Cognitive-behavioral therapy books and websites:
- Mind Over Mood, by Dennis Greenberger & Christine A. Padesky (it's worth it to go for the 2nd edition, which came out last year, because although the 1st edition was great, the 2nd edition has very useful and timely additions).
- Thoughts and Feelings, by Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, & Patrick Fanning (I have the 4th edition and don't know if that's the most recent).
- The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook for Personality Disorders, by Jeffrey C. Wood (even though it’s billed as being for people with personality disorders, it’s got good general information that would be useful for anyone).
- The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns.
- http://dbtselfhelp.com/ is a service for people seeking information about Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that incorporates mindfulness and interpersonal effectiveness.
Resources for learning about nonviolent communication (NVC):
- Here's a wonderful 13 minute video that explains NVC, in particular vulnerable honesty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSGfqyhleUA
- The publisher of official NVC books and pamphlets is Puddle Dancer Press (http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/publisher/publisher.htm), and there are also some additional resources at this website.
- Judy Burrill is a local NVC teacher and consultant whom I highly recommend: http://com-matters.com/
- Connection Central (https://connectioncentral.cc/) is a free website with the latest articles from NVC trainers. It's a way to stay up-to-date on what trainers are thinking, how they're living NVC in their own lives, or how they're feeling about world events.
- Camp Stomping Ground is an overnight camp in the Catskills Mountains outside Binghamton, NY "building radically empathic communities through humble curiosity, personal responsibility, restorative practices, and unbounded curiosity." https://campstompingground.org/
- Bay NVC (http://baynvc.org/) offers many free resources in its “Educational Materials,” including online audio, video, articles, and worksheets.
- Brooklyn-based NVC consultant Dian Killian also has some good handouts and worksheets on her website: http://workcollaboratively.com/.
- The NVC Academy offers telecourses and webinars, many of which include recordings and printed materials: http://nvctraining.com.
- Each summer there's a week-long intensive workshop in NVC called the New York NVC Intensive. I attended the intensive in 2007 and found it so inspiring and informative; I highly recommend it. Here's the link: http://www.nvcboston.org/new-york-intensive/
- The Center for Nonviolent Communication (http://www.cnvc.org) offers both resources and a listing of live in-person workshops and classes in NVC.
Miscellaneous online resources:
Parenting and Children:
- Here are six of the best parenting resources recommended by top developmental, clinical, and family psychologists: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/04/parenting-resources.aspx
- Cornell Cooperative Extension has many family and parenting resources on their website (http://ccetompkins.org/family), and offers excellent parenting skills workshops periodically (http://ccetompkins.org/family/parenting-workshops).
- The Organization for Psychoeducational Tutoring (OPT) is a nonprofit organization founded here in Ithaca and directed by psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Strayhorn: https://optskills.org/. OPT provides affordable, in-home tutoring by telephone to teach children psychological and academic skills that make life better, such as: temper control/handling frustration; focusing/getting things accomplished; being confident and brave; getting along with people/building friendships/being kind; get enjoyment out of things; making wise decisions; reading fluency; reading comprehension; and math.
Couples and Relationships:
- The Gottman Institute (https://www.gottman.com/) takes a research-based approach to relationships. I've taken the first level of their therapist training, and incorporate their methods in my work with couples. They have excellent books, videos, other resources, which you can order from the website. The website also offers information about workshops for couples and a directory of therapists who are trained in their methods.
- The Love Multiverse (https://lovemultiverse.com/) also provides scientifically-based advice, information, ideas, and suggestions on how to find and keep the love of your life.
Anxiety:
- https://www.anxieties.com/ is a free public service of distinguished psychologist Reid Wilson, Ph.D., who is director of the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The website includes free informative videos and other kinds of help.
- This website, published by the American Psychological Association, offers tools and strategies for helping to manage children's stress and anxiety, as well as tips on mindfulness: https://www.maginationpressfamily.com/
- This website is loaded with useful information about adult anxiety disorders and how to effectively treat them: https://www.anxietycoach.com/
- The Anti-Anxiety Workbook, by Martin M. Antony & Peter J. Norton
- The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook, by Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson
- When Perfect Isn't Good Enough, by Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson
- Binghamton Anxiety Clinic (http://anxiety.binghamton.edu/) offers comprehensive anxiety assessment and cognitive-behavioral therapy for both adults and children suffering from Social Phobia or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, with sliding scale fees.
