Recommended Reading
We've compiled some self-help and personal growth books that can provide some support and information and enhance the work you're doing in psychotherapy. Feel free to share suggestions for other books with your therapist as we may periodically add to this list for the benefit of our clients.
Intimate Partners - Maggie Scarf
Subject: Relationships
The Struggle for Intimacy - Janet Woititz
Subject: Couples
Broken Boys, Mending Men - Stephen Grubman - Black
Subject: Recovery from childhood abuse
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self - Alice Miller
Darkness Visible - William Styron
Subject: Depression
Beyond the Influence - Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism - Ketchum - Asbury
Subject: Alcoholism
Trauma and Recovery - Judith Herman
Subject: Trauma
The Courage to Heal - Bass - Davis
Subject: Sexual Abuse
Still Here - Ram Dass
Subject: Aging/mortality
The Gift of Fear - Gavin DeBecker
Subject: Women and domestic violence
Facing Love Addiction - Pia Mellody
Subject: Addictive relationships
The Dance of Intimacy, The Dance of Anger - Harriett Lerner
Subject: Relationships
Facing Codependency - Pia Mellody
Subject: Codependency
Wherever You Go, There You Are - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Subject: Mindfulness
Getting the Love You Want - Hendrix
Subject: Couples
The Marriage Clinic - Gottman
Subject: Couples
Out of the Shadows - Carnes
Subject: Sexual addiction
Parenting After Divorce - Stahl
Subject: Parenting
Spiritual Divorce - Ford
Subject: Divorce
Life After Loss - Deits
Subject: Loss
After the Affair - Abrams-Spring
Subject: Infidelity
Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life - Margulies
Subject: Recovery from divorce
Stop Walking on Eggshells - Kreger
Subject: Borderline personality disorder
Do One Thing Different - O'Hanlon
Subject: Life transitions
The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating - Denise Lamothe
Subject: Compulsive eating
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster - Huddleston
Subject: Mind/body
Escape From Intimacy - Schaeff
Subject: Addiction