Marriage/Couples
Chapman, Gary. (2004). The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Chicago: Northfield Publishing.
Glass, Shirley P, PhD. (2003). Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity. New York: Free Press.
Gottman, John, PhD., and Gottman, Julie Schwartz. (2006). 10 Lessons toTransform Your Marriage. New York: Crown Publishers.
Gottman, John, PhD. (1994). Why Marriages Succeed or Fail…and How You Can Make Yours Last. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Johnson, Dr. Sue. (2008). Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Levine, Amir, MD, and Heller, Rachel, MA. (2010). Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love. New York: Penguin Group.
Real, Terrence. (2007). The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work. New York: Ballantine Books.
Spring, Janis Abrahms, Ph.D. (1996). After the Affair: Healing the Pain And Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Individual Issues
Amen, Daniel G., MD. (2005). Making a Good Brain Great. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Bourne, Edmund, PhD. (2003). Coping with Anxiety. Oakland: NewHarbinger Publications Inc.
Brown, Brene, PhD., L.M.S.W. (2012). Daring Greatly: How the Courage To Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, And Lead. New York: Penquin Group Inc.
Brown, Brene, PhD., L.M.S.W. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Minnesota: Hazelden.
Brown, Stuart, M.D. (2009). Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. New York: Penguin Group.
Burns, David D, MD. (1980). Feeling Good: the New Mood Therapy. New York: Avon Books Inc.
Brewer, Judson. (2021). Unwinding Anxiety. Penguin Random House.
Clear, James. (2018). Atomic Habits. Penguin Random House.
Cloud, Dr. Henry, and Townsend, Dr. John. (1992). Boundaries: When to Say Yes-When to Say No- to Take Control of Your Life. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Cloud, Dr. Henry, and Townsend, Dr. John. (1995). Safe People: How to Find Relationships That are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren’t. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
David, Susan. (2016). Emotional Agility. Penguin Random House.
Glover Tawwab, Nedra. (2021). Set Boundaries, Find Peace. Penguin Random House.
Mate, Gabor, M.D. (2003). When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress. Toronto: Random House Publishing.
Hyatt, Michael, and Harkavy, Daniel. (2016). Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want. Michigan: Baker Books.
Hyman, Bruce.M., PhD., and Dufrene, Troy. (2008). Coping With OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Kalanithi, Paul. (2016). When Breath Becomes Air. New York: Random House.
*an incredibly moving book on death and dying.
McKeown, Greg. (2014). Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. New York: Random House.
Moss, Jennifer. (2021). The Burnout Epidemic. Harvard Business Review Press.
Neff, Kristin, PhD. (2011). Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers.
Real, Terrence. (1997). I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression. New York: Scribner.
Seligman, Martin E, PhD. (2002). Authentic Happiness. New York: Free Press.
Wehrenberg, Margaret. (2008). The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques. New York: Norton.
Parenting Resources
Cloud, H., and Townscend, J. (1998). Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Cohen-Posey, K. (1995). How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies. Highland City: Rainbow Books Inc.
Deak, JoAnn, Ph.D. (2002). Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters. New York: Hyperion.
Hamkins, SuEllen, MD, and Schultz, Renee. (2007). The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence. New York: Penguin Group.
Jacobson, Taylor. (2022). 7 Days to Anxiety Relief for Teens: Clinically Proven Steps to Overcome Anxiety and Achieve Confidence. Elevate Mental Heath.
Jensen, Frances E, MD. (2015). The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
Kolari, Jennifer, MSW, RSW. (2009). Connected Parenting: How to Raise a Great Kid. Toronto: Penguin Group.
Kurcinka, M. (1998). Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic. New York: HarperCollins.
Manassis, Katharina, MD. (2008). Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child. New York: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
Phelan, T. (2003). 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. Illinois: ParentMagic Inc.
