Resources
"As long as you're wanting to be thinner, smarter, more enlightened, less uptight, or whatever it might be, somehow you're always going to be approaching your problem with the very same logic that created it...that you're not good enough."
- Pema Chodron -
Books
Relationships
Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage by John Gottman
Stop Caretaking the Borderline or Narcissist by Margalis Fjelstad
The Rough Patch: Midlife and the Art of Living Together by Daphne de Marneffe
Family Relationships
Leaving Home by David P. Celani
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy by Nancy McWilliams
Mindfulness
Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Making Changes
Motivational Interviewing by William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick
Depression & Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem by Matthew McKay & Patrick Fanning
Anorexia Workbook by Michelle Heffner & Georg H. Eifert
Audio Learning & Podcasts
Low-Cost & Sliding Fee Scale Therapy
For low-cost, high quality therapy, contact my associate and supervisee, Ali Takata.
Mental Health & Psychiatric Emergencies
Psychiatric Emergency Services
512-472-HELP - the local Austin mental health hotline.
911 – Ask for a Mental Health Officer – they have special training in assessing mental health conditions and can help connect you to appropriate services.