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You are welcome to check out any of the books listed below through the secretary in the Office of Counseling Services.
 

Category:  Abuse

Book Title Author
Beginning to HealA First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Bass & Davis
Courage to HealA Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Bass & Davis
Free of the ShadowsRecovering from Sexual Violence Adams & Fay
Healing Process After RapeNo Fairy Godmothers, No Magic Wands Katz
How Can I Help Her?A Handbook for Partners of Women Sexually Abused as Children Spear
How Can I Help Him?A Handbook for Partners of Men Sexually Abused as Children Meese
I Never Called it Rape – The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting & Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape Warshaw
If She is RapedA book for Husbands, Fathers and Male Friends McEvoy & Brookings
If She is Raped – abridged - (2 copies) McEvoy & Brookings
If You are Raped (5 copies) Johnson
Outgrowing The Pain – A Book For & About Adults Abused as Children Gil
Rape Recovery Handbook (2) – Step-by-Step Help for Survivors of Sexual Assault Matsakis
Stalking – A Handbook for Victims Spence-Diehl
To Be An Anchor in the Storm – A Guide for Families & Friends of Abused Women Brewster
Truth About Rape – Emotional, Spiritual, Physical & Sexual Recovery From Rape Lauer
Unlearning Violence – A Breakthrough Book for Violent Men & All Those Who Love Them Kivel
Verbally Abusive Relationship – How to Recognize It
and How to Respond
Evans

 

Category:  Alcohol /Drugs / Gambling / Addictions

Book Title Author
A Woman Like You – Life Stories of Women Recovering from Alcoholism & Addiction Rachel V.
Addictive Personality, The – Understanding Compulsion in Our Lives Nakken
Alcoholics Anonymous (3rd edition) – The Basic Text for A.A. A.A. World Services, Inc.
Am I? Am I Not?an alcoholic? Chace
Caught in the Net – How to Recognize the Signs of Internet Addiction and a Winning Strategy for Recovery Young
Complete ACOA Sourcebook – Adult Children of Alcoholics at Home, at Work & In Love Woititz
Drinking – A Love Story – “A harrowing chronicle of a 20-year love affair with alcohol” Knapp
Heart of Addiction“Understand how addictions work & how people can master their own addictive behaviors.” Dodes
Heart of Addiction (soft cover) – A New Approach to Understanding & Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors Dodes
Intervention - How to Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Help Johnson
Matters of Substance – Drugs – and Why Everyone’s a User Edwards
Smashed – Story of a Drunken Girlhood Zailckas
This Must Be HellA Look at Pathological Gambling, 2nd edition Humphrey
Twelve Steps Revisited – For today’s recovering alcoholics and their families – a new interpretation of the most successful approach to the treatment of alcoholism ever devised. Rogers, etc.
Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions A.A. World Services, Inc.
Understanding Marijuana – A New Look at the Scientific Evidence Earleywine

 

Category:  Anger

Book Title Author
Anger  - How to Recognize & Cope With It Madow
Beyond Anger – A Guide for Men Harbin
Dance of Anger – A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships Lerner
Dance of Connection – How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate Lerner
Taking Charge of Anger (softcover) – How to Resolve
Conflict, Sustain Relationships, & Express Yourself
Without Losing Control
Nay
Taking Charge of Anger (hardcover) - How to Resolve
Conflict, Sustain Relationships, & Express Yourself
Without Losing Control
Nay
When Anger Hurts – Quieting the Storm Within McKay, Rogers & McKay
When Anger Hurts Your Relationship – 10 Simple Solutions for Couples Who Fight Paleg & McKay
When Anger Scares You – How to Overcome Your Fear
of Conflict & Express Your Anger in Healthy Ways
Lynch

 

Category:  Co-Dependency / Adult Child of Alcoholics (ACOA)

