Books can be a great way to continue your growth and healing in-between your therapy sessions. However, there’s so many Self-Help and Psychology books out there that it can feel overwhelming when trying to choose which books would be most helpful. We asked our therapists which books they recommend most to clients to help you with your search, and honestly, just for fun too.
Ann Arnold’s Picks
Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. Mason, MS
The Introvert Advantage by Marti Laney
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
John Eric Cabalu’s Picks
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes
Harmonie Stone’s Picks
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find- And Keep- Love by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
The Journey From Abandonment to Healing by Susan Anderson
Self Directed Brain Change: Rewire Your Neural Pathways for Happiness and Resilience by Rick Hanson, PhD
Julie Nasser’s Picks
Human Magnet Syndrome by Ross Rosenberg, M. Ed, LCPC, CADC, CSAT
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship by Beverly Engel
Wounded Heart by Dr. Dan B. Allender
Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Jeremy Gilrein’s Picks
A better way to think by H. Norman Wright
The autistic brain by Temple Grandin
The coddling of the American Mind by Lukianoff, Haidt
Janie Sack’s Picks
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
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Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown, PhD
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
Mary Jean Walton’s Picks
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J Bourne
How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Jeremy Lun Hao Easton’s Picks
The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper