There is an enormous array of helpful books for each of the topics listed. Here are some that have remained favorites for my clients over the years.

 

Psychotherapy

Self-Improvement/Stress Reduction and Coping:

• Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior and Feel Great Again by Jeffrey Young and Janet Klosko
• The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Matthew McKay and Martha Davis
• A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein
• The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress by Gina Biegel

 

Eating Disorders:

• Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston
• Life without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
• Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall and Monika Ostroff
• Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall and Monika Ostroff
• Overcoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop by Christopher Fairburn
• Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
• Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends by Michelle Siegel, Judith Brisman and Margot Weinshel
• Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous: The fellowship details its program of recovery for Anorexia and Bulimia
• When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies by Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter

 

Addictions:

• Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception by Abraham Twerski
• Substance Abusing High Achievers: Addiction as an Equal Opportunity Destroyer by Abraham Twerski
• Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
• Alcoholics Anonymous—Big Book 4th Edition
• One Day at a Time in Al-Anon

 

Relationships/Divorce/Remarriage:

• Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Some You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger
• After the Affair by Janis Spring

 

For children:

• The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce by Richard Gardner
• Let’s Talk About It: Divorce by Fred Rogers

 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:

• Brain Lock: Free yourself from Obsessive Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey Schwartz and Beverly Beyette

 

For children:

• What to do when your brain gets stuck: A kid’s guide to overcoming OCD
• Up and down the worry hill: A children’s book about obsessive-compulsive disorder and its treatment

 

EMDR and Trauma:

• Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal by Michael Baldwin and Deborah Korn, PsyD
• Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy by Francine Shapiro
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

 

The Highlands Ability Battery:

• Don’t Waste Your Talent by Bob McDonald, PhD and Don Hutcheson

 

Executive Coaching and Career Development:

• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
• Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard Boyztzis
• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
• Designing Your Life: How to build a well-lived, joyful life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans