo Buscaglia
Addresses the intricacies and challenges of love relationships. How do we best interweave our lives with our loved ones? Do we change our way of relating depending on the circumstances: If we fail in one relationship, can we succeed in others? Presents alternatives and suggests behavior that opens the way to truly loving each other.
by Thomas Moore
Contemporary theologian and family therapist Moore perceives the soul as a fourth dimension. In Soul Mates (the sequel to Care of the Soul) Moore examines the soul and relationships, particularly ended love affairs.
by Deborah Tannen
How do men and women interpret the same conversation differently, even when there is no apparent misunderstanding. Why do sinscere attempts to communicate so often go awry, and how can we prevent or relieve some of the frustration. This book explores, in depth, the differing styles men and women use to communicate, and how to work through to the heart of communication problems.
by Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D.
Offers a complete program for establishing more joyful and satisfying intimacy with your partner. Can help you answer the questions you have always wondered about and provides the tools you need to enliven your sexual relationship.
by Patricia Evans
Verbal abuse doesn't leave the same physical evidence as battery, but it can be just as painful, and can actually take longer to recover from. The new edition of this book covers the most recent developments in dealing with verbal abuse and answers the questions readers ask most on the subject.
Family Issues....
by John Bradshaw
Focusing on the dynamics of family, Bradshaw tells how attitudes learned while growing up become encoded within each family member and teaches that bad beginnings can be remedied. Based on the TV series of the same name.
by John Bradshaw
Bradshaw shows us how toxic shame is the core problem in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions and the drive to superachieve, resulting in the breakdown of family systems and our inability to go forward with our lives.
By John Bradshaw
Identifying the differences between healthy family secrets and dangerous ones, a step-by-step guide to uncovering dark family secrets from the past and present. Explains how to use the genogram to chart key relationships.
Your Inner Child Of The Past
by W. Hugh Missildine
This book's out of print, but well worth an online search or a trip to your local used book store. Extensive explanations of family dynamics and how they effect us both growing up and as adults. Numerous family patterns described.
The Boys & Girls Book About Stepfamilies
by Richard Gardner, M.D.
To the point advise for children in stepfamilies. I would suggest that for younger children, an adult read with them or be available for discussion after the child reads. Very, very open and honest.
Divorce....
by Richard Gardner, M.D.
A child psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and veteran counselor of divorced families, Dr. Gardner offers warm reassurance and honest answers to questions frequently asked by children of divorced parents. An excellent way to engage your children about this very difficulty life transition.
by Richard Gardner, M.D.
This book is more for the parents than for interacting with children. Contains valuable insights into how to parent your children through a divorce.
by Isolina Ricci, Ph.D.
An excellent handbook for getting along and raising sane children in the wake of a divorce. Dr. Ricci explains, in plain language, the root causes of post-divorce strife. The author then continues to point out the specific techniques parents can use to establish a working, cooperative relationship with each other.
Parenting Skills....
by Stephen & Marianne Garber
An excellent book for addressing parenting issues at all ages and developmental levels. Lots of practical techniques and examples for a wide range of behaviors.
by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Offers a unique opportunity for personal transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children, regardless of their age. May help you understand the keys to helping children become healthy, responsible, and caring people.
by Stanley Turecki, M.D.
Offers compassionate and practical advice to parents of hard-to-raise children. Based on his experience with thousands of families in the highly successful Difficult Children Program he developed for Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.
by James Dobson, Ph.D.
A practical, reassuring guide for caring parents, has sold over 2 million copies since its release in 1970. The Strong-Willed Child is a "how-to" book on discipline and child-rearing, focusing on sibling rivalry, hyperactivity, self-esteem, and the most common errors made by frustrated parents.
by Marc Weissbluth, M.D.
A distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. He explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles.
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CoDependence....
by Melodie Beattie
A definitive book on what codependency is. Gives readers options to change unhealthy behaviors and stressful relationships. One of the books I recommend most frequently.
by Melodie Beattie
The follow-up book to Codependent No More. More insight into codependence along with additional strategies. Highly recommended.
by Janet Geringer Woititz
The struggle for intimacy is part of a life-long process for those who have grown up with alcoholism or dysfunction in the home. To be intimate, to be close, to be vulnerable, contradicts all the survival skills learned by Children of Alcoholics. This little book offers insight and options.
Assertion Skills....
by Manuel J. Smith
An excellent book on understanding and building assertion skills. Lots of practical techniques and examples.
by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
Concrete techniques to turn passivity into asssertiveness. Stop negative thinking patterns and reeducate your mind to think more positively. You will learn: the vital 10-Step Positive Thinking Process; how to risk a little every day; how to turn every decision into a "No-Lose" situation, and how to transform anger.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder....
by Bruce Hyman
Research has established that a combination of medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy is the optimal treatment for OCD. Bruce Hyman and Cherry Pedrick have created an intensive, self- directed program that teaches a person with OCD how to block or postpone rituals, reduce fears, and change unhealthy thought patterns. Included are self-assessments, ways to enlist the help of family and friends, and approaches to overcoming specific disorders.
by Gail Steketee
This book can be very helpful for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) sufferers, their loved ones and therapists. It gives examples, defines OCD (as well as, other disorders) and shows a person what they can do to help themselves or others with OCD. This book is interesting and a useful guide for anyone who must deal with OCD on a daily basis.