Book Title Author
Adult Children of Alcoholics – 2 copies - Woititz
Co-Dependency Friel, etc.
Doormat Syndrome – Becoming Oneself is One of Life’s Greatest Achievements Namka
Guide to Recovery – A Book for Adult Children of Alcoholics Gravitz & Bowden
It Will Never Happen to Me – Children of Alcoholics as Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults Black
Options for Mastering the Challenge of College Life
(2 copies) –
A Handbook for Students with a History of
Family Alcohol or Substance Abuse
Issokson-Silver
Perfect Daughters – Adult Daughters of Alcoholics Ackerman
Same House, Different Homes – Why Adult Children of Alcoholics are not all the Same Ackerman
Secrets Told by Children of Alcoholics – What Concerned Adults Need to Know Jorgensen
Self-Sabotage Syndrome – Adult Children in the Workplace Woititz
Struggle for Intimacy (2 copies) – Dedicated to Adult Children of Alcoholics Woititz
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much – A Book for Teenagers Ryerson

 

Category:  Communication / Effectiveness

Book Title Author
Assert Yourself – How to be Your Own Person Galassi
Assertiveness Workbook – How to Express Your Ideas & Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Relationships Paterson
Conflict Resolution & Mediation for Peer Helpers Sorenson
Controlling Stagefright – Presenting Yourself to Audiences from One to One Thousand Desberg & Marsh
Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe – Working Through Social Anxiety Dayhoff
Difficult Conversations – How to Discuss What Matters Most Stone, Patton, Heen
How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends Gabor
“No” is a Complete Sentence (2 copies) – Learning the Sacredness of Personal Boundaries LeBoutillier
People Skills – How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, & Resolve Conflicts Bolton
Shyness Workbook – A Complete 90-Day Program for Conquering Your Shyness Zimbardo & Radl
Straight Talk – A New Way to Get Closer to Others by Saying What You Really Mean Miller, Wackman, etc.
Ten Simple Solutions to ShynessHow to Overcome Shyness, Social Anxiety & Fear of Public Speaking Antony
Upset Book, The – How to Deal with Upset People Myers & Nance

 

Category:  Death and Loss

Book Title Author
Grief Steps Workbook – 10 steps to Regroup, Rebuild & Renew After Any Life Loss Noel
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye – Surviving, Coping & Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One Noel & Blair
Last Touch – Preparing for a Parent’s Death Becker
Living with Grief – A Guide for Your First Year of Grieving Noel & Blair
Losing a Parent – A Personal Guide to Coping with that Special Grief that Comes with Losing a Parent Marshall
Night Falls Fast – Understanding Suicide Jamison
No Time to Say Goodbye – Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One Fine
When Bad Things Happen to Good People – A Touching, Heart-Warming Book for Those of Us Who Must Contend with Suffering… Kushner

 

Category:  Depression

Book Title Author
An Unquiet Mind – A Memoir of Moods & Madness Jamison
Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide – What You & Your Family Need to Know Miklowitz
Detour – My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D Simon
I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression Real
Loss of Sadness – How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder Horwitz / Wakefield
Manic, A Memoir – A Haunting & Riveting Journey of Bipolar Disorder Cheney
Surviving Manic Depression – A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families & Providers Torrey/Knable
Understanding Depression & Addiction – (pamphlet) Evans & Sullivan
Willow Weep for Me – A Black Woman’s Journey Through Depression Danquah
Winter Blues – Seasonal Affective Disorder: What It Is & How to Overcome It Rosenthal

 

Category:  Eating Issues

Book Title Author
Anatomy of Anorexia   Levenkron
Biting the Hand that Feeds Me – Days of Binging, Purging and Recovery Messinger
Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating – How to Conquer Self-Destructive Eating Patterns Roth
Dying to be Thin – Understanding & Defeating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia – A Practical, Lifesaving Guide Sacker, Zimmer
Fat is a Feminist Issue – A Self-Help Guide for Compulsive Eaters Orbach
Feeding the Hungry Heart – The Experience of Compulsive Eating Roth
Food & Mood – The Complete Guide to Eating Well & Feeling Your Best Somer
Freedom from Food – The Secret Lives of Dieters & Compulsive Eaters Hampshire
French Women Don’t Get Fat – The Secret of Eating for Pleasure Guiliano
Golden Cage – The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa Bruch
Inner Hunger – A Young Woman’s Struggle Through Anorexia & Bulimia Apostolides
Making Weight – Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape & Appearance Andersen, Cohn, Holbrook
Otherwise Perfect – People & Their Problems with Weight Stuart & Orr
Overcoming Binge Eating – Find Out Who Binges & Why; If Binge Eating is an Addiction; How Binge Eating Differs from Overeating; How You Can Gain Control Fairburn
Overcoming Overeating – A Book to Help You Break
Out of the Diet/Binge Cycle
Hirschmann/Munter
Sensing the Self – Women’s Recovery from Bulimia Reindl
Someone You Love is Obsessed with Food – What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders Riebel, Kaplan
Surviving an Eating Disorder – Strategies for Family & Friends Siegel/Brisman/Weinshel
Twelve Steps for Overeaters – An Interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Overeates Anonymous Elizabeth L.
Yoga from the Inside Out – Making Peace with Your
Body Through Yoga
Sell

