Resources

Link to local support & resources

Information helpful to clients

This page is going to be a place for current or past clients to find information we may discuss in session or resources within the local central PA community. I will be adding things as they come to mind so check back on a regular basis.

Suggested reading*

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

— C.S. Lewis

*Some titles may be appropriate in multiple catergories.

Books on understanding the trauma connection to Anxiety & Depression & helping the healing process:

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence by Judith Hermann
Tapping In by Laurel Parnell

Books on understanding domestic abuse, abusive parenting outcomes and narcissistic abuse (including recovery from/outcomes)

No Visible Bruises by Rachel Snyder (WARNING: Graphic Content)
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Will I Ever Be Good Enough: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Dr. Karyl McBride
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy Behary
It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People & Should I stay or Should I Go? Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist by Dr. Ramani Durvusula
The Sky is Red by Tyra Juliette Schwartz (about coercive control, for children)
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
The Gift of Fear: Surviving Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker (WARNING: Graphic Content)
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Guiffre (WARNING: Graphic Content)
Overcoming the Devastation of Legal Abuse Syndrome by Karin Huffer

Books on Parenting/Support for parents of neurodiverse children

The Explosive Child & Raising Human Being by Dr. Ross Greene
Sensory Processing 101 by Dayna Abraham, Claire Heffron, Pamela Braley & Lauren Drobnjak (re: sensory processing disorder)
Parenting from the Inside Out & No-Drama Discipline by Dr. Daniel Siegel
Far From The Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon *Warning-book covers parents of children that resulted in rape and extensive/severe disabilities, is very long but very detailed and may be helpful to some, but not all
Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland and Jamell White
The Bully Vaccine: How to Inoculate Yourself Against Obnoxious People by Jennifer Hancock
An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter by Paul Daugherty (Parenting a child w/Down Syndrome)
Count Us In: Growing Up With Down Syndrome by Jason Kingsley
Nurturing Resilience in Our Children: Answering to Our Most Important Parenting Questions by Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein

Books on Hope, Surviving/Fighting Fascism and Pure Joy/Whimsy (Survivng the Chaos)

The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Dr. Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams and Gail Hudson
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dali Lama, Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks (You will laugh out loud)
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by JRR Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (fun to read yourself or with your kids)
Fox in Socks & Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess (you're never to old, right?)
The Light Princess, At the Back of The North Wind and Phantastes by George MacDonald (delightful early fantasy stories that inspired CS Lewis)
On Tyranny: 20 Lessons We Learned from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William H. McRaven

Books to Support Women/Women that you Love*

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence by Lisa Mosconi
I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Educated by Tara Westover
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love and Parent by Brene Brown

*Note that some of these titles are relevant to men and women as the patriarchy is damaging to both boys and girls