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

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

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