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Books of Interest

General Mood Management (Including Depression)

  • Feeling Good - The New Mood Therapy  -  David D. Burns, M.D

Couples/Relationships
  • Couple Skills - Matthew McKay, Ph. D., Patrick Fanning, Kim Paleg, Ph. D.
  • How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It - Patricia Love Ed. D., Steven Stosny, Ph. D.
  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John M. Gottman, Ph. D., Nan Silver
  • Couple-Ship - - How to Build a Relationship - Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
  • Emotional Infidelity - M. Gary Neuman
  • The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work - Terrence Real 
  • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition - Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.  

Co-Dependence

  • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself - Melody Beattie 
  • Beyond Co-Dependence - Melody Beattie
  • The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation - Melody Beattie

Self-Esteem

  • Breaking the Chain of Low Self Esteem - Marilyn Sorensen, Ph. D.
  • Self-Esteem - Matthew Mckay, Ph. D., Patrick Fanning

Parenting

  • Your Defiant Child, Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior - Russell A. Barkley, Ph. D., ABPP ABCN and Christine M. Benton(Jul 2, 2013)

  • Your Defiant Teen, 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship - Russell A. Barkley, Ph. D., Arthur Robin, Ph. D., Christine Benton

  • The Co-Parenting Survival Guide - Letting Go of Conflict After A Difficult Divorce - Elizabeth Thayer, Ph. D.  and Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph. D. 

  • Parenting After Divorce - Philip Stahl, Ph. D.

Anger Management

  • You Can't Make Me Angry - Paul O.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

  • The Selfish Brain - Robert L Dupont, M.D.
  • There's More to Quitting Drinking Than Quitting Drinking - Paul O and Jack N

Attention Deficit  Disorder and ADHD

  • Delivered From Distraction - Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

Transition and Change

  • Transitions - Making Sense of Life's Changes - William Bridges
  • Do One Thing Different - Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life - Bill O'Hanlon

Personal and Professional Growth

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons for Personal Change - Stephen R. Covey
Been around a while and still a classic

Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder - Paul Mason, MS, and Randi Kreger

Trauma 

  • The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

Mental Disorders from the Perspective of the Person with the Disorder

  • For Depression (Severe) - Darkness Visible:  A Memoir of Madness - William Styron
  • For Bi-Polar Disorder - An Unquiet Mind:  A Memoir of Moods and Madness - Kay Redfield Jamison
  • For Alcohol Abuse - Drinking: A Love Story - Caroline Knapp 
Grief and Grieving

  • Navigating Grief - A Guided Journal - Mia Roldan, LCSW, LCDC
  • Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief - David Kessler
  • Grief Day By Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss - Jan Warner
  • A Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
  • How to Survive the Loss of a Parent - A Guide for Adults - Lois F. Aker, CSW 
  • A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
  • Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss - Chuck DeKlyen and Pat Schwiebert
  • On Grief and Grieving - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

Coping with Change

  • Necessary Losses - Judith Viorst