Below you find books that Phoenix counselors and clients have found helpful, while many of these books can be great self help tools, we also acknowledge that some can be triggering. Our team advises that these readings should be completed in conjunction with psychotherapy.
Couples
The Five Love Languages
By: Gary Chapman
Codependent No More
By: Melody Beattie
The New Codependency
By: Melody Beattie
Eating Disorders
Life without Ed
By: Jenny Schafer
Intuitive Eating
By: St. Martin’s Griffin
Goodbye Ed Hello Me
By: Jenny Schafer
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
By: Costin & Grabb
An apple a day
By: Emma Woolfe
Borderline Personality Disorders
Stop Walking on Eggshells
By: Mason & Kreger
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
By: McKay, Wood, & Brantley
I hate you don’t leave me: Understanding the Borderline Personality
By: Tarcher Perigee
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
By: Chapman, Gratz & Tull
LGBTQ
Trauma
The Body Keeps Score
By: Van Der Kolk
You can heal your Life
By: Louse Hay
8 Keys to Trauma Recovery
By: Babbette Rothschild
101 Trauma-Informed Interventions: Activities, Exercises and Assignments to Move the Client and Therapy Forward
By: Linda Curran
Childhood Trauma
Trauma through a child’s eyes: Awakening the ordinary miracle of healing
By: Levine & Kline
Kid’s Coping and Emotions
Little Flower Yoga for Kids
By: Harper & Gilmore
Mindfulness & Yoga Skills for Children and Adolescents 115 Activities for Trauma Self-Regulation, Special Needs, & Anxiety
By: PESI
Mindfulness/Emotional Coping
The Power of Now
By: Eckhart Tolle
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Practicing Mindfulness in Everyday Life
By: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
By: Bradberry & Greaves
A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose
By: Eckhart Tolle