A selection of trusted books often recommended in counseling sessions to deepen insight, offer language for your experience, and support the work you are already doing in therapy.
Codependency and Relationship Dynamics - Facing Codependence - Pia Mellody - Codependency Workbook - Krystal Mazzola - Breaking Free - Pia Mellody - Facing Love Addiction - Pia Mellody - The Intimacy Factor - Pia Mellody - Codependent No More - Melody Beattie

Trauma and Healing - The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk - How to Do the Work - Nicole LePera - How to Meet Yourself - Nicole LePera - Healing Childhood Wounds - The Book of Awakening - Mark Nepo - Motherless Daughters - Hope Edelman - Difficult Mothers and Adult Daughters - Karen C.L. Anderson


Parenting and Narcissism - How to Co-Parent with a Narcissist - Parallel Parenting with a Narcissist - The Object of My Affection Is in My Reflection - Rokelle Lerner - I Hate You Don't Leave Me - Jerold J. Kreisman

Eating Disorders and Body Image - Eating in the Light of the Moon - Anita Johnston - Beating Ana - Shannon Cutts - Life Without Ed - Jenni Schaefer - Intuitive Eating Workbook - Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch

Relationships and Marriage - The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John Gottman - The Relationship Cure - John Gottman - Why Marriages Succeed or Fail - John Gottman - Eight Dates - John & Julie Gottman -Questions for Couples Journal: 400 Questions to Enjoy, Reflect, and Connect with Your Partner

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