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Helpful Books

Here are some helpful reading materials I often recommend to clients. Click the title for a link to view or purchase.

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies that Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned ADD Clinician

Anger Busting 101: The New ABCs for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them

Answers to Distraction

Because I Said So!: A Collection of 366 Insightful and Thought- Provoking Reflections on Parenting and Family Life

Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women

Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men: How to Free Yourself from the Grip of Anger and Get More Out of Life

Beyond Divorce Casualties: Reunifying the Alienated Family

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

Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls

Changing Lives Through Redecision Therapy

Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Shielding Your Child From Conflict

Coping With Stress: 7 Tips for Overcoming Life’s Obstacles

Counseling with Choice Theory

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration (Narcissistic Mother or Borderline Personality Disorder, Mother Daughter Relationship Book)

Divorce Poison New and Updated Edition: How to Protect Your Family from Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control

​Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drain You Dry

Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

Explosive Child, The: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition

Helping Children Survive Divorce

Helping the Noncompliant Child, Second Edition: Family-Based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It

Family Rules: Helping Stepfamilies And Single Parents BuildHappy Homes: Helping Stepfamilies and Single Parents Build Happy Homes

If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World

I'm OK-You're OK

Loving Choices: An Experience in Growing Relationships

Mom's House, Dad's House

On Grief and Grieving 

No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior 

Parents Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not the Problem in Your Child's Life

Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics

The Space Between: The Point of Connection

The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People

Inside the Criminal Mind: Revised and Updated Edition

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle 

Keeping the Love You Find: A Personal Guide

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too

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

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness

The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child

The Emotion Regulation Skills System for Cognitively Challenged Clients: A DBT-Informed Approach 

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Revised Edition

The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps 

The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce 

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder

Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder 1st (first) edition Text Only

Reality Therapy: A New Approach to Psychiatry

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Victim's Guide to Healing and Recovery

Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends

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

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach

Try and Make Me!: Simple Strategies That Turn Off The Tantrums and Create Cooperation

Understanding and Controlling Stuttering A Comprehensive New Approach Based on the Valsalva Hypothesis

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship

Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

Your Defiant Child, Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior

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