Resources
In counseling, I often incorporate books and other learning tools because I strongly believe in the value of education. Along with books, I may suggest podcasts, articles, and blogs, knowing that knowledge, information, and wisdom can be incredibly empowering in the healing process. I also recognize that I don’t have all the answers—no one does—so offering additional resources is an important part of my practice and helps ensure clients receive a well-rounded, informed experience. Here are some of my go-to’s and ones I highly suggest.
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By Caroline Knapp
By Tim Ryan
Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw
Rewired: A Bold New Approach to Addiction and Recovery
By Erica Spiegelman
Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing
by Jay Stringer
Dying for a Drink: What You and Your Family Should Know About Alcoholism
By Anderson Spickard Jr
By Sacha Z. Scoblic
Christians & Alcohol: A Scriptural Case for Abstinence
By Randy Jaeggli
Should Christians Drink Wine and Alcohol?
By Ben David Sinclair
Sober Saints: Should Christians Drink Alcohol?
By Keith Malcomson
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
By Stephen Arterburn & David Stoop
Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table
By Louie Giglio
By Ryan Hampton
Unsettled: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose Crisis
By Ryan Hampton
By Beth Macy
Satisfied: A 90-Day Spiritual Journey Toward Food Freedom
By Dr. Rhona Epstein
Weight Loss Surgery Does NOT Treat Food Addiction
By Connie Stapleton
Breaking the Stronghold of Food
By Michael L. Brown & Nancy Brown
Easy Does It Dating Guide: For People in Recovery
By Mary Faulkner
By Brian “Head” Welch
Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects, Steps Six & Seven
By Multiple Authors
Terry: My Daughter’s Life and Death Struggle with Alcoholism
By George McGovern
By Mackenzie Phillips
By Jodie Sweetin
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
By Matthew Perry
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Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Let Them By Mel Robbins
Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Codependents Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie
Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody and Andrea Wells Mille
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind By Bessel van der Kolk MD
Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A. Levine
Walking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
It Didn’t Start With You – How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are & How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
What Happened To You – Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, & Healing by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD and Oprah Winfrey
Highly Sensitive Person, By Elaine Aron
Boundaries, By Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Safe People By Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, by Lindsay Gibson
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, by Sherry Cambell
No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz
Altogether You By Jenna Riemersma
the Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD, by Lidia Zylowska
ADHD is Awesome! by Penn & Kim Holderness
You, Happier, by Daniel Amen
Your Brain is Always Listening, by Daniel Amen
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain: Breaking the Doom Loop to Heal Chronic Physical and Emotional Pain by Daniel Amen
Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do, by Dr. Tim Clinton & Dr. Gary Sibcy
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery, by Brianna Wiest
Present Over Perfect, By Shauna Niequist
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Uninvited, By Lysa TerKeurst
Emotionally Healthy Spiritually, By Peter Scazzero
Changes That Heal, By Dr. Henry Cloud
The Reason for God, By Timothy Keller
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, By Lysa TerKeurst
To Be Told, By Dan Allender
Just Do Something, By Kevin DeYoung
Mere Christianity, By C.S. Lewis
The Search for Significance, By Robert McGee
Consider the Lilies: Finding Perfect Peace in the Character of God, By Jonny Ardavanis
Hope Sings, Susanna Foth Aughtmon
Your Beautiful Purpose, By Susie Larson
Screw Tape Letters, By C.S. Lewis
More Jesus, Less Religion, By Stephen Arterburn & Jack Felton
Toxic Faith, By Stephen Arterburn & Jack Felton
Blessed are the Misfits, By Brant Hansen
Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better, By Brant Hansen
Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let's Dance.: Experiencing Real Joy in a World Gone Mad, By Brant Hansen
Fully Alive, By Susie Larson
Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, By David Johnson & Jeff VanVonderen
Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear, By Jinger Duggar Vuolo
Get Out of Your Head, By Jennie Allen
Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, By Louie Giglio
Winning the War in Your Mind, By Craig Groeschel
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, By Dane Ortland
Deeper, By Dane Ortland
How Does God Change us?, By Dane Ortland
Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord, By Michael Reeves
The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church, By Dustin Benge
With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles and Mistakes on My Way Back to KoRn, by Brian "Head" Welch
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Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners can Cope and Heal by Barbara Steffens and Marsha Means
A House Interrupted, A Wife's Story of Recovering from Her Husband's Sex Addiction by Maurita Corcoran
Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies, and Secrets by Claudia Black, PhD
Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts by Stefanie Carnes, PhD
Facing Heartbreak by Stefanie Carnes and Mari A. Lee
Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts by Vicki Tidwell Palmer, LCSW, CSAT, LCSW, CSAT, CCPS-C, PCC and Christine Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW, LCAS
Unleashing Your Power – Moving Through the Trauma of Partner Betrayal by Carol Juergensen Sheets, ACSW, LCSW, CSAT, CCPS-C, PCC
Surviving Disclosure by Jennifer Schneider & Deborah Corley
Sexual Anorexia by Patrick Carnes
How to Get a Date Worth Keeping, by Henry Cloud
Marriage: From Surviving to Thriving, by Charles R. Swindoll
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage, by Leslie Vernick
After the Affair, by Janis A. Spring, Ph.D.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman & Nan Silver
The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Relationship in Six Steps, by Melissa Orlov
Help for High-Conflict Couples, by Jennine Estes Powell & Jacqueline Wielick
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