Ashley’s Book Club

As a therapist I am constantly referring my clients to good books that I come across that might be helpful. I thought it might be beneficial to create a list of some of my favorite books for you to peruse at your own leisure.

Adoption

Adopting a Child with a Trauma & Attachment Disruption History by Theresa Fraser, CYW, MA, CPT
The Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis, PhD, David R. Cross, PhD, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

Anti-Social Personality Disorder

The Sociopath Next door by Martha Stout, PhD

Anxiety

Anxious Overachievers: How to Reduce Anxiety in 30 Days by Ashley Errico, MA, LPC, NCC
The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John R. Forsyth, PhD and Georg H. Eifert, PhD
Put Anxiety Behind You by Peter Bongiorno, NC, LAc

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorder

Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration by Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Carol Kranowitz, MA, and Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L
Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms by Rebecca Moyes
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years by Carol Stock Kranowitz
Raising a Sensory Smart Chilf by Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L, and Nancy Peske

Bipolar Personality Disorder

An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding & Helping Your Partner 2nd Ed. by Julie A. Fast & John D. Preston, PsyD

Borderline Personality Disorder

I Hate you – Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman, MD, and Hal Straus
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About has Borderline Personality Disorder 2nd Ed. by Paul T. Mason, MS & Randi Kreger

Dissociative Identity Disorder (previously called Multiple Personality Disorder)

The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality by Joan Frances Casey with Lynn Wilson
Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber

Empowerment

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Brene Brown PhD, LMSW

Gender Identity

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto

Mindfulness

Daily Meditations for Healing & Happiness 52 card deck by Mary NurrieSteams, LCSW, RYT
The Mandala Workbook by Susanne F. Fincher
The Mindful Doodle Book by Dr. Patricia Isis, PhD, LMHC, ATR-BC, ATCS

Narcissism

Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents by Nina W. Brown, Ed.D., LPC
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving & Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy T. Behary, LCSW
Trapped in the Mirror; Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self by Elan Golomb, Ph.D.
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karl McBride, PhD.

Nutrition and Mental Health

Eat Right, Feel Right: Over 100 Recipes and tips to Improve Mood, Sleep, Attention & Focus by Leslie Korn
Eating by the Light of the Moon: How Women can Transform their relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors & Storytelling byAnita Johnston, PhD.
Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

Parenting

The Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis, PhD., David R. Cross, PhD. and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M. Ed.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina payne Bryson, PhD.
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD.
Parenting with Love & Logic by Foster Cline MD, and Jim Fay

Reactive Attachment Disorder

The Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis, PhD., David R. Cross, PhD. and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder by Nancy L. Thomas

Relationships

Attached: the New Science of adult Attachment and How it Can Help you Find – and Keep – Love by Amir Levine, M.D. and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by John T. Cacioppo & William Patrick
Wired for Love: How Understanding you Partners Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin, PsyD. MFT

Schizophrenia/Schizo-Affective Disorder

When Quietness Came: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Journey with Schizophrenia by Erin L. Hawkes MSc

Self Exploration

Discovering you Personality Type by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff, MD
Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type by Isabel Briggs Myers with Peter B. Myers
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Survive when the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron, PhD.

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Ancient Child: Poetry about Incest by Marcella Bryant
The Courage to Heal; A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & laura Davis
The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence by Gavin De Becker
Healing Sex; A Mind-body Approach to Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C.

Trauma

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body In the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment by Babette Rothschild