Resources
CLINICIAN RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Divorce:
- Divorce Remedy by Michelle Weiner-Davis
- Divorce Poison (Parental Alienation Prevention) by Richard Warshak
- Growing Through Divorce by Jim Smoke
Healthy Sexuality:
- The Gift of Sex by Joyce and Clifford Penner
- Restoring the Pleasure by Joyce and Clifford Penner
- The Way to Love Your Wife by Clifford Penner
- Sheet Music : Marital Sexuality by Kevin Lehman
- The Sex-Starved Marriage by Michelle Weiner-Davis
- Sex Begins in the Kitchen by Kevin Lehman
- Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide For Partners of Incest Survivors by Ken Graber
- Every Man’s Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker
- Every Young Man’s Battle: Strategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker
- Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes
- In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior by Patrick Carnes, et al.
Infidelity:
- After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust by Janis Abrahms Spring
- Not Just Friends by Shirley Glass
- My Husband’s Affair: Became the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me by Anne Bercht
- Unfaithful: Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity by Gary and Mona Shriver
- His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair Proof Marriage by Willard Harley, Jr
Parenting:
- Scream Free Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel
- Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love by Scott Sells
- Love and Respect in the Family by Emerson Eggerichs
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson
- Positive Discipline: The First Three Years: From Infant to Toddler—Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child by Jane Nelson
- Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Their Early Years—Raising Children Who are Responsible, Respectful and Resourceful by Jane Nelson
- Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting
- Boundaries with Children by Cloud and Townsend
- Raising Self Reliant Children in a Self- Indulgent World by Steven Glenn
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
- How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell
- Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross Greene
- The Explosive Child by Ross Green
Relationships:
- Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions by Roberta Gilbert
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman
- Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
- Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend ( several books included in series)
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
- Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide by Harville Hendrix
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- The Smart Stepfamily by Ron Deal
- When Pleasing You is Killing Me by Les Carter
Trauma/Violence:
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
- Not To People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages by Susan Weitzman
- Betrayal Bonds by Patrick Carnes
- I can’t Get Over It: Trauma Survivers by Aphrodite Matsakis (PTSD)
Spirituality:
- Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
- Grace Walk by Steve McVay
- How Good Do We Have To Be by Harold Kushner
- You Are Special by Max Lucado
- Approval Addiction by Joyce Meyer
Self Esteem:
- Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search for Masculinity by Frank Pittman, MD
- Weathering The Midlife Storm by Bobb Biehl
- The Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders by Joseph Santoro
- Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene’ Brown
- I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough” by Brene’ Brown
- Men, Women, and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough by Brene’ Brown
Mental Health:
ADHD
- The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov
- Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden
- More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by Ari Tuckman
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADHD by Edward Hallowell, MD
- Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with ADHD by Edward Hallowell, MD
- Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption by Edward M. Hallowell M.D., Sue Hallowell and Melissa Orlov
Anxiety
- Worried No More by Pinto Wagner
- The ACT Workbook for Anxiety
- When Perfect isn’t Good Enough by Martin Antony and John Swanson
Pibolar/Depression
- Get It Done When You’re Depressed by John Preston and Julie Fast
- The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns
- The Depression Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland
- More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression by Harold Koplewicz
- Getting Your Life Back: The Complete Guide to Recovery from Depression by Wright and Basco
- Taking Charge of Bipolar Disorder by Julie Fast and John Preston
- The Bipolar Disorder Workbook by Monica Basco
- Escaping Toxic Guilt:Five Proven Steps to Free Yourself from Guilt for Good by Susan Carrell
OCD
- BrainLock (OCD) by Jeffrey Schwartz
- What To Do When Your Child Has OC D by Pinto Wagner
- The OCD Workbook by Bruce Hyman and Charlene Pedrick
Worry
- Worry by Edward Hollowell
- The Worry Control Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland