Other Resources

Listed below are some books that we recommend:

Individual Growth

  • Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro.
  • Breaking the Chain of Low Self Esteem, Marilyn Sorenson.
  • Change Your Brain Change Your Life, David Amen.
  • Boundaries, Henry Cloud and John Townsend.
  • Codependent No More, Melody Beattie.
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey.
  • Growing Up Again, Connie Dawson and Jean Illsley.
  • The Female Brain, Louann Brizendine.
  • Secret of the Shadow, Debbie Ford.
  • Reinventing Your Life, Janet Klosko
  • Developing a Secure Self, April Steele
  • Thrive Notes,  (for adults) Tamra Hughes

Nutrition and Mental Health

  • New Optimum Nutrition for the Mind, Patrick Holford
  • The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution, Trudy Scott
  • A Recipe for Life, Susan Dopart
  • The Mood Cure, Julia Ross

Couples/Relationships

  • The Seven Best Things Happy Couples Do, John and Linda Frier.
  • The Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman and Nan Silver
  • The Power of Two, Susan Heitler
  • Divorce Busting, Michele Weiner-Davis
  • Boundaries, Henry Cloud and John Townsend
  • Codependent No More, Melody Beattie
  • Rebuilding When the Relationship Ends, Bruce Fisher
  • Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships, David Schmarch PhD
  • New Rules of Marriage, Terry Real
  • The Intimacy Factor, Pia Mellody
  • Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix

Anxiety

  • From Panic to Power, Lucinda Bassett
  • When Panic Attacks, David Burns.
  • Embracing the Fear, Judith Bemis and AMR Barrada.
  • Developing a Secure Self, April Steele

Grief

  • The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love. T. Attig
  • Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief. P. Boss
  • Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping. R.A. Neimeyer
  • Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal. Wolfelt
  • How to go on Living When Someone You Love Dies. T. Rando
  • The Invisible String. Patrice Karst (Children’s book)
  • Love you Forever. Robert Munsch (Children’s book)
  • The Dance. Richard Paul Evans (Children’s book)

Parenting

  • Fine Young Man, Michael Gurian.
  • The Explosive Child, Ross Greene.
  • Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher.
  • Parenting with Love and Logic, Foster Cline and Jim Fay.
  • Queen Bees and Wannabes, Rosalind Wisemann
  • One, Two, Three, Magic, Tomas Phelan

Step-parenting

  • 7 Steps to Bonding with your Step Child by Suzen Ziegahn
  • The Idiot’s Guide to Stepparenting by Ericka Lutz
  • Wonderful Ways to be a Step Parent by Judy Ford
  • The Smart Stepfamily: The 7 Steps to a Healthy Family by Ron Deal

Trauma/Sexual Abuse

  • Courage to Heal, Ellen Bass
  • Outgrowing the Pain, Eliana Gil PhD
  • Help Yourself, Dave Pelzer
  • Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self, Susan Brison
  • Survivors and Partners: Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors, Paul A. Hansen

Co-Parenting

  • Mom’s House Dad’s House, Isolina Ricci
  • Parents are Forever, Shirley Thomas, PhD
  • Families Apart: 10 Keys to Successful Co Parenting, Melinda Blair
  • The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce, Elizaabeth Thayer, PhD and Jeffrey Zimmerman PhD


Call (303) 221-1272 for a 15 minute free initial phone consultation. You may also email us to schedule a time to talk over the phone. We are happy to answer any questions you may have so that you can feel confident starting your path to healing.