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Compassion Focused Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC and Ontario, Canada

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Books

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ADD/ADHD

Putting on the Brakes: Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD, Patricia Quinn, MD and Judith Stern, MA

Is it You, Me or Adult ADD? Gina Pera

Adoption

Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys Toward Identity, Ellen Lee, Marilyn Lammert(DCTC Member), and Mary Anne Hess

Affairs

What Makes Love Last, John Gottman

After the Affair, Janis Spring

The New Monogamy, Tammy Nelson

Autism/Asperger’s

Autism Breakthrough, Raun Kaufman

The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed, Temple Grandinand Richard Panek

The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband, David Finch

Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work, Katrin Bentley

Attachment

Attachment, Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller

Wired for Love, Stan Tatkin

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Bipolar Disorder

More Than Bipolar: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope, Lizabeth D. Schuch

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Second Edition: What You and Your Family Need to Know, David J. Miklowitz

Bipolar Kids: Helping Your Child Find Calm in the Mood Storm, Rosalie Greenberg

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Kay Redfield Jamison

Body Image

Face It,Vivian Diller

Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate: How to Let Go of Your Struggle with Body Image Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emily K. Sandoz and Troy DuFrene

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Chronic Pain

Conquering Your Child’s Chronic Pain: A Pediatrician’s Giude for Reclaiming a Normal Childhood,K Zeltezer and Christina Blackett Schlank

Relieve Your Child’s Chronic Pain (a Doctor’s Program for Easing Headaches, Abdominal pain, Fibromyalgia, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and More), Elliot J Krane MD with Deborah Mitchell

Couples

And Baby Makes Three, John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman

The Seven Principles for Making MarriageWork, John Gottman

Love Under Repair(Kindle), Keith Miller (DCTC Member)

Love Sense, Sue Johnson

Hold me Tight, Sue Johnson

Marriage Rules, Harriet Lerner

Love, Honor and Negotiate, Betty Carter and Joan Peters

Getting the Love You Want, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Couples, Harville Hendrix

Passionate Marriage, David Schnarch

We Love Each Other But, Ellen Wachtel

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About it, Pat Love and Steven Stosny

Grown-Up Marriage, Judith Viorst

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Divorce

Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas

42 Rules for Divorcing with Children: Doing It with Dignity & Grace While Raising

Happy, Healthy, Well-Adjusted Children, Melinda L. Roberts

How to Talk to Your Kids about Your Divorce: Healthy, Effective Communication Techniques for Your Changing Family, Samantha Rodman  (DCTC Member)

At Daddy’s on Saturday, Linda Walvoord Girard

The Family Book, Todd Parr

Two Homes, Claire Masurel

Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story for Little Kids about Divorce(Paperback), Sandra Levins  (Author), Bryan Langdo  (Author)

Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce(Albert Whitman Prairie Books – Paperback), Cornelia Maude Spelman  (Author), Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)

It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and

Young Children During Divorce, (Lansky, Vicki) Paperback

The Invisible String, Patrice Karst (Author), Geoff Stevenson (Illustrator)

Dinosaurs Divorce, Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown

I Don’t Want to Talk About it, Jeanie Franz Ransom

Loon Summer, Barbara Santucci

We’re Having a Tuesday, D.K. Simonea

Dissociative Identity Disorder

United We Stand, Eliana Gil

Multiple Personality Disorder from the Inside Out, edited by Barry Cohen and others

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Eating Issues

Beyond the Shadow of a Diet, Judith Matz

The Compassionate Guide to Ending Overeating, Geneen Roth

Breaking Free From Emotional Eating, Geneen Roth

The Self Compassion Diet, 
Jean Fain

Executive Functioning

A Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Time Management and Organizational Skills for Students of All Ages: A Brief Guide for Children and Teens with Easy to Implement Strategies for Success(Kindle book), Carey Heller(DCTC MEMBER)

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Feelings Books

Visiting Feelings, Lauren Rubenstein (DCTC Member)

Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods, Sandra Boynton

My Many Colored Days, Dr. Seussand Steve Johnson

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Grief

The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker

The Five Ways We Grieve, Susan Berger

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Illness

Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent is Sick (A Harvard Medical School Book), Paula Rauch

When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children Can Learn to Cope with Loss and Change, by Marge Heegaard

Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings: When Someone You Love Has Cancer…a Hopeful, Helpful Book for Kids, Ellen McVicker

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Mother-Daughter

The Mother Dance, Harriet Lerner

“You’re Wearing That?,”Deborah Tannen

Middle Age

The Middle Passage (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts), James Hollis

Mindfulness/Neuroscience

Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well Being,Linda Graham

Hardwiring Happiness, Rick Hanson

Uncovering Happiness, Elisha Goldstein

Rewire Your Brain for Love, Marsha Lucas (DCTC Member)

Come to Your Senses, Stanley Block

The Mindfulness Solution, Ronald D Siegel

Mindful Motherhood, Cassandra Vieten

Comfortable with Uncertainty, Pema Chodron

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Narcissism

Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed,Wendy T Behary.

