Catherine Morris, MFT

Psychotherapy for Couples, Individuals and Families

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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
  • Parents Are Forever by Dr. Shirley Thomas A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-parents After Divorce
  • 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
  • Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror 
  • 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

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
  • Stepcoupling 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

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