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(Few are endorsed 100%, but some usefulness can be obtained from all. "Chew on the meat and spit out the bones" is a useful strategy, as with most readings except the Word of G-d, which is useful & good in its entirely.))


Counseling Skills, Supervision & Training

The Art of the Question (Goldberg) link

Seeing with New Eyes (Powlison) link

Couples Psychotherapy Treatment Planner link

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Amen) link

Intentional Interviewing and Counseling (Ivey) link

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands (Tripp) link

Helping Skills (Hill & O'Brien) link

Basic Counseling Responses (Leibsohn, Haney & Haney) link

Counseling Sourcebook (Van Ornum) link

Interviewing Strategies for Helpers (Cormier & Cormier) link

Teaching Psychological Skills (Larson, (ed.)) - out of print at this time; keep trying! link

Supervision & Training: Model, Dilemmas, and Challenges (Kaslow) link pb: link

Becoming an Effective Supervisor: A Workbook for Counselors and Psychotherapists (Campbell) link

Supervision of Pastoral Care (Steere) link

Supervising Counselors and Therapists (Stollenberg & Delworth) link

Supervision in the Helping Professions (Jacobs) link

Teaching Counselors and Therapists (Eriksen & McAuliffe) link

Christian Counseling (Collins) link

Motivational Interviewing, 2nd ed. link

Motivating Clients in Therapy: Values, Love, and the Real Relationship (Rappaport) link

Encouragement (Crabb) link

Compassion Therapy (Kottler) link

How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong (Vernick) link Anything by Vernick is well worth reading.

How to Find Selfless Joy in a Me-First World (Vernick) link Ditto.

Getting Over the Blues: A Women's Guide to Fighting Depression (Vernick) link

Ethics in Psychology (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel) link

Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, 2nd ed. (Miller) link

Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice: Doing What Works (Washton & Zweben) link



Postmodernism/Constructive/Positive Psychology and Therapy

Conversation Language and Possibilities: A Postmodern Approach to Therapy (Anderson) link

Understanding Experience: Postmodernism and Psychotherapy (Frie) link

Constructive Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide link

A Primer of Positive Psychology link

Positive Psychological Assessment link

Positive Psychology in Practice link

An Introduction to Positive Psychology link

Handbook of Positive Psychology link

A Psychology of Human Strengths link

Counseling Internship

Learning from Mistakes in Clinical Practice (Dillon) link

The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions, 2nd ed. (Baird) link

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands (Tripp) link



Group Facilitation & Counseling

Brief Group Counseling: Integrating Individual and Group Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches (Scott & Stradling) link

Brief Group Treatment: Practical Training for Therapists and Counselors (Shapiro et. al.) link

Comprehensive Group Work: What it Means and How to Teach It (Conyne, Wilson & Ward) link

Small Groups in Counseling and Therapy (Posthuma) link

Failures in Group Work: How We Can Learn from Our Mistakes (Conyne) link

Advanced Group Counseling (Kottler) link

Group Counseling (Jacobs) link

Creative Counseling Techniques (Jacobs) link

Basic Counseling Responses in Groups (Leibsohn, Haney & Haney) link

Evolution of a Group: Student Video and Workbook (Corey, Corey & Haynes) link

Groups: Process and Practice (Corey & Corey) link

Psychoeducational Groups (Brown) link

Group Work: A Counseling Specialty (Gladding) link

Effective Support Groups (Miller) link

The Support Group Manual: A Session-By-Session Guide (Schiff) link

The Art of Facilitation (Hunter, Bailey & Taylor) link

The Courage to Lead: Start Your Own Support Group--Mental Illness & Addictions (Carlson & Nicklaus) link



Counseling & Physiology

Addictions (Welch) link

Blame It on the Brain? (Welch) - Useful, easy to understand; a great resource and book to read link

Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple link

Instant Psychopharmacology link

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Amen) link

Healing ADD (Amen) link

Healing Anxiety and Depression (Amen & Routh) link

Sex on the Brain (Amen) pb link hc link

Preventing Alzheimer's: Ways to Help Prevent, Delay, Detect, and Even Halt Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Memory Loss (Shankle & Amen) pb link

