Useful links that offers supportive tools and referrals to help you navigate your mental health journey and complement your psychotherapy experience.
Useful Links
Resources
Books on Spirituality
A Man’s Journey to Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach and Michael Segell
A New Earth: Awakening to your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles by Marianne Williamson
Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation by Shakti Gawain
The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Books on Relationships
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D.
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D.
I Don’t Have to Make Everything All Better: Six Practical Principles That Empower Others to Solve Their Own Problems While Enriching Your Relationships by Gary and Joy Lundberg
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson
How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To by Janis Abram Spring, Ph.D.
How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together: Breakthrough Strategies to Resolve Your Conflicts and Reignite Your Love by Susan Page
Lies at the Altar: The Truth About Great Marriages by Dr. Robin L. Smith
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
Books on Family Life & Parenting
Another Chance: Hope and Health for Alcoholic Families by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
Blending Families – A Guide for Parents, Stepparents, Grandparents and Everyone Building a Successful New Family by Elaine Fantle Shimberg.
Children the Challenge by Dr. Rudolph Dreikurs
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager by Anthony E. Wolf
I’m Not Mad, I Just Hate You!: A New Understanding of Mother-Daughter Conflict by Roni Cohen-Sandler, Ph.D. and Michelle Silver
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Bray Pipher
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey
Step Families: Love, Marriage and Parenting in the First Decade by Dr. James Bray and John Kelly
Books on Depression, Anxiety & Related Disorders
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D.
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri F. Papolos, M.D.
Bipolar Disorder: A Family Focused Treatment Approach by David J. Miklowitz and Michael Goldstein
The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.
How to Heal Depression by Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., and Peter McWilliams
New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder by Jan Fawcett
Overcoming Depression by Janice Papolos and Dimitri Papolos, M.D.
Stop Depression Now – Sam-e the Breakthrough Supplement by Richard Brown, M.D., Teodoro Bottligliere, Ph.D., and Carol Colman
Books on Personal Growth
Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health by Redford Williams, M.D. and Virginia Williams, Ph.D.
The Angry Book by Theodore Isaac Rubin, M.D.
Codependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie
Co-dependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring For Yourself by Melody Beattie
God on a Harley (If You’ve Ever Had a Broken Heart) by Joan Brady
In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant
The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher (for men)
Money, Emotions and Recovery by Mary Raphel M.S.
The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today’s Generation by Melody Beattie
Overcoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery by Ann W. Smith Perfectionism can be an obstacle to quality living, even when it appears to produce significant rewards. For those struggling with issues such as intimacy, control, letting go, relaxing and enjoying life, this book offers practical guidance about “living in the middle.”
The Princess Who Believed in Fairy Tales by Marcia Grad (for women)
Books on Sexual Abuse
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of…by Patrick Carnes
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women… by Ellen Bass, Laura Davis Also available: Courage to Heal Workbook
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for… by Wendy Maltz
What About Me? A Guide for Men Helping… by Grant Cameron
Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for… by Charlotte Davis Kasl
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from… by Ellen Bass
Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and… by E. Sue Blume
Books on Compulsive Behaviors & Disorders
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham
Credit, Cash & Co-Dependency: How the Way You Were Raised Affects Your Decisions About Money by Yvonne Kaye
Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
Don’t Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
Getting Them Sober, You Can Help by Toby Rice Drews
How to Get out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis
I’ll Quit Tomorrow: A Practical Guide to Alcoholism Treatment by Vernon E. Johnson
Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by Mary Heineman
Under The Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James Robert Milam and Katherine Ketcham
Women, Sex and Addiction by Charlotte Davis Kasl, Ph.D.
Self Help-12 Step Groups
Adult Children of Alcoholics World Services Office, Inc.
Adult Children of Alcoholics is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. We meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present (“The Problem”). We take positive action. By practicing the Twelve Steps, focusing on “The Solution”, and accepting a loving Higher Power of our understanding, we find freedom from the past and a way to improve our lives today.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Al-Anon/Alateen
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. Similarly, Alateen, is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.
Cocaine Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction.
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.
Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts
COSA is a 12-step recovery program for men and women whose lives have been affected by another person’s compulsive sexual behavior.
Debtors Anonymous
Debtors Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from compulsive debting.
Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA)
Dual Recovery Anonymous™ is a Fellowship of men & women who meet to support each other in our common recovery from two No-Fault illnesses: an emotional or psychiatric illness and chemical dependency.
