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Resources

Below you will find a list of books that I have personally and professionally found to be helpful, and of which I often recommend to clients seeking additional information.

Reading List

On Relationships & Therapeutic Matters

Irrelationship: How We Use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy, by Mark B. Borg, Jr., PhD, et al.

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Intimate Partners: Patterns in Love and Marriage, by Maggie Scarf

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

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, by Gabor Maté, MD

A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from The School of Life, by Alain de Botton

Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl

No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life, by Dr. Robert A. Glover

The Tactical Guide to Women: How Men Can Manage Risk in Dating and Marriage, by Shawn T. Smith, PsyD

Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men, James Hollis, PhD

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, by Mark Manson

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

The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus

Object Relations and Self Psychology: An Introduction, 3rd edition, by Michael St. Clair

Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Toward Self-Realization, by Karen Horney, MD

Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process, by Nancy McWilliams, PhD

Character Analysis, 3rd edition, by Wilhelm Reich

Reich Speaks of Freud: Wilhelm Reich Discusses His Work and His Relationship with Sigmund Freud, edited by Mary Higgins and Chester M. Raphael, MD

Ask me what I'm reading now, whether it be pertaining to therapeutic approach, theory, philosophy, or science fiction.

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On Psychodynamic Theory

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