Crisis

Pierce County Crisis Line: 1-800-576-7764

King County Crisis Line: 1-866-427-4747

TEEN Line (text line): 866-833-6546

Trauma

What is Trauma?

Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center Resources

Perinatal

Perinatal Support Washington

Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)

Eating Disorders

The Emily Program

What I’m Reading:

Break the Cycle by Dr. Mariel Buque

Buy From Your Local Bookstore

Therapy Book Recommendations

Books listed here are educational resources and not a substitute for therapy.

General Mental Health

    • Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

    • Move by Caroline Williams

    • Why Won’t You Apologize by Harriet Learner 

    • How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

    • Me, But Better: The Science + Promise of Personality Change by Olga Khazan

    • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

    • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant

    • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

    • The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller

    • Finding Meaning by David Kessler

    • The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love + Loss by Mary Frances O’Connor

    • The Collective Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

Trauma and Growth

    • Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine 

    • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

    • The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris

    • The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Deb Dana

    • What Happened to You by Bruce Perry and Oprah

    • No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz from IFS perspective 

    • Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves by Ingrid Clayton

    • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson

    • What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

    • Know My Name by Chanel Miller

    • Option B  by Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

    • Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone

    • The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, + Growth After Trauma by Soraya Chemaly

    • My Grandmother's Hands by Reesma Menakem

    • Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

    • Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment by Leticia Nieto

    • Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hershey

Couples and Relationships

    • Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson Emotionally Focused Therapy 

    • Mating in Captivity by Esther Peral

    • Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin PACT Therapy 

    • Seven Principles that Make Marriage Work by John Gottman

    • All About Love by bell hooks

    • The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov

    • PolySecure by Jessica Fern

    • Attached by Amir Levine

    • Baby Makes Three by John Gottman

    • How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

    • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

    • Fault Lines: Fractured Families + How to Mend Them by Karl Pillager

    • Platonic: How the Science of Attachment can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa Franco

Depression and Anxiety

  • High Functioning (Depression) by Judith Joseph

    • The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

    • Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thgouhts by Sally Winston & Martin Seif

Burnout, Health and Wellness

    • Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

    • Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin

    • Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hershey

    • Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston

    • Slip: In the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery by Mallary Tenore Tarpley

    • This Is Body Grief: Making Peace with the Loss That Comes with Living in a Body by Jayne Mattingly

    • The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

    • Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith

Women’s Health and the Reproductive Spectrum

    • Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

    • Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski

    • Expecting Better by Emily Oster

    • The Second Baby Book: How to Cope with Pregnancy Number Two by Sarah Rockwell-Smith

    • Bumpin’ by Leslie Schrock

    • There Was Supposed to be a Baby by Catherine Nobilit Keating

    • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis

    • The Baby Loss Guide by Zoe Clark-Coates

    • Unexpecting by Rachel Lewis

    • It’s Ok that you’re Not Ok by Megan Devine

    • Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, + Motherhood by Lucy Jones

    • Momma Zen by Karen Miller

    • Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You about Menopause by Jancee Dunn

ADHD

    • ADHD 2.0 by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.

    • ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg

    • The Drummer and the Great Mountain by Michael Joseph Ferguson

    • Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley

    • How to ADHD on YouTube

    • The works of Melissa Orlov (re: relationships) and Dr Ed Hallowell

    • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari

    • Neurodivergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg

    • Keeping House While Drowning by KC Davis

Substance Use

    • Not Drinking Tonight by Amanda White

Therapeutic Modalities

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Third Edition by Beck 

    • Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

    • DBT Skills Training Manual 

    • Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Linehan

    • High Conflict Couple by Fruzzetti

    • Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor

    • Building a LIfe Worth Living by Linehan (memoir of Marsha Linehan) 

    • Introduction to Internal Family Systems by Richard Schwarz

    • Internal Family Systems Therapy, Second Edition by Schwarz & Sweezy

    • The Mosaic Mind by Regina Goulding

    • No Bad Parts by Schwarz 

Parenting

    • Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

    • Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff

    • Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke

    • The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel 

    • Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel

    • The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids. by Jessica Joelle Alexander and Iben Sandahl

    • Brain Rules for Babies by John Medina 

    • No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Lansbury

    • How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life by Joanna Faber and Julie King

    • Cribsheets by Emily Oster 

    • Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman

    • Wise Minded Parenting: Seven Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens & Teens by Laura Kastner

    • Brainstorm by Dan Siegel 

    • The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

    • The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

    • Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske

    • Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help by Allison Edwards

    • How to Raise a Feminist Son: Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family by Sonora Jha