Recommended Readings from Pineapple Counseling
Below are a list of books that therapists at Pineapple Counseling recommend. All are Amazon affiliate links.
Marriage/Relationships:
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach
Boundaries in Marriage by Cloud and Townsend
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
The Love Dare by Kendrick & Kendrick
Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style by McCarthy & McCarthy
Rekindling Desire by McCarthy & McCarthy
Nonviolent Communication by Dr. Rosenberg
This is the story of a happy marriage by Patchett
Passionate Marriage by Dr. Schnarch
For women only by Feldhahn & Feldhahn
For men only by Feldhahn & Feldhahn
Codependent No More by Beattie
The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Orlov
Trauma:
Beginning to Heal by Bass & Davis
The Courage to Heal by Bass & Davis
Family of Origin Issues:
Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
Forgiving the Devil by Hargrave
Memory Makers for The Family by Sanders
Adult children of emotionally immature parents by Gibson
Acclimation after Prison:
Beyond Bars by Ross & Richards
Self-Reflection/ Self-help:
Relaxation Revolution by Benson & Proctor
The Artist’s Way by Cameron
Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul by Chopra
Who Moved My Cheese? by Johnson
Boundaries by Katherine
Changing for Good by Prochaska, Norcross, & Diclemente
Learned Optimism by Seligman
The Gift of Imperfection by Brown
Rising strong by Brown
Grief and Bereavement:
On Grief and Grieving by Kubler-Ross & Kessler
Good Grief by Westberg
It’s OK That You’re NOT OK by Devine
Substance Use:
It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, and Adults by Black
Mental Health Issues:
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome by Jackson
Eating Issues:
Intuitive Eating by Tribole & Resch
Perfectionism:
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough by Greenspon
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brown
Financial Issues:
Smart Couples Finish Rich by Bach
Parenting:
The Six Stages of Parenthood by Galinski
Infancy:
The Mom I Want to Be by Eller
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Karp
What to Expect the First Year by Murkoff & Mazel
Preschool:
Boundaries for Kids by Cloud & Townsend
The Mom I Want to Be by Eller
How to talk so Little Kids will Listen by Faber & King
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Fay
The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Karp
No Drama Discipline by Siegal & Bryson
The Whole Brain Child by Siegal & Bryson
School Age:
The 5 Love Languages of Children by Chapman & Campbell
The Mom I Want to Be by Eller
How to Talk so Your Kids Will Listen by Faber & King
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber & Mazlish
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster & Cline
Respectful Parents Respectful Kids by Hart & Hodson
Parenting A Child Who Has Intense Emotions by Harvey & Penzo
Making Children MIND Without Losing YOURS by Leman
Taming the Spirited Child by Popkin
Scream Free Parenting by Runkel
No Drama Discipline by Siegal & Bryson
The Whole Brain Child by Siegal & Bryson
Tweens/Teens:
Boundaries for Teens by Townsend
Untangled. Guiding Teenage Girls into Adulthood by Damour
The Mom I Want to Be by Eller
How to Hug a Porcupine by Ross
The Teenage Brain by Jenson & Nutt
Queen Bees and Wannabees by Wiseland
Parenting with Love and Logic for Teens by Foster & Cline
Parenting the Out of Control Teenager by Sells
A caregiver’s guide to self-injury by Vann
Young Adult:
Parenting Your Adult Child by Chapman
The Mom I Want to Be by Eller
Trauma:
The Body Keeps the Score by van der Kolk
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Wolynn
Anger:
The Explosive Child by Greene
ADHD:
Smart but Scattered by Dawson & Guare
Anxiety:
Parenting the Anxious Child by Galanti
Depression:
The Depressed Child by Riley
Autism/ Sensory Processing Disorder:
The Out of Synch Child by Kranowitz & Miller
Substance Use:
Beautiful Boy by Sheff
Divorce:
Mom’s House. Dad’s House by Ricci
Why did you have to get a divorce? And when can I get a hamster? by Wolf
Grief:
The Grieving Child by Fitzgerald