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Book List

ADHD

  • The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov and Edward M. Hallowell Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps

  • The Couple’s Guide to Thriving with ADHD by Melissa Orlov and Nancie Kohlenberger, LMFT

  • Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life

  • Is it You, Me or Adult ADD? by Gina Pera and Russell Barkley Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder

  • Scattered by Gabor Mate How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It

  • Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Adoption

  • Healing Parents by Michael Orlans and Terry M. Levy Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust and Love

  • Building the Bonds of Attachment by Daniel A. Hughes Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children

  • The Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis and David R. Cross Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

  • Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control by Heather Forbes and B. Bryan Post A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment Challenged Children with Severe Behaviors

Adult Children of Alcoholics

  • It Will Never Happen to Me by Claudia Black Children Of Alcoholics as Youngsters-Adolescents-Adults

  • Recovery by Gravitz and Bowden A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

  • Another Chance by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family

  • Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Wotitz

Affairs

  • Getting Past the Affair by Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, Donald H. Baucom, PhD, and Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On--Together or Apart

  • After the Affair by Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful

  • Deceived by Claudia Black, PhD Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets

  • Back from Betrayal by Jennifer P. Schneider, MD Recovering from His Affairs

  • Not “Just Friends" by Shirley Glass, PhD Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity

  • How to Help Your Spouse Heal from Your Affair by Linda J. MacDonald A Compact Manual for the Unfaithful

  • Love & Betrayal by John Amodeo, PhD Broken Trust in Intimate Relationships

Alzheimers/Dementia

  • The Thirty-Six Hour Day by Peter V. Rabins and Nancy L. Mace A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss

  • Still Alice by Lisa Genova

  • Walking One Another Home by Rita Bresnahan Moments of Grace and Possibility in the Midst of Alzheimer's

  • Susie and Me Days by Susan L. Garbett Joy in the Shadow of Dementia

Aspergers

  • The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband

  • The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

  • The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

  • Aspergers in Love by Maxine Aston and Christopher Slater-Walker

  • The Aspergers Couple’s Workbook by Maxine Aston Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counselors

  • The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome by Maxine Aston A Guide to an Intimate Relationship with a Partner Who Has Asperger Syndrome

  • Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger’s Syndrome by Eva A. Mendes

Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia

  • The Bipolar Survival Guide by David J. Miklowitz What You and Your Family Need to Know

  • The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia by Kim T. Mueser, PhD and Susan Gingerich, MSW Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life

Body Image/Eating Disorders

  • Bodylove by Rita Freedman, PhD Learning To Like Our Looks and Ourselves.  A Practical Guide for Women

  • Transforming Body Image by Marsha Germaine Hutchinson Learning To Love the Body You Have

  • The Healing Field by Howard Richmond MD A Young Psychiatrist’s Battle with his Anorexic Patient, Her Hunger Strike Against God, and Their Journey Through the Dark Night of the Soul

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression and Anxiety

  • Feeling Good by David Burns, MD The New Mood Therapy

  • The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns, MD

  • The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne, PhD

  • I Had a Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone

  • Living with a Black Dog by Matthew and Ainsley Johnstone How to Take Care of Someone with Depression While Looking After Yourself

  • Hand-Me Down Blues by Michael Yapko, PhD How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families

  • Keys to Unlocking Depression by Michael Yapko, PhD An Internationally Know Depression Expert Tells You What You Need to Know to Overcome Depression

  • I Don't Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression

  • Back from the Brink by Graeme Cowan and Glenn Close True Stories and Practical Help for Overcoming Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Death/Dying

  • The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock, MD A Book About Living

  • Who Dies? by Steven Levine and Ondrea Levine An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying

  • A Year to Live by Stephen Levine How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last

  • Staring at the Sun by Irvin D. Yalom Overcoming the Terror of Death

  • Dying Well by Ira Bycock The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life

  • Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Death of a Child/ Miscarriage

  • For Better or Worse by Maribeth Wilder Doerr A Handbook for Couples Whose Child Has Died

  • Parental Loss of a Child by Therese A. Rando

  • After the Death of a Child by Ann K. Finkbeiner Living with Loss Through the Years

