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Abuse Issues 

Eating Disorders

ACOA/Codependency

Gay/Lesbian

Addiction Issues

 

Anger Management

Learning Disabilities

Asperger Disorder  

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Male Issues

 

 

Bereavement Issues

Parenting

Bipolar Disorder

Personal Growth

Borderline Personality Relationships

 

Spirituality

Communication

Sports Psychology

Divorce

Women’s Issues

   

 

            Abuse Issues 

 

Bass & Davis. The Courage to Heal.

Evans, Paticia. The Verbally Abusive Relationship.

Lew, Mike. Victims No Longer.

 

            ACOA/Codependency

 

Melody, Pia. Any/all books or tapes.

Subby, Robert. Lost in the Shuffle.

Wilson. The Codependent Books.

Farmer, Steven. Adult Children of Abusive Parents.

Friel & Friel. An Adult Child’s Guide To What is Normal.

Beattie, Melody. Beyond Codependency, and Getting Better All the Time.

Katherine, Anne. Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin.

Beattie, Melody. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start

                            Caring For Yourself

Miller, J. Keith. Compelled To Control.

Miller, Angelyn. Enabler, The: When Helping Harms the Ones You Love.

Mellody, Pia. Facing Codependence.

Chandler, Mitzi. Gentle Reminders, DailyAffirmations for Codependents.

Whitfield, Charles. Healing the Child Within.

Bradshaw, John. Homecoming, Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child.

Mellody & Freudlich. The Intimacy Factor.

Hemfelf, Minirth, &Meier. Love is A Choice.

Forward, Susan. Toxic Parents, Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your

                           Life.

Golomb, Elan. Trapped in The Mirror, Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for

                         Self.

Cohen, Alan. Why Your Life Sucks and What You Can Do About It.

 

            Addiction Issues

Abers, Susan  Eating Mindfully:  How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food

Carnes, Patrick. Out Of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction.

Miller, Gorski, Miller. Learning to Live Again.

AA Big Book.

 

            Anger Management

McKay, M  Rogers, PG   McKay, J   When Anger Hurts; Quieting the Storm

Tavris, Carol. Anger.

Verdick/Lisovskis     How To Take the Grrrr Out of Anger

 

 

            Asperger Disorder

 

Ashley  Asperger's Answer Book

Bolick   Asperger's Syndrome and Adolescence

Haddon, M.   Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-time

Kranowitz, C. Stock    The Out of Sync Child

Silverman/Weinfeld     School Success for Kids with Asperger's Syndrome

 

 

 

            Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder  (ADHD)

 

Fox   Get Organized Without Loosing It

Hallowell, Edward. Driven to Distraction.

Taylor, John F    The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD

 

            Bereavement Issues

 

Grollman, E. A. Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers.

James & Friedman. The Grief Recovery Handbook.

James, John. When Children Grieve.

Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff. The Bereaved Parent.

 

            Bipolar Disorder

 

Duke, Patty. Brillant Madness.

Jamison, Kay. The Unquiet Mind.

Jamison, Kay. Touched with Fire.

 

            Borderline Personality

 

Moskovitz M.D. Lost in the Mirror.

 

            Communication

 

Tanner, Deborah. You Just Don’t Understand.

 

            Divorce

 

Kirshenbaum, Mira. Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay.

Margulis, Sam. Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life.

Sherman, Ed. Practical Divorce Solutions, First National Edition. ;Uncoupling;

                        Rebuilding; Crazy Time; Loss of Love.

 

            Eating Disorders

 

Ruth, Geneen. Feeding the Hungry Heart.

Ruth, Geneen. When Food Is Love.

Aaronson. An Obsession Called Food.

Rodin. Body Traps.

Fairburn. Overcoming Binge Eating.

Crisp, ect. The Wish to Change.

Kokdny, Nancy. When Food’s a Foe.

Abers, Susan  Eating Mindfully:  How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food

 

 

            Gay/Lesbian

 

Bass, Jossey. Gay Fathers.

Berzon, Betty. Positively Gay & Beyond Acceptance.

 

 

 

            Learning Disabilities

 

Cummings/Fisher  The Survival Guide for Kids with LD

Cummings/Fisher  The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD

 

 

            Male Issues

 

Johnson, Robert. He.

Real, Terrence. I Don’t Want To Talk About It.

 

            Personal Growth

 

Cameron, Julia. The Artist’s Way.

McKay, Matthew &Fanning. Self-Esteem.

Beck, Martha. Finding Your North Star.

Hay, Louise. You Can Heal Your Body.

Ingerman, Sandra. A Fall to Grace.

Jampolsky, Gerald. Love is Letting Go of Fear.

Jung, Carl. Celebration of Discipline.

Kopp, Sheldon. If You Meet the Buddha On the Road, Kill Him: Even a Stone Can Be a

                          Teacher.

McKay, Matthew & Fanning. Self- Esteem.

 

            Parenting

 

Dinkmeyer, Don. Raising A Reasonable Child.

Faber & Mazlish. How To Talk So Kids Will Listen: How To Listen So Kids Will Talk.

Fay, Jim. Love and Logic.

Visher & Visher. How to Win As a Step-Family.

Bradshaw, John. On the Family.

 

            Relationships

 

Chapman, Gary. Five Love Languages.

Ferrini, Paul. Love Without Conditions.

Hendricks, Gay. Conscious Loving.

Jeffers, Susan. Dare to Connect.

Johnson, Robert. We.

Lerner, Harriet. Dance of Intimacy.

Lusterman, Don-David. Infidelity---A Survival Guide.

McGraw, Phillip. Relationship Rescue.

Spring & Spring. After the Affair.

Gottman, John. The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work.

Carter, Steven & Sokol, Julia   Men Who Can’t Love” and “He’s Scared, She’s Scared

 

 

            Spirituality

 

Andrews, Ted. Animal-Speak.

Fox, Mathew. Original Blessing.

Hillman, James. The Soul’s Code.

Moore, Thomas. Care of the Soul.

Nouwen, Henri. Anything.

 

    Sport Psychology

The Athletes Guide to Sports Psychology: Mental Skills for Physical People Dorothy Harris and Bette Harris 

Winning The Mental Way,  Karlene Sugarman 

Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time: Heads-Up Baseball   Ken Ravizza and Tom Hanson

The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance (2nd edition)  A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl  

Focused for Soccer: Develop a Winning Mental Approach  Bill Beswick  

Winning with Your Head: A Complete Mental Training Guide for Soccer

 

            Women’s Issues

 

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola. Women Who Run With the Wolves.

Johnson, Robert. She.

Schaaf, Anne. Women’s Reality.

 

Akron Family Institute

"Experts in relationship counseling"

3469 Fortuna Drive;  Akron, OH 44312   ph: (330) 644-3469      fax: (330) 644-8519