Pruett, Kyle, MD, and Pruett, Marsha Kline, PhD. (2009). Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently-Why it Helps Your Kids and Can Strengthen Your Marriage. Cambridge MA: First Da Capo Press.
Planning for Parenting Time Resource Booklet
Seligman, Martin E.P., PhD. (2007). The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Siegel, Daniel J., M.D., and Bryson, Tina Payne, PhD. (2011). The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. New York: Random House Publishing Group.
Ungar, Michael., PhD. (2014). I Still Love You: Nine Things Troubled Kids Need from Their Parents. Toronto: Dundurn.
For clients who are separated/divorced and are planning to travel abroad with your children, you will need a signed and notarized Travel Consent Letter
Separation/Divorce
Bonnell, Karen. (2014). The Co-Parents’ Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted, Resilient and Resourceful Kids in a Two-Home Family from Little Ones to Young Adults. Washington: CMC Publishers.
Brown, Marc, and Brown, Laurie Krasny. (1998). Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families.
Brownstone, Harvey. (2009). Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles, and the Bitter Realities of Family Court. ECW Press.
Craig, Bradley S. (2014). Between Two Homes: A Coparenting Handbook. Texas: BTH Publications.
Fisher, Dr. Bruce., and Alberti, Dr. Robert. (2005). Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends. California: Impact Publishers.
Garber, Benjamin D., Ph.D. (2015). The Healthy Parent’s A-B-C’s: Healthy Parenting Made Clear and Easy-to-Read. Scottsdale: Unhooked Books.
Garber, Benjamin D., Ph.D. (2018). Caught in the Middle: A Letter to my Divorced Parents. Scottsdale: Unhooked Books.
Garber, Benjamin D., Ph.D. (2018). Taming the Beast: Managing Anger in Ourselves and Our Children Through Divorce. Scottsdale: Unhooked Books.
Margerum, Judith, PhD., Price, Jerome A., M.A., and Windell, James, M.A. (2011). Take Control of Your Divorce: Strategies to Stop Fighting And Start Co-Parenting. California: Impact Publishers.
Masurel, Claire. (2003). Two Homes.
Mercer, Diana, JD. (2010). Making Divorce Work: 8 Essential Keys to Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Your Life. New York: Penguin Group.
Moskovitch, Deborah. (2007). The Smart Divorce: Proven Strategies And Valuable Advice from 100 Top Divorce Lawyers, Financial Advisers, Counselors, and Other Experts. Chicago Review Press.
Pedro-Carroll, JoAnne, PhD. (2010). Putting Children First: Proven Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce. New York: Penguin Group.
Ricci, Isolina, Ph.D. (1997). Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Two Homes for Your Child. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Rios, Shannon R. (2009). The 7 Fatal Mistakes Divorced and Separated Make. Colorado: Life Thread Books.
Stahl, Philip M., Ph.D. (2007). Parenting After Divorce: Resolving Conflicts and Meeting Your Children’s Needs. California: Impact Publishers.
Thayer, Elizabeth S., PhD., and Zimmerman, Jeffrey, PhD. (2001). The Co-Parenting Survival Guide. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications Inc.
Whitman, Jeffrey P., Ph.D. (2001). Custody Chaos, Personal Peace: Sharing Custody with an Ex Who Drives You Crazy. New York: Berkley Publishing Group.
Friday Five Resources
West, Jamie. (2022). Divorce Solutions. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/divorce-solutions/id1608810053
Brown, Brené. (2022). Dare to Lead with Brené Brown. https://brenebrown.com/podcast-show/dare-to-lead/
Hatmaker, Jen. (2022). For the Love with Jen Hatmaker Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/for-the-love-with-jen-hatmaker-podcast/id1258388821
McKeown, G. (2021). What’s Essential Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/whats-essential/id1513285647
Santos, L., Wachter, A. (2022). The Happiness Lab. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/id1474245040
Robertson, Jordan. (2022). Women’s Health Unplugged. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/womens-health-unplugged/id1381499307
Professionals & Colleagues