Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul.
And sings the tune without the words.
And never stops at all. ~Emily Dickinson

I love to read! There are hundreds of books out there that address different parts of mental health and wellness or offer self help guidance. It is hard to  narrow it down to a list. Listed below are a few books that I have found which have been most beneficial to my clients. I encourage you to read a little bit about them online before purchasing, or to ask me which ones fit best for you. Also, if you have a book that you recently read that was really helpful, please let me know so I can check it out as a possible resource.

 Marriage/ Relationships

Hold Me Tight ~Sue Johnson
Love Sense ~Sue Johnson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work ~John Gottman
Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart ~William J. Doherty
Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships with Recovery, Romance and Reality ~Patrick Carnes and Debra and Mark Laaser
Marriage Rules ~Harriet Lerner
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving ~David Richo

Healthy Sexuality

Come As You Are
Restoring the Pleasure ~Clifford and Joyce Penner
Peace Between the Sheets: Healing with Sexual Relationships ~Marnia Robinson
Erotic Intelligence ~Alexandra Katehakis
Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriage ~Barry McCarthy and Emily McCarthy
The Couple's Guide to Intimacy ~Bill and Ginger Bercaw

Infidelity

Not  "Just Friends": Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity ~Shirley Glass
Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets ~Claudia Black
Affairs: A Guide to Working through the Repercussions of Infidelity ~Emily Brown
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful ~Janis Abrahms Spring

Sexual Addiction/ Compulsions

Out of the Shadows ~Patrick Carnes
Don't Call It Love ~Patrick Carnes
No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Shame ~Marnie Ferree
Women, Sex and Addiction: A Search for Love and Power ~Charlotte Kasl
Ready to Heal: Women Facing Love, Sex and Relationship Addiction ~Kelly McDaniel
Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts ~Stefanie Carnes, Editor
The Porn Trap ~Larry and Wendy Maltz
In the Shadows of the Net ~Patrick Carnes et al.
Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn, and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age ~Robert Weiss and Jennifer Schneider
Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal ~Barbara Steffens and Marsha Means
Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts ~Carnes, Lee and Rodriquez

Parenting

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child ~John Gottman
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 ~Thomas Phelan
The Smart Step-Family ~Ron Deal
Parenting Your Out-Of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love ~Scott Sells
Parenting From the Inside Out ~Daniel Siegel
Scream-Free Parenting ~Hal Edward Runkel
Get Out of My Life - But First Would You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? ~Anthony Wolf

Surviving Abuse

The Verbally Abusive Relationship ~Patricia Evans
Silently Seduced: When Parents Make their Children Partners ~Kenneth Adams
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse ~Wendy Maltz
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships ~Harriet Lerner
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment ~Babette Rothschild
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma ~Peter Levine
The Courage to Heal ~Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships ~Patrick Carnes

Boundaries

Boundaries ~Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin ~Anne Katherine
The New Co-Dependency ~Melody Beattie
I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better ~Gary and Joy Lundberg
The Lies We Believe ~Chris Thurman
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You ~Patricia Evans
Safe People ~Henry Cloud and John Townsend
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists ~Eleanor Payson

Miscellaneous

Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest ~Wayne Muller
The Mindful Brain ~Daniel Siegel
The Art of Resilience ~Carol Orsborn
The Highly Sensitive Person ~Elaine Aron
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook ~Edmund J. Bourne
The Grief Recovery Handbook ~John James and Russell Friedman
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't) ~Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection ~Brene Brown
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead ~Brene Brown