Clinician Recommended Books
A thoughtful collection of titles our clinicians love—offering insight, comfort, and practical tools for your journey toward healing, growth, and self-discovery.
Anger
Anxiety
- What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Heubner, PhD
- All Birds Have Anxiety by Kathy Hoopman
Boundaries
- The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits that Will Set You Free by Melissa Urban
- The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Communication
Couples
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the International Bestselling Relationship Expert by John M. Gottmann, PhD and Nan Silver
- Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step by Step Guild to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
Depression
- The 10-Step Depression Relief Workbook by Simon Rego, PsyD and Sarah Fader
OCD
- Understanding OCD: Skills to Control the Conscience and Outsmart Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Leslie J. Shapiro
- The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Bruce M. Hyman, PhD and Cherry Pedrick, RN
- What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner, PhD
Parenting
- 1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3 Step Child & Toddler Disciple for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas Phelan, PhD
- 1-2-3 Magic: Helping Your Kids Understand the New Rules by Thomas Phelan, PhD
- Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline, MD and Jim Fay
- The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult in Treatment by Krissy Pozatek
- Making Children Mind without Losing Yours by Dr. Kevin Leman
- The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Recovery
Self Esteem
- The Self-Esteem Workbook: A Simple, Effective Program for Mastery of Liking Yourself by Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD
- Break Free: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 3 Steps: A Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt and Embracing Life by Tanya J. Peterson, MS
Sexual Abuse
Social Skills
Spiritual and/or Faith Based Books
- Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way by Gary Chapman
- Boundaries: When to Say Yes and When to Say No by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time by Sheila Walsh
- Speaking the Truth in Love: A Christian Approach to Assertiveness by Henry Virkler
- The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dr. Dan Allender
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harrold S. Kushner
- You’re Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be by Holley Gerth
- You’re Loved No Matter What: Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect by Holley Gerth