  • Newborn Death by Joy and Marvin Johnson For Parents Experiencing the Death of a Very Small Infant

  • Children Die Too by Joy and Marvin Johnson A Book for Parents Who Have Experienced the Death of a Child

  • I Never Held You by Ellen DuBois and Dr. Linda Backman Miscarriage, Grief, Healing and Recovery

  • Miscarriage by Marie Allen and Shelly Marks Women Sharing from the Heart

  • The SIDS Survival Guide by Joani Horcher and Robin Morris Information and Comfort for Grieving Family and Friends and Professionals Who Seek to Help Them

  • A Child Dies by Joan Arnold and Penelope Gemma A Portrait of Family Grief

  • How We Grieve by Thomas Attig Relearning the World

  • Good Grief Rituals by Elaine Childs-Gowell Tools For Healing

  • Standing Beside You by Linda K. Maurer A Book for Bereaved Parents

  • The Shelter of Each Other by Mary Pipher Rebuilding Our Families

Divorce/Separation

  • Crazy Time by Abigail Trafford Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life

  • Rebuilding by Dr. Bruce Fisher and Dr. Robert Alberti When Your Relationship Ends

  • Uncoupling by Diane Vaughan Turning Points in Intimate Relationships

  • The Good Divorce by Connie Ahrons, PhD Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart

  • Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Child by Isolina Ricci, PhD A Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Remarried

  • Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids by Isolina Ricci, PhD Feeling at Home in One Home or Two

  • Parents Are Forever by Shirley Thomas, PhD A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents After Divorce

  • Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay in or Get Out of Your Relationship

  • The Healthy Divorce by Lois Gold, MSW Keys to Ending Your Marriage While Preserving Your Emotional Well-being

  • Should I Stay or Go? by Lee Raffel How Controlled Separation (CS) Can Save Your Marriage

  • Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? by Dr. Anthony Wolf And When Can I Get a Hamster? A Guide to Parenting Through Divorce

  • Divorce is Not the End of the World by Zoe and Evan Stern Zoe’s and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids

  • The Divorce Remedy by Michelle Weiner Davis The Proven 7-Step Program for Saving your Marriage

  • Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends by Dr. Bruce Fisher and Dr. Robert Alberti

  • The Grief Recovery Handbook by John James and Russell Friedman The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses Including Health, Career, and Faith

  • Runaway Husbands by Vikki Stark The Abandoned Wife’s Guide to Recovery and Renewal

  • Cooperative Parenting and Divorce by Susan Blyth Boyan, LMFT Shielding your Child from Conflict

  • The Co-Parenting Survival Guide by Elizabeth Thayer, PhD and Jeffrey Zimmerman, PhD Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce

  • Putting Children First by JoAnn Pedro-Carroll Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive

  • Helping your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way by Gary Neuman

  • Taking Space by Robert Buchicchio How to Use Separation to Explore the Future of Your Relationship

  • Coming Apart by Daphne Kingma Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours

  • The Truth About Children and Divorce By Robert Emery, Ph.D Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive

  • Surviving the Breakup by Judith Wallerstein and Joan Kelly How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce

  • The Divorce Talk by Vicki Stark How to Tell the Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Breaking the News Without Breaking Their Hearts

Domestic Violence

  • Breaking Destructive Patterns by Janet Geller Multiple Strategies for Treating Partner Abuse

  • A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret J. Holmes, Sasha J. Mudlaff and Cary Pillo

  • Stop Hurting the Woman You Love by Charlie Donaldson and Randy Flood Breaking the Cycle of Abusive Behavior

Drug and Alcohol Addiction

  • Intervention by Vernon E. Johnson How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help

  • No More Letting Go by Debra Jay The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism & Drug Addiction

  • Love First by Jeff Jay, Debra Jay, and George McGovern A Family’s Guide to Intervention

  • It’s Not Okay to Be a Cannibal by Andrew T. Wainwright and Robert Poznanovich How to Keep Addiction from Eating Your Family Alive

  • Get Your Loved One Sober by Robert J. Meyers and Brenda L. Wolfe Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening

  • Choices and Consequences by Dick Schaefer What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs

  • How to Tell When Kids Are in Trouble with Alcohol/Drugs by M.S. Minn, Johnson Institute Parenting for Prevention Information Series