Depression and Bipolar Disorder:
- Breaking Free from Depression: Pathways to Wellness, by Jesse H. Wright and Laura W. McCray
- The Mood Repair Toolkit: Proven Strategies to Prevent the Blues from Turning Into Depression, by David A. Clark
- The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know (3rd Edition), by David J. Miklowitz
- The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings (2nd Edition), by Monica Ramirez Basco
Insomnia:
- End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep, by Colleen Ehrnstrom & Alisha L. Brosse
- The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need, by Stephanie Silberman
- Say Goodnight to Insomnia: The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed at Harvard Medical School, by Gregg D. Jacobs
- You can find a huge amount of evidence-based sleep health information, news, and unbiased product reviews at https://www.tuck.com/. I'm very impressed with this website.
Anger:
- The Anger Management Workbook, by W. Robert Nay
- Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship, by W. Robert Nay
Trauma and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder):
- Trauma and Recovery, by Judith Herman, M.D.
- It's Not You, It's What Happened to You: Complex Trauma and Treatment, by Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D
- Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused as Children, by Eliana Gil, Ph.D.
- Outgrowing the PainTogether: A Book for Spouses and Partners of Adults Abused as Children, by Eliana Gil, Ph.D.
- Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse, by Mike Lew
- Mike Lew leads recovery workshops for men survivors of sexual child abuse, and also workshops for couples in which one partner is a male survivor of sexual child abuse: http://www.nextstepcounseling.org/upcomingevents2.htm
- I Can't Get Over it: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors (Second Edition), by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D.
- Loving Someone with PTSD: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner after Trauma, by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D.
- Your Turn for Care: Surviving the Aging and Death of the Adults Who Harmed You, by Laura S. Brown, Ph.D.
- The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole, by Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.
- Finding Life Beyond Trauma: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems, by Victoria M. Follette and Jacqueline Pistorello
- Resources for people who are trying to recover from the trauma of causing injury or death to another: http://accidentalimpacts.org/
Addictive/Habitual Behaviors (e.g., compulsive gambling, compulsive eating, substance abuse), and Motivation to Change:
- Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You (2nd Edition), by William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Munoz
- Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions (Second Edition), by A. Thomas Horvath Ph.D., FAClinP, G. Alan Marlatt PhD, Reid K. Hester PhD (Published 2003 by New Harbinger Publications)
- by Suzette Glasner-Edwards PhD
- SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based, not-for-profit organization with a sensible, science-based self-help program for people having problems with drinking and using. Its mission is to empower people to achieve independence from addiction problems. SMART Recovery sponsors face-to-face meetings around the world, daily online meetings, online message board, and 24/7 chat room. https://www.smartrecovery.org/
- The website https://www.weconnectrecovery.com/ helps people to stay motivated in their recovery with a mobile app.
- Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions, by John C. Norcross (Simon & Schuster).
- Finding Your Way to Change: How the Power of Motivational Interviewing Can Reveal What You Want and Help You Get There, by Allan Zuckoff with Bonnie Gorscak (published May 14, 2015 by Guilford Press)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):
- Understand Your Brain, Get More Done: The ADHD Executive Functions Workbook, by Ari Tuckman
- The Work Smart Academic Planner (Revised Edition): Write It Down, Get It Done, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Train Your Brain for Success: A Teenager's Guide to Executive Functions, by Randy Kulman
- Parent-Teen Therapy for Executive Function Deficits and ADHD: Building Skills and Motivation, by Margaret H. Sibley
- Scattered, by Gabor Mate, M.D.
Websites with Transgender Resources:
- https://www.genderspectrum.org/ "Gender Spectrum's mission is to create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth. To accomplish this, we help families, organizations, and institutions increase understandings of gender and consider the implications that evolving views have for each of us." They have an online community for young people, family members, and professionals, and several support groups.
- Trans-Cendence International has virtual support groups online for anyone under the transgender umbrella as well as significant others, family, friends, and allies (SOFFAs). It usually starts with a combined meeting of Trans and SOFFAs and then splits off. To participate, you would need to pre-register for a meeting at www.trans-cendence.org.
- The website TransGenderPartners.com has extensive resources for significant others, friends, family, and allies of transgender people here: https://www.transgenderpartners.com/resource-for-partners-2.
- The National Center for Transgender Equality has published "Getting Your Health Care Covered: A Guide for Transgender People" and it's on their website at https://transequality.org/health-coverage-guide. It's a new step-by-step resource designed to help get your insurance company to cover the care you need and that you have the right to access.
- The New York Speech and Voice Lab, a speech-language pathology practice in NYC, has excellent information on its website, https://www.speechvoicelab.com/, about transgender voice and voice training.