 

Category:  Health

Book Title Author
Bald Truth – The First Complete Guide to Preventing & Treating Hair Loss Kobren
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Moore-Ede, LeVert
Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips – A Collection of Candid Revelations, Personal Stories, and Useful Resources for any Woman Newly Diagnosed with the Disease, and For Those Who Love Them Carr
Harvard Mental Health Letter - Headache Harvard Medical School
Heal Your Headache – The 1l 2l 3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain Buchholz
How Sex Works – A Clear, Comprehensive Guide for Teenagers to Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Maturity Fenwick & Walker
Managing Sleep with Yoga (Counseling Services Notebook) Harris / Casey
Music to Promote Sleep – CD – Scientifically Designed
to Calm the Mind and Help Facilitate Deep, Restful Sleep
Bartel
Real Health for Men – Get Fit, Lose Weight, Enjoy Sex, De-Stress, Beat Disease Baker
Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired – Living with Invisible Chronic Illness Donoghue, Siegel
Yoga for Well-Being – DVD – 3 Short Sequences for Restful Sleep, Greater Energy, Mental Clarity Crandell

 

Category:  Learning / Study Skills and Time Management

Book Title Author
Active Learning – A Study Skills Worktext Donnelly
Consumer’s Guide to Psychiatric Drugs Preston, O’Neal, Talaga
Do It Now – How to Stop Procrastinating Knaus
Driven to Distraction – Recognizing & Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood Hallowell, Ratey
Harvard Mental Health Letter (ADD –Part I) Harvard Medical School
How to Study – And Other Skills for Success in College Deese & Deese
Learning Skills for College & Career – Survive…and Thrive in College Hettich
Mastering Mathematics (2) – How to be a Great Math Student Smith
Personal Time Management -  Self Study Book Haynes
Student Success – How to Succeed in College & Still
Have Time for Your Friends
Walter / Siebert
Understanding ADD & Addiction Hallowell / Ratey

 

Category:  Miscellaneous

Book Title Author
Broken Mirror – Understanding & Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder Phillips
Consuming Passions – Help for Compulsive Shoppers Catalano & Sonenberg
Everything in its Place – My Trials & Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Summers
Getting the Most from Studying Abroad – Helpful & Practical Advice from Fellow Students & Recent Grads Natavi Guides
Hair-Pulling Problem – A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania Penzel
Pledged – The Secret Life of Sororities Robbins
Pumped – Straight Facts for Athletes About Drugs, Supplements, & Training Kuhn, Swartzwelder, Wilson
What to do When College is Not the Best Time of Your Life Leibow

 