  • Is Your Kids Using Drugs by Niki Moyer Warning Signs for Parents

  • When Someone You Love Abuses Drugs or Alcohol by Cecil Murphey Daily Encouragement

  • Courage to Change by Al-Anon, Inc. One Day at a Time in Al-Anon

  • At Wit’s End by Jeff Jay and Jerry Boriskin What You Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental Illness

  • In The Realm of The Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate and Peter A. Levine Close Encounters with Addiction

  • Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

  • Facing Shame by Merle A. Fossum and Marilyn J.Mason Families in Recovery

  • Beyond Addiction by Jeffrey Foote and Carrie Wilkens How Science and Kindness Help People Change

Emotions

  • Nothing's Wrong by David Kuntz A Man’s Guide to Managing His Feelings

  • Living Like You Mean It by Ronald Frederick PhD Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want

  • The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner, PhD A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

  • The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner, PhD A Woman’s Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships

  • The Dance of Connection by Harriet Lerner, PhD How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate

  • What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes

  • What You Feel, You Can Heal by John Gray A Guide for Enriching Relationships

  • A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon

  • Emotions Revealed by Paul Eckman Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life

  • Wired for Joy by Laurel Mellin PhD

  • Awakening from the Deep Sleep by Robert Pasick A Powerful Guide for Courageous Men

  • Anger Management for Everyone by Raymond Tafrate PhD and Howard Kassinove Phd Seven Proven Ways to Control Anger and Live a Happier Life

  • How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You by Albert Ellis PhD and Raymond Tafrate PhD

  • Good Men Behave Badly by David Wexler PhD Change Your Behavior, Change Your Relationship

  • Letting Go of Anger by Ronald Potter-Efron and Patricia Potter-Efron The Eleven Most Common Anger Styles and What to Do About Them

  • Love without Hurt by Dr. Steven Stosny Turn Your Resentful, Angry, or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a Compassionate, Loving One

Family Businesses

  • Family Business on the Couch by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and Randel S. Carlock A Psychological Perspective

  • Strategic Planning for the Family Business by Randel S. Carlock Parallel Planning to Unite the Family and Business

  • You & Your Partner, Inc. by Miriam Hawley and Jeffrey McIntyre Entrepreneurial Couples Succeeding in Business, Life and Love

  • Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business by Quentin J. Fleming Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins That Destroy Family Businesses

  • Handbook of Family Business and Family Business Consultation by Florence Kaslow A Global Perspective

Forgiveness

  • Forgive For Love by Dr Fred Luskin The Missing Ingredient for A Healthy And Lasting Relationship

  • Forgive and Forget by Lewis B. Smedes Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve

  • The Art of Forgiving by Lewis B. Smedes When You Need to Forgive and Don’t Know How

  • How Can I Forgive You? by Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To

  • Forgiveness is a Choice by Robert D. Enright A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope

  • 8 Keys to Forgiveness by Robert Enright and Babette Rothschild

  • The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace by Jack Kornfield

  • A Lamp in the Darkness by Jack Kornfield Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times

  • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

  • The Tao of Fully Feeling by Pete Walker Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame

Grief and Loss

  • GriefWork by Fran Zamore and Ester Lautenberg Healing From Loss

  • When There Are No Words by Charlie Walton Finding Your Way to Cope with Loss and Grief

  • How To Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies by Theresa A. Rando

  • Healing After Loss by Martha Whitmore Hickman Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief

  • Good Grief by Deborah M. Coryell Healing Through the Shadow of Loss

  • This Thing Called Grief by Thomas M. Ellis New Understandings of Loss

  • Handbook For Those Who Grieve by Martin Auz and Maureen Lyons Andrews What You Should Know and What You Can Do During Times of Loss

  • Nothing Was the Same by Kay Redfield Jamison

  • How We Die by Sherwin B. Nuland Reflections on Life's Final Chapter

  • Grieving Reproductive Loss by Anne Lassance  and Kathleen Gray The Healing Process (Death, Value and Meaning)

  • Forgiven and Set Free by Linda Cochrane A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women

  • Mourning and Mitzvah by Anne Brener and Rabbi William Cutter, PhD A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing

  • My Son, My Son by Iris Bolton and Curtis Mitchell A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss, or Suicide

  • Dying to be Free by Beverly Cobain and Jean Larch A Healing Guide for Families After a Suicide

  • Loving From the Outside In, Mourning from the Inside Out by Alan Wolfelt

  • Unattended Sorrow by Stephen Levine  Recovering From Loss and Reviving the Heart

  • Children Grieve, Too by Joy and Marvin Johnson Helping Children Cope with Grief

  • Saying Kaddish By Anita Diamont How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead and Mourn as a Jew

  • Buried Deep in our Hearts by Tracie Barton-Barrett

Infertility

  • Unsung Lullabies by Martha and David Diamond Understanding and Coping with Infertility

  • Surviving Infertility by Linda P. Salzer A Compassionate Guide Through the Emotional Crisis of Infertility

  • Ambiguous Loss by Pauline Boss Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief

LGBT

  • The Other Side of the Closet by Amity Buxton The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families

  • Sexual Intimacy for Women by Glenda Corwin A Guide for Same-Sex Couples

  • Living Two Lives by Joanne Fleisher Married to a Man & in Love with a Woman 

  • Coming Out of Shame by Gershon Kaufman PhD and Lev Raphael PhD Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives

Loneliness

  • Already Free by Bruce Tift and Tami Simon Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation

  • Encounters with Loneliness edited by Arlene Kramer Richards, Lucille Spira, and Arthur A. Lynch Only the Lonely

  • Loneliness and Longing by Brent Willock and Lori C. Bohm Conscious and Unconscious Aspects  

  • Loneliness by John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection  

  • Loneliness by Clark Moustakas

  • Lonely by Emily White A Memoir

  • Solitude by Anthony Storr A Return to the Self

  • A Story of the Night by Colin Tobin

  • Brooklyn by Colin Tobin

Meditation

  • A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

  • The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh and Vo-Dihn Mai An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

Narcissism

  • Why is it Always About You by Sandy Hitchkiss, LCSW The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism

  • Will I Ever Be Enough? by Karyl McBride PhD Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

  • Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy Behary, LCSW and Jeffrey Young, PhD Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed

New Sibling

  • There’s A House inside My Mummy by Giles Andreae

  • Waiting for Baby by Rachel Fuller

  • The New Animal by Emily Jenkins and Pierre Pratt

  • Julius, The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes

OCD

  • The OCD Workbook by Bruce M. Hyman, PhD and Cherlene Pedrick RN Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  • Loving Someone with OCD by Karen J. Landsman and Kathleen M. Rupertus Help for You and Your Family

  • Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz, MD and Beverly Beyette Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior

  • Free From OCD by Timothy Sisemore A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Parenting

  • The Whole Parent by Debra Wesselmann How To Become a Terrific Parent Even If You Didn't Have One

  • Hold Onto Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate MD Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

  • Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman, PhD and Daniel Goleman

  • What Am I Feeling? By John Gottman, PhD

  • The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears  Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two

  • The Attachment Parenting Book by William and Martha Sears A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby

  • The Successful Child by William and Martha Sears What Parents Can Do to Help Kids Turn Out Well

  • Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years

  • Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzel How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

  • The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

  • The First Twelve Months of Life by Frank and Theresa Caplan Your Baby’s Growth Month by Month

  • No Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting

  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Dr. Laura Markham How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life

  • I’ll Never Do to My Kids What My Parents Did to Me! by Thomas Paris and Eileen Paris A guide to Conscious Parenting

  • The Emotional Life of the Toddler by Alicia Lieberman

  • Everyday Blessings by Myla and John Kabat-Zinn The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

  • The Opposite of Worry by Lawrence J. Cohen The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears

  • Its Not the Stork! by Robie Harris and Michael Emberley A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends

Parent/Child Estrangement

  • When Parents Hurt by Joshua Coleman, PhD Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don’t Get Along

  • I Thought We’d Never Speak Again by Laura Davis The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation

  • Father and Child Reunion by Warren Farrell How to Bring the Dads We Need to the Children We Love

