RECOMMENDED READING

We are pleased to suggest the following reading material to supplement the training courses. We may not agree with all the sentiments expressed in the books, but they make interesting and challenging reading if you want further study. Please feel free to recommend books you have found helpful, and we will add them to this page.

These can be ordered through Amazon using the link below.

Anger and Shame and Forgiveness
Shame the Exposed Self , Michael Lewis
Don't Forgive Too Soon, Dennis Linn
Transforming Anxiety, Transcending Shame, Rex Briggs
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships, Harriet G. Lerner
Healing the Shame That Binds You, John Bradshaw

Attachment
The Search for the Secure Base: Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy, Jeremy Holmes
Attachment and Interaction, Mario Marrone
Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity: Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Valerie Sinason
Treating Attachment Disorders, Karl Heinz Brisch
A Secure Base, John Bowlby

Trauma, Abuse & Dissociation
The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease, Robert C. Scaer
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences, Peter Levine
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment, Babette Rothschild
Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity: Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Valerie Sinason
First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple, Cameron West
The Wounded Heart, D. Allender
Growing Beyond Survival: A Self-Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress, Elizabeth G. Vermilyea
Hidden Selves: An Exploration of Multiple Personality, Moira Walker (Editor), Jenifer Antony Black (Editor)

Primal Integration Therapy
The New Primal Scream (Abacus Books), Arthur Janov
The Biology of Love, Arthur Janov
and other books by Arthur Janov

Inner Child
Recovery of Your Inner Child, Lucia Capacchione
Rescuing the "Inner Child": Therapy for Adults Sexually Abused as Children, Penny Parks
The Counsellor's Guide to Parks' Inner Child Therapy (Human Horizons S.), Penny Parks
Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Parent to Your Inner Child, Margaret Paul
An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal" John Friel, Linda Friel
Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families, Charles L. Whitfield
Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child, John Bradshaw
Healing the Eight Stages of Life, M. Linn, S. Fabricant

Relationships
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Toxic Parents, Susan Forward
The Mom Factor, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Relationships That Work (and Those That Don't), H.Norman Wright
Boundaries in Marriage, Henry Cloud, John Townsend

Spiritual Abuse
12 Christian Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy: Relief from False Assumptions, Henry Cloud, John Townsend
Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church, Philip Yan
Healing Spiritual Abuse, Ken Blue
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, David Johnson, Jeff VanVonderen

Creative Therapy
Visual Journaling: Going Deeper Than Words, Barbara Ganim, Susan Fox
Draw on Your Emotions, Margot Sunderland

General
The Therapeutic Use of Self: Counselling Practice, Research and Supervision, Val Wosket
Presenting Past: Core of Psychodynamic Counselling and Therapy, Michael Jacobs
Healing Dreams: Their Power and Purpose in Your Spiritual Life, Russ Parker
On Learning from the Patient, Patrick Casement