Category:  Parents / Family / Relationships

Book Title Author
A Hole in My Heart – Adult Children of Divorce Speak Out Berman
Accepting Each Other – Individuality & Intimacy in Your Loving Relationship Emmons / Alberti
Almost Grown – Launching Your Child from High School
to College
Pasick
Contrary to Love – Helping the Sexual Addict Carnes
Did I Do Something Wrong – A Supportive Guide for Parents & Loved Ones of People in Therapy Spencer
Doors Open From Both Sides – The Off-To-College Guide from Two Points of View: Parents & Students Woodacre & Bane
Fatherless Women – How We Change after We Lose our Dads Simon
Father Loss – Daughters Discuss the Man That Got Away Wakerman
He’s Just Not That Into You – The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys Behrendt
How to Survive the Loss of a Love - Colgrove, etc.
I Thought We’d Never Speak Again – The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation Davis
Is There Anything I Can Do? – Helping a Friend When Times are Tough Gordon
Letting Go: - A Parent’s Guide to Today’s College Experience Coburn / Treeger
Love is Never Enough (2) – How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, & Solve
Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy
Beck
My Sister’s Keeper – Learning to Cope with A Sibling’s Mental Illness Moorman
Obsessive Love – When it Hurts Too Much to Let Go Forward
Sisters and Brothers – Resolving Your Adult Sibling Relationships McDermott
Step by Step:  A Guide to Stepfamily Living Martin
Stop Blaming, Start Loving – A Solution-Oriented Approach to Improving Your Relationship O’Hanlon / Hudson
Stop Walking on Eggshells – Taking Your Life Back
When Someone You Care About Has Borderline
Personality Disorder
Mason / Kreger
Stop Walking on Eggshells – Second Edition (2) Mason / Kreger
Too Close for Comfort – Exploring the Risks of Intimacy Piorkowski
When Divorce Hits Home – Keeping Yourself Together When Your Family Comes Apart Joselow & Joselow
When Kids Go To College – A Parent’s Guide to Changing Relationships Newman
When Women Leave Men – How Men Feel, How Men Heal Charnofsky
You Can Go Home Again – Reconnecting with Your Family McGoldrick

  

Category:  Personal Growth

Book Title Author
Attitude:  Your Most Priceless Possession – A Practical, Workable Guide to Better Human Relations! Chapman
Beyond Positive Thinking – Putting Your Thoughts Into Actions Fox
Counseling College StudentsA Practical Guide for Teachers, Parents & Counselors Archer
Forgiveness & Other Acts of LoveThe Humane
Virtues: Courage, Fidelity, Restraint, Generosity,
Tolerance, Forgiveness
Dowrick
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Branden
In The Mind’s Eye The Power of Imagery for Personal Enrichment Lazarus
Knowing When to QuitWhy Do Good People Stay in Bad Situations? Barranger
Learned Optimism (CD) – How to Change Your Mind & Your Life Seligman
Learning To Change - A Self-Management Approach to Adjustment Martin / Poland
Lonely – A Memoir White
Making the Most of College – Students Speak Their Minds Light
Overcoming Anger & Irritability – A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques LeFanu
Self Concept Sourcebook – Ideas & Activities for
Building Self-Esteem
Elkins
Self-Esteem Satir
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Covey
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People -  Signature Program Covey

 

Category:  Sexual Orientation

Book Title Author
Being, Being Happy, Being Gay – Pathways to a Rewarding Life for Lesbians & Gay Men Herrman
Finding the Real Me – True Tales of Sex & Gender Diversity O’Keefe & Fox
Is It A Choice? – Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays & Lesbians Marcus
Like Coming Home - Coming Out Letters Umans
Now That You’re Out of the Closet - What About the Rest of the House Handel
Parents Matter – Parents’ Relationships withLlesbian Daughters & Gay Sons Muller
Queer Blues – The Lesbian & Gay Guide to Overcoming Depression Hardin, Hall
R.I. Lesbian & Gay Resources – 1998/1999 OPTIONS
The Other Side of Silence – Men’s Lives & Gay
Identities: A 20th Century History
Loughery

 

Category:  Stress / Anxiety

Book Title Author
Brain LockFree yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Schwartz
College of the Overwhelmed -  The Campus Mental Health Crisis & What To Do About It Kadison & DiGeronimo
Coping with Faculty Stress – Survival Skills for Scholars Gmelch
Diagonally-Parked in a Parallel UniverseWorking Through Social Anxiety Dayhoff
Dying of Embarrassment – Help for Social Anxiety & Phobia Markway & Others
Kicking Your Stress Habits – A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Coping with Stress Tubesing
Panic & Anxiety Disorder – 121 Tips, Real-Life Advice, Resources & More Buell
Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook – Fifth Edition Davis & Others
Relaxation Response – A Simple, Meditative Technique That Has Helped Millions To Cope With Fatigue, Anxiety & Stress Benson
Relaxation Audio CD - Lambourn, Sprinkle
Too Perfect - When Being in Control Gets out of Control Mallinger & DeWyze
Triumph Over Fear – A Book of Help & Hope for People with Anxiety, Panic Attacks & Phobias Ross
When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough – Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism Antony, Swinson
When Things Fall Apart – Heart Advice for Difficult Times Chodron
Worry – Hope and Help for a Common Condition Hallowell