Parenting Teens

  • Stop Negotiating with Your Teen by Janet Sasson Edgette, PsyD, M.P.H. Strategies for Parenting Your Angry, Manipulative, Moody, or Depressed Adolescent

  • Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher and Ruth Ross Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

  • Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthony Wolf

  • I’d Listen to My Parents if They’d Just Shut Up by Anthony Wolf What to Say and Not Say When Parenting Teens

  • Brainstorm by Dan Siegel The power and purpose of the teenage brain

  • Being a Teen by Jane Fonda Everything Teen Girls and Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity and More

  • Its Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberly Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

Relationships/Attachment

  • Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

  • Love Sense by Dr. Sue Johnson The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships

  • Why You Do the Things You Do by Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Gary Sibcy The Secret to Healthy Relationships

  • Becoming Attached by Robert Karen PhD First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love

  • Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love by Nancy Dreyfus Relationship Repair in a Flash

  • Mindsight by Daniel Siegel The New Science of Personal Transformation

  • After the Fight by Dan Wile, PhD Using your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship

  • After the Honeymoon by Dan Wile How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship

  • Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love

  • True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh and Sherab Chodzin Kohn A Practice for Awakening the Heart

  • An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jenny Fitzgerald A Practice for Awakening the Heart

  • High Conflict Couple by Alan E. Fruzzetti, PhD and Marsha Linehan A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation

  • A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis & Fari Amini

  • Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin, PsyD. And Harville Hendrick, PhD How understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship

  • Stop the Fight! An Illustrated Guide for Couples by Michelle Brody, PhD How to Break Free From the 12 Most Common Arguments and Build a Relationship That Lasts

  • When Partners Become Parents by Carolyn Paper and Philip A. Cowan The Big Life Change for Couples

  • Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

  • And Baby Makes Three by John Gottman, PhD and Julie Schwartz Gottman The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives

  • Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin A Guide for Officers and Their Families

  • I Love a Cop by Ellen Kirschman PhD What Police Families Need to Know

Same Sex Parents

  • Molly's Family by Nancy Garden's

  • What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg

  • Considering Parenthood by Cheri Pies A Workbook for Lesbians

Sexual Abuse/Trauma

  • Don't Tell by Michel Dorais The Sexual Abuse of Boys

  • Beyond Betrayal by Richard B Gartner, PhD Taking Charge of Your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse

  • The Survivor's Guide to Sex by Staci Haines How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse

  • The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy Maltz A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

  • Allies In Healing by Laura Davis When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child

  • The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

  • Trust After Trauma by Aphrodite Matsakis, PhD A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them

  • Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and How to Avoid Those That Aren't

  • Getting through the Day by Nancy Napier Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children 

  • Secrets, Lies, Betrayals by Maggie Scarf How the Body holds the Secrets of a Life, and How to Unlock Them

  • Miss America By Day by Marilyn Van Derbur Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love  

  • Growing Beyond Survival by Elizabeth Vermilyea A Self-Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress

  • Ghosts in the Bedroom by Ken Graber A Guide for the Partners of Incest Survivors

  • Outgrowing the Pain by Eliana Gil A Book for and About Adults Abused as Children

  • Outgrowing the Pain Together by Eliana Gil A Book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused as Children

  • What to do When You Find Out Your Wife was Sexually Abused by John Courtright and Dr. Sid Rogers

  • Wounded Boys Heroic Men by Daniel Jay Sonkin A Man’s Guide to Recovering from Child Abuse

  • Abused Boys by Mic Hunter The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse

  • In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A, Levine Phd. and Gabor Mate 

Sexual Addiction/Pornography

  • Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes, PhD Understanding Sexual Addiction

  • Don’t Call it Love by Patrick Carnes, PhD Recovery from Sexual Addiction

  • Love You; Hate the Porn by Chamberlain, PhD & Steuer, LMFT Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity

  • Mending a Shattered Heart by Stefanie Carnes, PhD A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts

  • Facing Heartbreak by Stefanie Carnes, PhD, Lee, PhD, and Rodriguez PhD Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts

  • Sex, Lies, and Forgiveness by Jennifer P. Schneider, MD, & Burt Schneider Couples Speaking Out on Healing from Sex Addiction

  • Untangling the Web by Robert Weiss LCSW & Jennifer Schneider MD Sex, Porn, and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age

