Phone Numbers
Military
- Military One Source: 1.800.342.9647
Parents
- Arizona Teen Crisis Solutions (for parents of struggling and troubled teens): 623.879.9600
Suicide Prevention
- EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center: 480.784.1500 or Toll-Free Statewide: 1.866.205.5229
- National Suicide Hotline: Dial 988.
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1.800.273.TALK (8255), Option 1
Websites
Grief
- The Centering Corporation: https://centering.org
Mental Health Issues
- National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fifth Edition (DSM-5): www.dsm5.org
- Mental Health Myths
Postpartum Issues
- Arizona Postpartum Wellness Coalition: www.postpartumcouples.com
- Postpartum Support International: www.postpartum.net
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: www.ptsd.va.gov
Veterans’ Issues
- Veterans Crisis Online Chat: www.veteranscrisisline.net
- Center for Veterans Issues: www.cvivet.org
Books
Assertiveness
- Your Perfect Right: Assertiveness and Equality in Your Life and Relationships by Robert Alberti, Ph.D., and Michael Emmons, Ph.D.
Borderline Personality Disorder
- Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder by Rachel Reiland
- I Hate You–Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D.
- Lost in the Mirror: An Inside Look at Borderline Personality Disorder by Richard Moskovitz, M.D.
- Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul Mason
Boundaries
- Boundaries: When To Say Yes, When To Say No–To Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
- How to Have That Difficult Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding: With Your Spouse, Adult Child, Boss, Coworker, Best Friend, Parent, or Someone You’re Dating by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
- Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren’t by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
- When I Say No, I Feel Guilty by Manuel J. Smith, Ph.D.
Codependency
- Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Dating
- Boundaries in Dating: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
- How to Get a Date Worth Keeping by Henry Cloud, Ph.D.
Family of Origin Issues
- Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward, Ph.D.
Grief
- The Good Goodbye by Gladys Ato, Psy.D.
Infidelity
- After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrams Spring, Ph.D., with Michael Spring
- How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To by Janis Abrams Spring, Ph.D., with Michael Spring
Life Principles
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff–And It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
Love
- 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life: A Psychologist Learns from His Patients What Really Works and What Doesn’t by Henry Cloud, Ph.D.
- The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship by Don Miguel Ruiz
Making Changes
- Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
Marriage
- Fix Your Freaking Marriage: Practical Tips to Just Start Somewhere by Jennifer Paweleck Bellingrodt, Psy.D.
- The Seven Principles for Making Your Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from The Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman, Ph.D., and Nan Silver
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships by John Gottman, Ph.D., and Joan DeClaire
- Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, Ph.D., and Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D.
- Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., and Joan DeClaire
- Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman, Ph.D.
Men’s Issues
Mindbody Connection
- The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders by Frank E. Sarno, M.D.
- Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by Frank E. Sarno, M.D.
Parenting
- Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline, M.D., and Jim Fay
- Parenting Your Out-of-Control Child: An Effective, Easy-to-Use Program for Teaching Self-Control by George M. Kapalka, Ph.D.
- Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority and Reclaim Love by Scott P. Sells, Ph.D.
Relationships
- Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward by Henry Cloud, Ph.D., and John Townsend, Ph.D.
- The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz
Self-Defeating Behavior
- Going Home: A Positive Emotional Guide for Creating Life-Generating Behaviors by Gregory Boothroyd, Ph.D.
- When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., and Richard P. Swinson, M.D.
Self-Esteem
- The Self-Esteem Workbook by Glenn R. Schiraldi
Spirituality
- The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Trauma
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman
- Trauma Bonding: How to Stop Feeling Stuck, Overcome Heartache, Anxiety and PTSD by Dr. Annely Alexander
Trust
- Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships by John Townsend, Ph.D.
- Who Can You Trust?: Overcoming Betrayal and Fear by Howard E. Butt, Jr.
Women’s Issues
- Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, The Brain, and Emotional Health by Deborah Sichel and Jeanne Watson Driscoll