Emotions Anonymous International
Emotions Anonymous is a twelve-step organization, similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. Our fellowship is composed of people who come together in weekly meetings for the purpose of working toward recovery from emotional difficulties. EA members are from many walks of life and are of diverse ages, economic status, social and educational backgrounds. The only requirement for membership is a desire to become well emotionally.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
Incest Survivors Anonymous
Incest can be experienced by survivors at any age. This occurs when we have been sexually betrayed by a trusted person in a position of power. This may include touching and non-touching, verbal and non-verbal, overt, covert sexual behavior. The initiator can be anyone, male or female, who has sexually abused the trust of a child, teen or adult survivor. This person can be known to the survivor or a stranger.
Marijuana Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.
Nar-Anon Family Group World Services Office
Nar-Anon is a twelve-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted relative or friend.
Narcotics Anonymous
Nacartics Anonymous is “a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem . . . recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.”
Nicotine Anonymous
http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Nicotine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women helping each other to live our lives free of nicotine.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating.
Recovering Couples Anonymous
Ours is a fellowship of recovering couples. We are committed to restoring healthy communication and caring and, as we do this, we find greater joy and intimacy.
S-Anon International Family Groups
S-Anon is a program of recovery for those who have been affected by someone else’s sexual behavior. S-Anon is based on the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Sexaholics Anonymous
Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Sex Addicts Anonymous
Sex Addicts Anonymous, S.A.A., is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction and help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency.
Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, or S.L.A.A., is a Twelve Step Fellowship of men and women who help each other to stay sober. We offer the same help to anyone who has sex addiction or love addiction or both and wants to do something about it. Since we S.L.A.A.’s are all addicts ourselves, we have a special understanding of each other and the disease. We know what the illness feels like, and we have learned how to recover from it through S.L.A.A.’s Twelve Steps.
Sexaholics Anonymous
Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop lusting and become sexually sober.
Our primary purpose is to stay sexually sober and help others to achieve sexual sobriety.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop having compulsive sex.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
We are a spiritual, self-help group of women and men, 18 years or older, who are guided by a set of 12 Suggested Steps and 12 Traditions as borrowed from AA
We define incest very broadly as a sexual encounter initiated by a family member or by an extended family member that damaged the child. By “extended family” we mean an aunt, uncle, inlaw, step-parent, cousin, friend of the family, teacher, coach, another child, clergy or anyone that that betrayed the child’s trust.
We believe we were affected by the abuse whether it occurred once or many times, since the damage is incurred immediately.
Workaholics Anonymous
Workaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from workaholism. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop working compulsively.
Growth & Insight Oriented Programs
Onsite Therapeutic Workshops
For over 30 years, Onsite Workshops have been helping people to gently rediscover the best in themselves and their relationships. Our unique combination of experiential therapy and professional guidance offered in a retreat setting at affordable prices makes us unique among therapeutic programs nationwide.
Phone: 1-800-341-7432
Programs at Onsite:
- Living Centered Workshop
- Healing Trauma Workshop
- Healthy Love & Relationships Workshop
- Human Centered Leadership
- Healthy Sexuality & Intimacy—A Workshop For Men
- Coupleship
- Adventures
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Founded in 1977, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies is the nation’s most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. As a nonprofit organization, Omega offers diverse and innovative educational experiences that inspire an integrated approach to personal and social change. Located on 195 acres in the beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega welcomes more than 23,000 people to its workshops, conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York and at exceptional locations around the world.
Phone: 877-944-2002 in US or 845-266-4444
Breakthrough at Caron
Breakthrough at Caron is an innovative and active process designed to help individuals “break through” old defenses and patterns within an atmosphere similar to that of a healthy family.
Breakthrough is a 5 1/2 day program that minimizes distractions and maximizes therapy. Groups of 10-12 spend each day with two skilled therapists in an intensive experiential group.
Breakthrough is for you if:
- Your childhood experiences have left you feeling handicapped today
- Childhood memories are repressed
- You feel “stuck” (not growing), or emotionally blocked
- You feel “stuck” (not growing), or emotionally blocked
- You feel “stuck” (not growing), or emotionally blocked
- You need to release anger or grief
- Compulsive behaviors continue to disrupt your life (food, work, love, sex, etc.)
- Despite hard work, you still find yourself in dysfunctional relationships, new issues have come to your attention, and you would like to address them more deeply than outpatient alone will allow
- You are ready to move on to a new level of personal growth
Phone: 1-800-268-6259