Healing the Hardware of the Soul (Amen) link

Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot (Amen) link

New Skills for Frazzled Parents: The Instruction Manual That Should Have Come With Your Child (Amen) link

Life-Dominating Issues: Addictions in General & Chemical Addictions

From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs (Weil & Rosen) link

Quantity: Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change: Selecting and Planning Interventions (Connors, Donovan, & DiClemente) link

Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse (Gahlinger) link

A Path to Sobriety (Siluk) link

Last Call (Hedblom) link

Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Kuhn, Schwartzweider, & Wilson) link

The Wellness-Recovery Connection (Newport) link

Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice, 4th ed. (Stevens & Smith) link

Handbook of Addictive Disorders (Coombs, ed.) link

Uppers, Downers, & All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs (Inaba & Cohen) link

Handbook of Addictive Disorders (Coombs, ed.) link

Chemical Dependency Treatment Planner link

Alcohol Problems and Alcoholism (Royce & Scratchley) link

Ethics for Addictions Professionals (Royce) link

Addictive Behavior (Welch & Shogren) Note: You'll need to find it used. link

Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems, 2nd ed. (Royce & Scratchley) link

Managing Addictions (Bishop) link

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations (Flores) link

Changing for Good (Prochaska) link

Group Treatment for Substance Abuse (Velasquez, Maurer, Crouch, & DiClemente) link

Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Jay & Jay) link

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda (Perrott) link

Critical Thinking for Addiction Professionals (Teleff) link

Addiction and Mood Disorders (Daley & Douaihy) link

Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem Workbook (Daley & Marlatt) link

Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem Therapist Guide (Daley & Marlatt) link

Integrated Treatment for Mood and Substance Use Disorders link

Forgive for Good link

Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy link

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Where Practice and Research Meet link

Substance Abuse Treatment and Criminal Offenders link

Addictions Treatment Planner, 2nd ed. link

Addictions Treatment Homework Planner (Finley & Lenz) link



Life-Dominating Issues: Pathological/Compulsive Gambling & Gambling Addiction

A Day at a Time: Gambler's Anonymous (Anonymous) link

Best Possible Odds link

Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook (Perkinson) link

Counseling Problem Gamblers and Their Familes (Ciarrocchi) link

Understanding and Treating the Pathological Gambler (Ladoucer, et. al.) link

Psychodynamics and Psychology of Compulsive Gambling link

Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment (Petry) link

Pathological Gambling: A Guide to Treatment (Grant & Potenza, eds.) link



Life-Dominating Issues: Bipolar Disorders

Relapse Prevention in Bipolar Disorder: A Treatment Manual and Workbook for Therapist and Client (Sorenson) link

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life (Spradlin) link


Life-Dominating Issues: Co-Occurring (Dual) Disorders: Mental Health & Addictions Diagnoses

Dual Disorders (Daley & Moss) link

The Dual Disorders Recovery Book (Anonymous) link

Dual Disorders Workbook (Daley) link

Dual Disorders Recovery Sourcebook (Ortman) link

The Twelve Steps and Dual Disorders (Samples & Hamilton) link

Integrated Treatment for Dual Disorders (Mueser, Drake, Noordsy & Fox) link

Dual Disorders: An Integrated Approach to Treatment (Watkins, Lewellen, & Barrett) link


Life-Dominating Issues: Sexual Addictions

Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Langberg) link

False Intimacy (Schaumberg) link

Out of the Shadows (Carnes) 1568380593 link

Contrary to Love (Carnes) link

Facing the Shadows: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery (Carnes) link

In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior (Carnes) link

Desires in Conflict (Dallas) link

Don't Call it Love (Carnes) link

Every Man's Battle (Arterburn & Stoeker) Caution: Has some really good material, but assumes men have an uncontrollable drive which must be satisfied by their sexual partner - a dangerous and irresponsible position that takes responsibility from the man! link

Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality (Nicolosi) link

At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry (Gallagher) link

Bible and Homosexual Practice (Gagnon) link

Out of Egypt (Howard) link

Homosexuality: A New Christian Ethic (Moberly) link

Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth (Satinover) link

Homosexual Agenda (Sears & Osten) link



Life-Dominating Issues: Anger Management

Angry All the Time link

Anger Disorders: Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Kassinove) link

Beyond Anger link

Anger Management (Kassinove & Tafrate) link

Anger Management Sourcebook (Schiraldi & Kerr) link

Anger Workbook (Minirth) link

Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook link



Life-Dominating Issues: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, incl. Scrupulosity

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD (Clark) link

Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals (Osborn) link

Brain Lock link

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (Penzel) link

Stop Obsessing! (Foa) link

The Imp of the Mind (Baer) link

Understanding Scrupulosity link

A Thousand Frightening Fantasies (Van Ornum) - just gone out ot print; keep trying! link

The Boy Who Could Not Stop Washing link

Getting Control (Baer) link

OCD Workbook link

Doubting Disease link

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (Swinson, et. al.) link



Life-Dominating Issues: Anxiety and Depression

Depression: A Stubborn Darkness - A Light for the Path (Welch) link

Getting Over the Blues: A Woman's Guide to Fighting Depression (Vernick) link

When Words Are Not Enough: The Women's Prescription for Depression and Anxiety (Raskin) link

New Light on Depression (Biebel & Koenig) link

Unmasking Male Depression (Hart) link

Anxiety Treatment and Homework Planner link

Depression Treatment and Homework Planner link

Depression: A Stubborn Darkness (Welch) link

Unveiling Depression in Women (Hart & Hart-Weber) link

Beating the Blues (Thase & Lang) link

On the Threshold of Hope (Langberg) link

When People Are Big and God is Small (Welch) - an outstanding work! link

Adrenaline and Stress (Hart) link

Healing Anxiety (Minirth) link

Beyond Anxiety and Phobia link

The Anxiety Cure (Hart) link

Anxiety & Phobia Workbook link

Healing Anxiety & Depression link

Freedom from Depression (Minirth & Meier) link

Worry Workbook (Minirth) link

Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook link



Life-Dominating Issues: Eating Disorders

Love to Eat, Hate to Eat (Fitzpatrick) link

Anatomy of a Food Addiction (Katherine) link

The Body Betrayed: A Deeper Understanding of Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment (Zerbe) link

Inside Eating Disorder Support Groups (Moe) - 64 pg.; to help teens in particular get on the road to recovery link

Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes (Kole & Bright) link



Life-Dominating Issues: Abuse (Sexual, Physical, etc.)

Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Langberg) link

On the Threshold of Hope (Langberg) link

Into Abba's Arms (Wilson) link


Counseling Families and Children

A Homework Manual for Biblical Living: Marital and Family (Mack) link

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens (Paul Tripp) link

Your Family God's Way (Mack) link

Adolescent in Crisis: A guidebook for Parents, Teachers, Ministers, and Counselors (Rowatt) link



Counseling Problems & Procedures

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM -IV-TR (APA) paperback: link hardcover: link

Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Langberg) link

On the Threshold of Hope (Langberg) link

Step by Step: Divine Guidance for Ordinary Christians (Petty) link

The Christian Counselor's Manual (Adams) link

When People Are Big and God is Small (Welch) - an Outstanding work! link

Caring for Souls (Shields & Bredfelt, eds.) link

A Homework Manual for Biblical Living: Personal And Interpersonal (Mack) link



God's Wise Counsel

The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes (Kidner) link



Methods of Biblical Counseling

War of Words (Tripp) link

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands (Tripp) link

Lay Counseling (Tan & Collins) link

Minirth Guide to Christian Counseling (Minirth) link

The Christian Counselor's Manual (Adams) link



Marriage & Family Counseling

Forgiveness is a Choice (Enright) link

Healing Conversations (Guilmartin) link

How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong (Vernick) link

Safe Haven Marriage (Hart) link

Love is Never Enough (Beck) link

Lost in the Middle (Tripp) link

Integrative Family Therapy (Olson) link

A Homework Manual for Biblical Living: Marital and Family (Mack) link

Solving Marriage Problems (Adams) link

Strengthening Your Marriage (Mack) link

Your Family God's Way (Mack) link

Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling (Worthington) link

Before a Bad Goodbye (T. Clinton) link

When Love Dies: How to Save a Hopeless Marriage (Bodner) link

Couples in Treatment (Treat) link

Intimate Allies (Allender) link

Unclaimed Baggage (Frank & Frank) link

Why Marriages Suceed or Fail (Gottman) link

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (Gottman) link

The Marriage Clinic: A Scientifically-Based Marital Therapy (Gottman) link

The Couples' Guide to Communication (Gottman) link

The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships (Gottman) link

Pastoral Marital Therapy: A Practical Primer for Ministry to Couples (Treat & Hof) link



Marital Problems: Affairs

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs (Carder) link

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs Workbook (Carder) link

After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner has been Unfaithful (Spring) link

Surviving an Affair link



Marital Problems: Sexual Issues

Men's Secret Wars (P. Means) link

Living with Your Husband's Secret Wars (M. Means) link

Celebration of Sex (Rosenau) link

Intended for Pleasure (Wheat & Gayle) link

Restoring the Pleasure (Penner & Penner) link

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs (Carder & Jaenicke) link

Intimate Issues: Conversations Woman to Woman (Dillow & Pintus) link

Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy (Leiblum & Rosen) link

False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction (Schaumburg) link

Sexual Man (Hart) link

Infertility: Psychological Issues and Counseling Strategies (Leiblum) link



Domestic Violence

Verbally Abusive Relationship (Evans) link

Trauma and Recovery (Herman) link

Dangerous Marriage (McGill & McDill) link

How to Act Right when Your Spouse Acts Wrong (Vernick) link

How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong (Vernick) link



Grieving Children, Adolscents & Teens/Young Adults

Bereavement Support Group Program For Children: Leader Manual and Participant Workbook (Haasl & Marnocha) link

35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child (The Dougy Center) link

When Children Grieve (James) link

The Loss of a Pet (Sife) link

Will I See Fido in Heaven? (Buddemeyer-Porter) - Good to know what this is saying, as you might be asked, but ceck the theology carefully. link

Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates (Kurz)- Good to know what this is saying, as you might be asked, but ceck the theology carefully. link



Grieving Adults & Professional Resources

Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving (McCall) link

Disenfranchised Grief (Doka) link

Treatment of Complicated Mourning (Rando) link

Gift of Tears link

Death & Dying, Life & Living (Corr, Nabe, & Corr) link

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying (DeSpelder & Strickland) link

When Men Grieve link

Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy (Worden) link

Grief Expressed (Felber) link

The Loss of a Pet (Sife) link



Career and Employment Resources

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007 (Bolles) - Updated every year for over 30 years! link

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2006 (Bolles) link



Graduate Study/APA Resources

Graduate Study in Psychology 2006 (APA) link

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Ed. (APA) link

Mastering APA Style: Student Workbook and Training Guide (APA) link

Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or Ph.D Degree (Peters) link

Graduate Admissions Essays (Asher) link

Getting In (APA) link

Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Counseling and Clinical Psychology (Sayette) link


Faith Integration/Religious Diversity

Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy (Sperry & Shafranske, eds.) link

Casebook for Spiritual Strategy in Counseling and Psychotherapy (Richards & Bergin, eds.) link

Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity (Richards & Bergin, eds.) link

Hidden Spring: Spiritual Dimensions of Therapy (Hart) link

Psychological Issues in Biblical Lore: Explorations in the Old Testament (Rabin) link

Infertility: Psychological Issues and Counseling Strategies (Leiblum) link

Deepening Psychotherapy with Men (Rabinowitz & Cochran) link

New Psychotherapy for Traditional Men (Brooks) link

New Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men (Leiblum) link