Van Epp's
How to Avoid Falling In Love With a Jerk
Great for young adults and those needing healthy boundaries in relationship .
Elgin's
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense
Great for anyone needing boundaries in communication & learning how to deal with manipulation.
Gottman's
Raising Emotionally Healthy Children
Great resource for parents who want to learn about emotional attunement and regulation.
Van Der Kolk's
The Body Keeps the Score
Great book for trauma survivors to understand how the body holds trauma
Hayes
The Thriving Adolescent
Great ACT resource - as mentioned in the ACT podcast. This book is intended for adolescents but works well for all ages.
Thomas'
Sacred Marriage
A thoughtful look at marriage as a practice of growth, commitment, and spiritual formation.
Payne's
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Great overview of how to understand poverty as a mindset & worldview rather than a physical state.
Foster's
A Celebration of Discipline
Great resource for Christian clients who need help integrating spiritual disciplines into their day as coping. Each chapter looks into a different (often less talked about) spiritual discipline.
Frankl's
Man's Search for Meaning
Autobiography of a a psychiatrist who was also a holocaust survivor that gives an excellent conceptualization of suffering - is accessible to clients and clinicians
Gottman's
The Relationship Cure
Client resource for building a strong relationship - introduces Gottman's ideas in a very approachable way
Smith's
Caring Liturgies
Great for Christian clients who long for structure - gives ways to incorporate liturgy into everyday life
Covey's
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Resource for clients & clinicians to thing more effectively about people and efficiently about tasks.
Harris & Aisbett's
The Illustrated Happiness Trap
A practical ACT workbook for noticing difficult thoughts, clarifying values, and taking meaningful action.
Hayes'
Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life
A guide to inner transformation through spiritual formation and intentional practice.
Hayes et al.'s
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ACT resource book - mentioned on the JCT Podcast by Alex Wendell
Gottman's
The Seven Principles that Make Marriage Work
Another great Gottman resource that is approachable to clients and introduces his ideas in a gentle way
The best
Dhom Noise Machine
Best noise machine - been on in our office 24/7/365 for 6+ years
