Book Recommendations

Sep 21

This is a collection of books that I have found to be helpful and are ones that I often recommend clients read. The ones I recommend depend on what they are working on in therapy, but the list is great for anyone wanting to gain understanding and make some life changes. The list grows slowly as I only recommend books that I have read and found the content to be of a high quality.

The List

Books on Relationships

"7 Principles for Making Your Marriage Work" -John and Julie Gottman
"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" -Lindsay C. Gibson
“Attached” -Amir Levine, Rachel Heller
"Boundaries" -Henry Cloud and John Townsend
“Codependent no more” -Melody Beattie
“Forgive” -Timothy Keller
“Hold me tight” -Sue Johnson
“Necessary Endings” -Dr. Henry Cloud
“Stop walking on eggshells” -Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger
“The Power of Showing Up” -Daniel Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

Books on Trauma

"Atomic Habits" -James Clear
"Getting Past Your Past" -Francine Shapiro
"It Didn't Start with You" -Mark Wolynn
"The Body Keeps the Score" -Bessel Van Der Kolk
“The Deepest Well” -Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

Books on Mental and Physical Health

“Gut Feelings” -Will Cole
“Intuitive Eating" -Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch
"The End of Mental Illness" -Dr. Daniel Amen
"The Mind-Gut Connection" -Emeran Mayer
"You can fix your brain" -Dr. Tom O-Bryan

Disclaimer:

All of these contain great information on different topics. However, any book that I have put on this list does not mean that I agree with all the viewpoints of that book. Each book makes this list because they have information that I believe can be helpful to its readers. Any book in this list that talks about life changes should be discussed with your doctor first to make sure that it is a good fit for you. Unless it talks about eating vegetables, please eat vegetables.