The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Mental Complexity by Jamie Marich

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures by Francine Shapiro

Easy Ego State Interventions: Strategies for Working With Parts by Robin Shapiro

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom and Molyn Leszcz

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver

Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection by John M. Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman

I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power by Brené Brown

The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change by Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly G. Wilson

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

Fierce Self-Compassion: How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward: An Honest Guide to Life Changing Mental Health Support by Chris Reichmann

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients by Irvin D. Yalom

No Bad Parts: Healing Your Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté

Securely Attached: Transform Your Attachment Patterns Into Loving, Lasting Romantic Relationships by Eli Harwood

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Survival by Catherine Gildiner

I Love You, Don't Leave Me: Turning Relationship Fear into Relationship Security by Michelle Skeen

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine

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Here are a few books that have helped me grow as a therapist

(in no particular order)

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