Quick Resources and Links

These are a handful of books and links that I keep in my "library" on a variety of topics from Parenting to Eating Disorders.   

Parenting Resources

  • "Parenting With Love and Logic" by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
  • "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind" by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
  • "The 5 Love Languages of Children" by Gary D Chapman and Ross Campbell
  • "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • "Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves of Adolescent Girls" by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

Article on Parenting a teenager with depression
"Parent's Guide to Teen Depression"

Emotional Well-Being Resources

Article on mindfulness meditation effects on the brain:
Coping with Depression:
  • "Feeling Good" by David D. Burns, M.D.
  • "The Feeling Good Handbook" by David D. Burns, M.D.

Coping with Grief and Loss:
  • Help Guide article: Grief and Loss
  • "It's Okay That You're Not Okay" by Megan Devine
  • Grief.com
  • "The Wild Edge of Sorrow" by Francis Weller and Michael Lerner
  • "How to Survive the Loss of a Love" by Peter McWilliams and Harold H. Bloomfield
  • "Healing Grief, Finding Peace" by Louis LaGrand

Guided Meditations:
Thriving Through Divorce: Online Program Self-Compassion:

Couples and Partners Resources

  • "Couples Therapy Workbook" by Kathleen Mates-Youngman
  • "The Relationship Cure" by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
  • "The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts" by Gary D. Chapman, Ph.D.
  • "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
  • "Getting the Love You Want, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Couples" by Harville Hendrick, Ph.D.
  • "Hold Me Tight" by Sue Johnson, Ph.D.
  • "Five-Minute Relationship Repair: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love" by Susan Campbell and John Grey

Conflict and Communication

  • "Caring Enough to Confront" by David Augsburger, Ph.D.

Community Resources

 Community Action Organization - Hillsboro, OR


Domestic Violence Resource Center - Beaverton, OR
24 Hour Crisis Line: 1-866-469-8600
Counseling, advocacy, education, housing resources and safety planning

William Temple House - Portland, OR
Affordable mental health counseling services and social services
​Grace Untethered - Online
​Holly Severson, LPC
Thriving Through Divorce online program
www.graceuntethered.com

LifeChange Counseling - Online
Union Gospel Mission Portland
Providing free mental health counseling services