
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:
Anxiety
Anxiety: Calming the Chaos Within by Gail Barrett
The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
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
Attachment
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
Depression
Building a Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time by Christopher Martell and Michael Addis
Eating Disorders
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Workbook by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb
Emotions
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life by Paul Ekman
Grief
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
Infidelity
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
Loved Ones with Mental Health Struggles
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
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
Postpartum
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
Romantic Relationships
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
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
Self-Compassion
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 by Kristin Neff
Suicidality
Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741
Therapy
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
Trauma
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
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
Wellness
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health by Emeran Mayer