- The Callen Lourde Center has a short brochure called "Finding Your Voice: A Short Guide to Vocalization" here: http://callen-lorde.org/graphics/2018/09/HOTT-Voice-Brochure_Final.pdf
- There's really good information about hormone therapy here: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/hormone-therapy. Here, you can find videos and their transcripts by Dr. Maddie Deutsch, the medical director of UCSF Transgender Care.
- Here's a very comprehensive set of guidelines by Dr. Maddie Deutsch called "Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People": https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines
- Brave Space, a trans-affirming practice organization in Oregon, maintains an excellent resource page at https://www.bravespacellc.com/resources that includes information/instructions for planning surgery, self-injecting hormones, medical transition, amending identity documents, appealing insurance denials, coming out, coping with oppression, and more.
- TransHealthCare is a free website that helps transgender individuals find surgeons who offer transgender surgery procedures: http://www.transhealthcare.org/
- Gender Infinity has a resource database to help you find trans-affirmative locations near you. https://resource.genderinfinity.org/
- “Transitional Male” http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/
- The Empire Justice Center (https://empirejustice.org/) is an organization "making the law work for all New Yorkers." Among their services is helping transgender people change their legal name and gender marker.
- “TransPulse” is a support and resource site for those on the transgender spectrum and their friends, family members, and allies. http://transgenderpulse.com
- FtM Essentials Trans* Resource Guide: http://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/trans-resource-guide
- The World Professional Association for Transgender Health: http://www.wpath.org/
- Gender Dysphoria Affirmative Working Group: https://www.gdaworkinggroup.com/
- Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Transgender Hormone Therapy and Preventive Health Care Services: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southern-finger-lakes/transgender1 (includes link to booklet Know-How: The Trans Person's Guide to Get or Change All of the Life Documents and Essential Paperwork You'll Need to Make Your Way in the World)
- The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project http://www.binghamton.edu/prideandjoyfamilies/index.html includes links to Directory of LGBTQ-Inclusive Services.
- Original Plumbing: Trans Culture and Stuff http://www.originalplumbing.com/ (you can sign up for their newsletter, and also subscribe to their print magazine).
- Gender Spectrum is an organization whose mission is to create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth. https://www.genderspectrum.org/
- "All is Fair in Love and Wear" label makes underwear for people who are transitioning. https://www.facebook.com/allisfairinloveandwear
- The Gender Identity Research and Education Society is a UK-based organization with a huge number of resources here: http://www.gires.org.uk/resources
- Brave Space, LLC, has a comprehensive planning guide for clients pursuing gender affirming surgeries, a families in transition flyer, and additional downloadable resources at http://www.bravespacellc.com/resources
- The Trans Life and Liberation Art Series creates and displays collaborative portraits about and with living trans people at http://translifeandliberation.tumblr.com/
Books about Transgender Issues:
- Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, by Laura Erickson-Schroth
- Transition and Beyond, Observations on Gender Identity, by Reid Vanderburgh
- The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition, by Anne L Boedecker PhD
- The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity, by Rylan Jay Testa PhD (Author), Deborah Coolhart PhD LMFT (Author), & 3 more
- The Reflective Workbook for Partners of Transgender People: Your Transition as Your Partner Transitions, by D. M. Maynard.
- My Trans Parent: A User Guide for When Your Parent Transitions, by Heather Bryant. When a parent transitions, the whole family transitions. Providing tips and advice, information on gender identity and transitioning, and a wealth of real-life stories, this book will guide you through your realative's transition, and your own.
- Transgender Journeys, by Virginia Ramey Mollenkott and Vanessa Sheridan (for Christian transgender people to accept themself)
- What Does God Think? Transgender People and the Bible, by Cheryl B. Evans (for Christian family members of transgender people)
- TRANS/gressive: How Transgender Activists Took on Gay Rights, Feminism, the Media & Congress... And Won!, by Riki Wilchins (published Jun 2, 2017 by Riverdale Avenue Books)
- A Letter to My Trans Sisters, edited by Charlie Craggs, is a collection of myriad transitions and reflections thereof by women around the world. Beyond validating that there is no one way to transition, this book reminds readers that each trans woman transitions from and into much broader contexts than just their own immediate lives.
- "You're In the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People, by Laura Erickson-Schroth and Laura A. Jacobs.
- Trans Forming Families: Real Stories about Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd Edition, by Mary Boenke (editor), features first-person accounts by parents, families, and friends of transgender people who have come to accept and embrace their transgender loved ones.
- Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle, and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children, edited by Rachel Pepper.