Below, you will find a list of some of my favorite therapeutic/self help books on a range of mental health subjects. Books not only encourage mindfulness by reading, but also use another style of learning to access your needs. I recommend many of these to my clients, and love discussing and processing their newfound insights and knowledge during our sessions. Enjoy!

Books for Mental Health: Self

• When I say “No”I feel guilty by Manuel Smith
• Mind over Mood by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky
• Boundaries by Henry Cloud
• The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne
• The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life

Books for Mental Health: Relationships

• Living and Loving After Betrayal by Steven Stosny
• Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
• The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver

Books for Mental Health: Family and Parenting

• Your Defiant Teen by Russell A. Barkley
• The Teenage Brain by Frances E Jensen and Amy Ellis Nut
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman, PhD and Daniel Goleman

Books for Mental Health: Addiction

• Get your loved one sober by Robert J. Meyers and Brenda L. Wolfe
• Beyond Addiction by Jeffrey Foote
• Chasing the Scream: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection by Johann Hari

Books for Mental Health: Grief and Loss

• On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
• On Grief and Grieving by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
• Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman

Books for Mental Health: Trauma

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.