  • Confronting Your Spouse’s Pornography Problem by Rory Reid, MSW and Dan Gray, LCSW

  • The Porn Trap by Wendy Maltz, LCSW and Larry Maltz, LCSW The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography

  • Disclosing Secrets by M. Deborah Corey PhD and Jennifer Schneider MD
    An Addict’s Guide for When, to Whom, How Much to Reveal

  • Surviving Disclosure by Jennifer Schneider MD and M. Deborah Corey PhD
    A Partner’s Guide for Healing the Betrayal of Intimate Trust

  • Your Sexually Addicted Spouse by Marsha Means and Barbara Steffens
    How Partners Can Cope and Heal

  • Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction by Dr. Mark Laaser

Sexuality

  • Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel, MA Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

  • Rekindling Desire by Barry and Emily McCarthy A Step-By Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages

  • Sexual Awareness by Barry and Emily McCarthy Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality

  • Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style by Barry and Emily McCarthy Sharing Desire, Pleasure, and Satisfaction

  • A Woman's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Fear & Pain by Aurelie Jones Goodwin, EdD and Marc E. Agronin, MD

  • Sex Matters for Women by Sally Foley, MSW, Sally Kope, MSW & Dennis Sugrue, PhD

  • I'd Rather Eat Chocolate by Joan Sewell Learning to Love My Low Libido

  • Beyond Orgasm by Marty Klein, PhD Dare to be Honest About the Sex You Really Want

  • Hot Monogamy by Dr. Patricia Love and Jo Robinson Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking

  • Naked At Our Age by Joan Price Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex

  • Better Than I Ever Expected by Joan Price Straight Talk about Sex After Sixty

  • For Yourself by Lonnie Barbach, PhD The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality

  • For Each Other by Lonnie Barbach, PhD Sharing Sexual Intimacy

  • The New Male Sexuality by Bernie Zilbergeld, PhD

  • Sex and Love at Midlife by Bernie Zilbergeld, PhD It’s Better Than Ever

  • Sex Matters for Women by Sally Foley, MSW and Sally Kope MSW A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self

  • Heart of Desire by Stella Resnick Keys to the Pleasure of Love

  • From the Living Room to the Bedroom by Drs. Bill & Ginger Bercaw The Modern Couple’s Guide to Sexual Abundance and Lasting Intimacy

Shame

  • Shame by Gershon Kaufman The Power of Caring

  • Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw

  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  • I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) by Brene Brown Making the Journey from “What Will People Thin?” to “I Am Enough”

Step Parenting

  • Surviving And Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships by Patricia Papernow What Works and What Doesn’t

  • Becoming a Stepfamily by Patricia Papernow Patterns of Development in Remarried Families

  • Stepfamilies by Dr. James Bray and John Kelly Love, Marriage and Parenting, in the First Decade

  • Step-Coupling by Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family

  • Wisdom on Step-Parenting by Diana Weiss-Wisdom, PhD How to Succeed Where Others Fail

  • The Smart Stepfamily by Ron Deal and Gary Chapman Seven Steps to a Healthy Family

  • The Smart Stepfamily Marriage by Ron Deal and Gary Chapman Keys to Success in the Blended Family

  • Strengthening Your Stepfamily by Elizabeth Einstein and Linda Albert

Transitions

  • The Way of Transitions by William Bridges Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments

  • Managing Transitions by William Bridges Making the Most of Change

  • Making Sense of Life's Transitions by William Bridges Strategies for Coping with the Difficult, Painful, and Confusing Times in Your Life

Trauma

  • Trauma and Memory by Peter A. Levine PhD. , Bessel Van Der Kolk (Foreword) Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory 

  • Walking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick Healing Trauma 

  • Transforming The Living Legacy of Trauma  by Janina Fisher A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists 

  • Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors  by Janina Fisher Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation 

  • The Body Keeps the Score  by Bessel van Der Kolk Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma 

  • Workbook for The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van Der Kolk Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma 

  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker A Guide and Map for Recovering From Childhood Trauma 

  • Workbook for Complex PTSD by Pete Walker From Surviving to Thriving 

  • Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman The Aftermath of Violence --From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Contact Me

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