Internet Addiction....
by Kimberly S. Young
A practical guide for Internet users and their families. Contains valuable information on how to control and effectively balance on-line time with off-line activities. Includes the findings of her three-year study as well as tests to help determine the nature and level of internet addiction.
by Gregory L. Jantz
No review currently available.
by Esther Gwinnell
Examines peoples' obsessions with online seduction while exploring the seductive quality and increasing frequency of online relationships. Offers guidelines for protecting oneself online.
Holistic Health....
by Peter McWilliams
Two noted psychiatrists report on research that could change the way depression is treated in America explaining what depression is, how to know if one is depressed, the medical effects of hypericum on depression, and where to find research-grade hypericum (noting that not all hypericum supplements are alike). Hypericum & Depression is enhanced with summaries of selected medical studies on the effect of hypericum upon a state of depression. Hypericum & Depression is a good choice for anyone with an interest in alternative medicine and/or who suffers from chronic depression.
By Andrew Weil, M.D.
Weil sets forth an eight-week program of incremental changes in diet (recipes are included), dietary supplements, exercise, and such mental-spiritual practices as breath work, art and music appreciation. The program goal is to facilitate the body's natural capacity to heal and, in so doing, increase everyday well-being. An outstanding program and resource.
By Andrew Weil, M.D.
Dr. Andrew Weil's bestselling comprehensive guide to preventive health maintenance and to home remedies that he claims are safe, natural, effective, and less costly than standard medical treatments. This revised and updated edition features a new Preface by the author. "It spells out what you need to know to keep yourself in optimum health and to avoid common debilitating diseases. Keep it handy, read it often". I have utilized quite a few of the techniques and remedies described in this book and found many of them enriching and effective.
By Andrew Weil, M.D.
This two CD or Cassette set is an outstanding compliment to the above books or great just on it's own. The breathing exercises are explained well and the instructions are easy to follow. They're simple to do and take very little time with great potential benefit. Dr.Weil is a strong proponent of breathing as one of the best ways to keep oneself physically and emotionally healthy. I highly recommend and use these techniques.
Men's Issues....
by Michael Gurian
The Wonder of Boys offers advice on how to understand and build strong father/son and mother/son relationships, stresses the importance of healthy discipline, and suggests methods of teaching boys about sex, relationships, and spirituality. Parents and teachers of boys will find this book to be an insightful read.
by Kindlon and Thompson
The authors make a compelling case that emotional literacy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urging parents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to an impossible standard of manhood. They identify the social and emotional challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness and empathy--giving them the vital connections and support they need to navigate the social pressures of youth.
Secrets Men Keep
by Ken Druck
It's out of print, but, if you can find it, get it. A great men's book with exercises and thought-provoking insight. I assign it to my male clients often.
by Robert Bly
One of my favorite poets and a true visionary regarding men's issues. Using the Grimm Fairy tale "Iron John" as a vehicle, Bly explores the myths and cultural underpinnings of a distinctly vigorous male mode of feeling, a combination of fierceness and tenderness long since sacrificed to the demands of the industrial revolution. A must read for all men. If you ever have a chance to attend one of Robert Bly and Michael Mead's Men's Conferences, I would highly recommend it.
by Sam Keen
A guide to establishing new personal ideals of heroism, strength, and potency for a fuller life examines the stereotypes, myths, and evolving roles of contemporary men, presenting an alternative vision of virtue and virility.
by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.
I've attended Warren's workshops and found this book to be a real eye-opener. Sometimes controversial, I think this book is a must read for just about everyone and I assign it often to both male and female clients.
by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.
Furthering his work on gender roles, this guide to men/women relationships challenges the victim/oppressor mindset and offers a new perspective on the roots of gender conflict, explaining how to understand gender differences and forge deeper bonds with the opposite sex.
by Mike Lew
For the millions of men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse and for all those who wish to help them, this work offers new hope, understanding, and essential advice.
Sexual Addiction....
by CompCare Publications
An excellent text on the nature of sexual addiction with 12 step approach to recovery. Used in conjunction with counseling and the workbook listed below, it can substantially strengthen the recovery process.
by CompCare Publications
The companion workbook to Hope & Recovery. Provides practical and insightful exercises for developing and maintaining a strong recovery.
by Patrick Carnes
A definitive work on the symptoms and treatment of sexual addiction. Highly recommended.
Inspirtational....
by The Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler, M.D.
Through conversations, stories and meditations, the Dalai Lama explores many topics about everyday life. His discussions about truth, fear and reality are enlightening and practical.
by The Dalai Lama
As a primer on living the good life, few books compete with How to Practice, another profound offering from the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Westerners may be confused by the book's title, assuming that it focuses solely on Buddhist meditation and prayer techniques. Though it does address meditation and prayer, at its core this is a book that demonstrates how day-to-day living can be a spiritual practice.
by The Dalai Lama
"Everyone dies, but no one is dead," goes the Tibetan saying. It is with these words that Advice on Dying takes flight. Using a seventeenth- century poem written by a prominent scholar-practitioner, His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws from a wide range of traditions and beliefs to explore the stages we all go through when we die, which are the very same stages we experience in life.
by Thomas Moore
A therapist draws on the world's religions, music, art, and his own experiences with patients to examine the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.
by Robert Fulghum
One of my favorite books. Full of the inspirational wisdom found in the simplicity of children.
by Robert Fulghum
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love this book. Fulghum is, once again, heart-warming and inspirational.
by Robert Fulghum
The third straight #1 bestseller from one of America's favorite authors of wisdom and inspiration. If you liked the others, you'll love this one as well!
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