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Recommended Reading

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Trauma Related

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

By: Peter Levine

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

By: Pete Walker

The Body Keeps The Score

By: Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D

The Drama of the Gifted Child

By: Alice Miller

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog 
By: Dr. Bruce D. Perry

Psychotherapy

The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy

By: Augustus Y. Napier

On Encounter Groups

By: Carl Rogers

Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence

By: Aaron T. Beck

The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel

By: Irvin Yalom

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

By: Irvin Yalom

Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis

By: Eric Berne

A therapist's view of psychotherapy on Becoming a Person

By: Carl R. Rogers

Unlocking the Emotional Brain

By: Bruce Ecker

A Way of Being 
By: Carl Rogers

Between Therapist and Client
By: Michael Kahn

Emotional Neglect and The Adult in Therapy 

The Family Crucible 
By Carl Whitaker

Self Help

Your Many Faces: The First Step to Being Loved

By: Virginia Satir

Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age

By: Edward D Hess

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

By: Mihaly Csikszentimihalyi

The Straight-A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World

By: Hunter Maats

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

By: Martin E P Seligman

Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life

By: Henry Cloud

Erich Fromm: The Art of Loving

By: Erich Fromm

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

By: Gary Keller

Focusing

By: Eugene T. Gendlin

Loveable: Embracing What Is Truest About You, So You Can Truly Embrace Your Life

By: Kelly Flanagan

12 Rules for Life

By: Jordan B. Peterson

The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Self-Compassion

By: Kristin Neff, Ph.D

The Gifts of Imperfection
By: Brene Brown P.H.D, LMSW

Anxiety

The Anxiety Disease: New Hope for the Millions Who Suffer from Anxiety

By: David Sheehan

Better than Perfect
By: Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo

The Meaning of Anxiety 
By: Rollo May

Depression

It's Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self 

By: Hilary Jacobs Hendel

Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope

By: Johann Hari

Navigating Relationships

Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D

By: Lizzie Simon

Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy

By: Aaron T. Beck M.D.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

By: John Gottman PhD

When Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Intervention

By: Candy Finnigan

Parenting Support

No-Drama Discipline

By: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Brainstorm:  the power and purpose of the teenage brain

By: Daniel J Siegel, M.D.

The Whole-Brain Child

By: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Positive Discipline

By: Jane Nelsen, Ed.D

Positive Discipline

By: Jane Nelsen, Ed.D

Mindfulness

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart

By: Mark Epstein, M.D.

Transcend
By Scott Barry Kaufman

Listening To My Body 
By Gabi Garcia

 

Other Reading

The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream

By: Paul Coelho

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

By: Greg Lukianoff

Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

By: Nicholas A. Christakis

Educated: A Memoir

By: Tara Westover

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

By: Sebastian Junger

A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul

By: Leo Tolstoy

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