Will I Ever Be Free of You?: How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family, Karyl Mcbride

Will I Ever Be Good Enough, Karyl McBride

Children of the Self- Absorbedby Nina W Brown

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The Man Who Couldn’t Stop, David Adam

You Are Not Your Brain, Jeffrey Schwartz

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Parenting

Between Parent and Child, Haim Ginott

Mother Nurture, Rick and Jan Hanson and Ricki Pollycove

Getting to Calm, Laura Kastner

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber

Brainstorm, Daniel J Siegel

Raising Your Challenging Child,Ross Greene

Parenting from the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell

The Whole Brain Child, Daniel J Siegel and Tina Bryson

Siblings without Rivalry, Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber

Unconditional Parenting, Alfie Kohn

Your Two-Year-Old, Louise Bates Ames (series goes up to age 14)

How to Hug a Porcupine, Julie Ross

Mojo Mom, Amy Tiemann

What To Do When You Worry Too Much, Dawn Hubner

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Tamar Chansky

Growing Up Brave, Donna Pincus.

The Opposite of Worry,Larry Cohen

The Secrets of Happy Families, Bruce Feiler

Letting Go with Love and Confidence, Ken Ginsburg

Nurture Shock, Po Bronsem and Ashley Merryman

What Works With Teens, Britt Rathbone (DCTC Member)

Postpartum Depression

This isn’t What I Expected, Karen Kleiman

Dropping the Baby and Other ScaryThoughts, Karen Kleiman

Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression, Karen Kleiman and Amy Wenzel

The Ghost in the Houseby Tracy Thomson

Play Therapy

Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship, Garry L. Landr

Play in Family Therapy, Eliana Gil

Practice Building

Building Your Ideal Private Practice: A Guide for Therapists and Other Healing Professionals, Lynn Grodzki

Practice of the Practice | A Start-up Guide to Launching a Counseling Private PracticeKindle book, Joseph R. Sanok

Psychotherapy

Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change, Ann Weiser

Self Therapy, Jay Early

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Mark Epstein

Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life, Kerry Malawista, Anne Adelman(DCTC Members) and Catherine Anderson

Extraordinary Relationships, Roberta M Gilbert

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their

Patients, Irvin Yalom

Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death, Irvin Yalom

Momma And The Meaning Of Life: Tales From Psychotherapy, Irvin Yalom

Puberty/Sexuality

Lynda Madaras’ Growing Up Guide for Girls, Lynda Madaras

It’s So Amazing, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley

The Care and Keeping of You, Valorie Schaefer and Josee

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Relationships

Depression Fallout, Anne Sheffield

The Dance of Connection, Harriet Lerner

The Dance of Anger, Harriet Lerner

The Dance of Intimacy, Harriet Lerner

Should you Leave, Peter Kramer

Doormat Syndrome, Lynne Namka

More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory, Franklin Veaux, Eve Rickert, and Janet Hardy

The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships and Other Adventuresby Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy

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Sand Tray Therapy

Sandplay Therapy: A Step-by-Step Manual for Psychotherapists of Diverse Orientations, Barbara Labovitz Boikand E. Anna Goodwin

Sandtray Therapy: A Practical Manual, Second Edition, Linda E. Homeyerand Daniel S. Sweeney

Self Compassion

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, Dr. Kristin Neff

The Mindful Path to Self Compassion, Christopher Germer

Sensory Issues

Effective Parenting for the Hard to Manage Child, Georgia DeGangi and Anne Kendall

The Challenging Child – Understanding, Raising and Enjoying the Five ‘Difficult’ Types of Children, Stanley Greenspan

The Out of Sync Child, Carol Kranowitz

Stillbirth

They Were Still Born, Janet Atlas

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Transgender

Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents, by Irwin Krieger

The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, Stephanie A. Brilland Rachel Pepper

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community 1st Edition by Laura Erickson-Schroth (Editor)

Becoming Nicole: The Tramsformation of an American Familyby Amy Ellis Nutt
Georgeby Alex Gino

Trauma

Partner of Sexual Abuse Survivor Allies in Healing, Ellen Bass

Healing Trauma, Peter Levine

Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, Lisa Ferentz

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment, Pat Ogdenand Janina Fisher

The Sexual Healing Journey, Wendy Maltz.

The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk

Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine

Twenty-Somethings

Quarterlife Crisis, Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner

20 Something, 20 Everything, Christine Hassler

Twins

One and the Same, Abigail Pogrebin

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Vulnerability and Shame Resilience

I Thought it Was Just Me, Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We

Live, Love, Parent and Lead, Brené Brown.

The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown

Rising Strong, Brené Brown

True Refuge, Tara Brach

Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach

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DCTherapistConnect Authors

Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys Toward Identity, Ellen Lee, Marilyn Lammert(DCTC Member), and Mary Anne Hess

A Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Time Management and Organizational Skills for Students of All Ages: A Brief Guide for Children and Teens with Easy to Implement Strategies for Success(Kindle book), Carey Heller

Visiting Feelings, Lauren Rubenstein

Love Under Repair(Kindle), Keith Miller

How to Talk to Your Kids about Your Divorce: Healthy, Effective Communication Techniques for Your Changing Family, Samantha Rodman

Rewire Your Brain for Love, Marsha Lucas

Wearing My Tutu to Analysis and Other Stories: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life, Kerry Malawista, Anne Adelman(DCTC Members) and Catherine Anderson

What Works With Teens, Britt Rathbone

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