Client Resources

Here are a few of my favorite books, videos, podcasts, websites, etc. They offer varying perspectives and I have found nuggets of wisdom in all them.

These are only suggested readings and are not a substitute for therapy nor are they intended to diagnose or treat any medical or mental health conditions.

General Mental Health

  • The (Illustrated) Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris and Bev Aisbett

  • Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw

  • The Female Brain by Louann Brizedine, MD

  • The Male Brain by Louann Brizedine, MD

  • Don’t You Know Who I Am?”: How to Stay Same in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility by Ramani S. Durvasula, Ph.D

  • Moody Bitches by Julie Holland, MD

  • The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve by Rheeda Walker, PhD

  • Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation by Dalia Kinsey

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T Mason and Randi Kroger

Disordered Eating

  • Eat, Drink & Mindful: How to End Your Struggle with Mindless Eating and Start Savoring Food with Intention and Joy by Susan Albers

  • 8 Keys to Recovery from Eating Disorder Workbook by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Schubert Grabb

  • Body Neutral by Jessi Kneeland

  • The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

  • Positive Body Image Workbook by Nichole Wood-Barcalow, Tracy Tykla and Casey Judge

Intimacy & Healthy Relationships

  • Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

  • Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

  • Speaking from the Heart: 18 Languages for Modern Love by Anne Hodder-Shipp

  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson

  • Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD: How to Keep Obsessions and Compulsions from Sabotaging Love, Friendship, and Family Connections by Amy Mariaskin, PhD

  • Relationship OCD: A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships by Sheva Rajaee

Financial Disorder & Empowerment

  • Mind Over Money by Brad Klontz & Ted Klontz

  • For Love and Money by Debra Kaplan

  • You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero

  • The Financial Anxiety Solution by Lindsay Bryan-Podvin

Attachment & Boundaries

  • The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D

  • Escape from Intimacy: Untangling the “Love” Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships by Anne Wilson Schaef

  • The Intimacy Struggle by Janet Woititz

  • Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel

  • Ready to Heal by Kelly McDaniel

  • Emotional Blackmail by Susan Forward

  • How Can I Forgive Forgive You by Janis Abrams Spring, Ph.D

  • Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw

  • Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride

Betrayal Trauma Support Groups and Education

Sex and Relationship Healing - https://sexandrelationshiphealing.com/

Partner Hope - https://partnerhope.com/

COSA - https://cosa-recovery.org/ - COSA is a Twelve Step recovery program for those whose lives have been affected by compulsive sexual behavior.