Couples
- Gottman, J. M. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. New York: Three Rivers Press. This book is an easy read with practical advice to make changes in your communication.
- Johnson, S. (2008). Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love. New York: Little, Brown and Co. This book helps couples to understand the patterns of pursue and withdraw in their relationship and steps to break out of that pattern to facilitate deep change.
- Spring, J.A. (1996). After the affair: Healing the pain and rebuilding trust when a partner has been unfaithful. New York: Harper Collins. A very helpful book when there has been infidelity to help individuals understand their emotions and the ramifications of the affair, whether it be physical, sexual, or emotional.
- Farrel, Bill & Pam. (2001). Men are like waffles and women are like spaghetti. Oregon: Harvest House Publishers. An easy read to help understand differences in genders.
- Real, Terrence. New Rules of Marriage. This is a helpful read to understand cultural pressures on relationships, and practical guides to listen, communicate, assert yourself, and to know your own thoughts and feelings.
Parenting
- Hughes, D. (2009). Attachment focused parenting.
- Hughes, D. (2006). Building the bonds of attachment: Awakening love in deeply troubled children. Both books by Hughes are great at teaching the reader what Attachment Theory is, what the impact of healthy and unhealthy attachment styles have on children and how to ensure positive, healthy long-lasting attachments with children.
- Sheedy-Kurcinka, M. (1991). Raising your spirited child. A helpful book for parents who have a willful child, giving techniques and strategies to help raise a child.
- Greene, R. W. (2010). The explosive child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, “chronically inflexible” children. The title says it all.
Individual:
- Carnes, Patrick. (2001), Out of the Shadows – Understanding Sexual Addiction, 3rd. Ed. Title is self explanatory
- Lew, Mike. (2004). Victims no longer. A seminal book for any adult male that is overcoming childhood sexual abuse.
- Mellody, Pia. Facing Codependence. Mellody has eloquently helped people stuck in codependent relationships understand how they were formed into this role and also steps to overcoming codependence.