Books
General Well Being
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin E. P. Seligman
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.
This Year I Will...: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True by M.J. Ryan
Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being by Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, and M.D., Jen Seda
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson
101 Healing Stories: Using Metaphors in Therapy by George W. Burns
Just One Thing: Developing A Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time by Rick Hanson
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz and Nicholas Wilton
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo
Leave Your Mind Behind by Matthew McKay and Catharine Sutker
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life: Train Your Brain to Get More Done in Less Time by Paul Graves Hammerness
Relationships
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It by Patricia Love and Steven Stosny (Apr 29, 2008)
Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence by David Keirsey
Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love by John Gray
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, and Joan Declaire
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch
Hot Monogamy: Essential Steps to More Passionate, Intimate Lovemaking by Patricia Love and Jo Robinson
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrahms Spring and Michael Spring
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
You Can't Say That to Me: Stopping the Pain of Verbal Abuse -- An 8-Step Program by Suzette Haden Elgin
Should I Stay Or Go? : How Controlled Separation (CS) Can Save Your Marriage by Lee Raffel
Divorce
The Good Divorce by Constance Ahrons
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Child by Isolina Ricci
Always Dad: Being a Great Father During & After Divorce by Paul Mandelstein
Parenting
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman, Joan Declaire, and Daniel Goleman
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-zinn and Jon Kabat-zinn
Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg (These exist for each year of childhood.)
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher and Ruth Ross
The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian
The Wonder of Girls : Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters by Michael Gurian
How To Help Your Child Become Drug Free by David Gust, Sheila Walker & Jon Daily
Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens by Laura S Kastner Ph.D.
Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both by Laura Sessions Stepp
Children's Books
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
Anger
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner
When Anger Hurts Your Relationship: 10 Simple Solutions for Couples Who Fight by Kim Paleg and Matthew McKay
Anger: Deal with It, Heal with It, Stop It from Killing You by William G. DeFoore
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
Loss and Grief
How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield, and Melba Colgrove
Farewell, My Friend: A Step-By-Step Guide to Handling a Serious Illness and Even the Death of a Loved One by Beatrice Toney Bailey
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo F. Buscaglia
Tear Soup by Chuck DeKlyen, Taylor Bills and Pat Schwiebert
Gentle Closings: How To Say Goodbye To Someone You Love by Theodore Menten
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst and Geoff Stevenson
Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney and Robyn Henderson Nordstrom
Forgiveness
Forgive for Good by Frederic Luskin
Forgive for Love: The Missing Ingredient for a Healthy and Lasting Relationship by Fred Luskin
Depression
The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression & Create a Life Worth Living (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Kirk D. Strosahl and Patricia J. Robinson
The Freedom from Depression Workbook (Minirth Meier New Life Clinic Series) by Les Carter and Frank Minirth
Get It Done When You're Depressed by Julie A. Fast and John D. Preston
The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Depressed and What You Can Do to Change It by Margaret Wehrenberg
Anxiety
Don't Panic Third Edition: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks by Reid Wilson
The Worry Control Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland
Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness & Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, & Panic by Jeffrey, M.D. Brantley
The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You by Robert L. Leahy
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
Transforming Anxiety: The Heartmath Solution to Overcoming Fear And Worry And Creating Serenity by Doc Lew Childre
The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life
by Robin Zasio
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Jeff Bell
Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions (Revised Edition) by Edna B. Foa and Reid Wilson
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz and Beverly Beyette
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
Narcissism
Why Is It Always About You? : The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism by Sandy Hotchkiss and James F. Masterson
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family by Eleanor Payson
Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride
Bipolar Disorder
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know by David J. Miklowitz
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder by Julie A. Fast and John D. Preston Psy D ABPP
Borderline Personality Disorder
I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus
Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds & Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem by Kimberlee Roth, Freda B. Friedman and Randi Kreger
Helpful Links
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/topics/
Sacramento Valley Psychological Association
http://sacramentovalleypsychologist.com/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org/Resources/MentalHealthResources.aspx
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/mentalhealth/mh8ml.html
WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/default.htm
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/
Women Escaping a Violent Environment
http://www.weaveinc.org/
Gambler's Anonymous
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
http://www.adultchildren.org/
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group Headquarters
http://www.al-anon.org/
Therapy During Social Distancing