Recommended Reading:

Abandonment Issues:

• Anderson, Susan; The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Turn the End of a Relationship into the Beginning of a New Life

Addiction and Recovery:

• Fletcher, Anne; Sober for Good

Attention Deficit Disorder in Children: (ADD)

• Lawrence H. Diller, M.D.: Running on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a Pill - These books are written by a developmental Pediatrician who uses medication to treat ADHD but is also critical of how medications can be over prescribed.
• Russell Barkley. Taking Charge of ADHD - This author is a leader in the field of ADHD from a psychological and psychosocial perspective. Anything written by him is worth reading. He has excellent advice on behavior modification programs for the home.
• Mark Bertin, M.D.: The Family ADHD Solution -  This is a very unique book approaching ADHD from the perspective of change for the entire family. Incorporating the best of Western and complimentary medicine practices, including a heavy emphasis on mindfulness and meditation. A must read for every family with a member who has ADHD.
• Peter Jensen, M.D.: Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD - This book, is the first volume in a series of 6 books that help parents identify what they need to do to “make the system work” when they have a child with a particular behavioral, emotional, or learning problem.
• John F. Taylor: The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD- This is a book for upper elementary and middle school children about having ADHD written for the young reader.
• Kathleen G. Nadeau: Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD - This book is also for the child about what it means to have ADHD and ways to learn how to develop self-control.
• Kathy Hoopman: All Dogs Have ADHD -  A humorous and poignant picture book about living with ADHD.
• Chris A. Zeigler Dendy: Teenagers with ADD and ADHD: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
• Christine Peterson: Does Everyone Have ADHD? : A Teen's Guide to Diagnosis And Treatment -  This is an excellent resource for teenagers to explore what ADHD means to them written in a vey engaging and down to earth style.
• Barkely, Russell A; Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
• Kelly, Kate and Ramundo, Peggy; You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?
• Nadeau, Kathleen; Understanding Girls with ADHD

Adoption:

• Schaffer, Judith and Lindstrom, Christina; How to Raise an Adopted Child: A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence

Adultery:

• Spring, J.A.; How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive
• Spring, J.A.; After the Affair

Aging Parents:

• Morris, V.; How to Care for Aging Parents
• Pipher, M.; Another Country

Anxiety Disorders:

• Bourne, Edmund J.; The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
• Edna B. Foa and Reid Wilson; Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
• Levenkron, Steven; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Treating and Understanding Crippling Habits

Anxiety Disorders -Younger Children

• Tamar Ellsas Chansky: Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child’s Fears, Worries, and Phobias 
• Dawn Heubner and Bonnie Matthew: What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
• Philip C. Kendall and Kristina A. Hedtke: Coping Cat Workbook, Second Edition (Child Therapy Workbooks Series)

Anxiety Disorders -Teens and Adults

• Lisa M. Schab: The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal With Anxiety & Worry
• Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry (MAW): Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)
• Edmund J. Bourne, Arlen Brownstein, and Lorna Garano: Natural Relief for Anxiety: Complementary Strategies for Easing Fear, Panic & Worry
• Edmund J. Bourne and Lorna Garand: Coping with Anxiety: 10 Simple Ways to Relieve Anxiety, Fear & Worry

Behavior:

• Alan Kazdin: Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents
• Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds [Revised and Updated Edition
• Ross Greene: The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

Break Up or Divorce:

• Sussman, Rachel; The Break Up Bible – The Wise Woman’s Guide to Healing from your Break Up or Divorce (Random House – Release Date, December, 2011)

Bi Polar Disorder:

• Jamison, Kay Redfield; An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Brain Health:

• Amen, M.D., Daniel; Change your Brain, Change your Life
• Siegel, MD, Daniel; The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

Career Change / Job Search:

• Anderson, Nancy; Passion; How to do What You Love for a Living
• Berman Fortgang, Laura; Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction
• Bolles, Richard; What Color is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers 
• Braun Levine,Suzanne; Inventing the Rest of Our Lives:Women in Second Adulthood
• Bronson, Po;What Should I Do With My Life?
• Erickson Walker, Jean;The Age Advantage: Making the Most of your Midlife Career Transition
• Figler, Howard; The Complete Job Search Handbook
•  Ibarra, Herminia;Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
• Jackson, Tom; Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market
• Ryan, Robin;What To Do With The Rest of Your Life
• Sher, Barbara;Wishcraft
• Taylor,Jeff;Monster Careers
• Wendleton,Kate;Targeting the Job You Want (the Five o'Clock Club)

Dating:

Cohen, Jeff and Cohen, Carol; Dating, Inc.: Recruit, Select, and Retain the Right Man for the Relationship

Depression:

• Real, Terrance; I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression  
• Wayne J Katon, Evette Ludman, Gregory Simon; The Depression Helpbook

Depression in Teenagers:

• Lisa M. Schab :Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression
• Miriam Kaufman: Overcoming Teen Depression: A Guide for Parents (Issues in Parenting)

Development - Typical Stages and Milestones:

• Barry Brazelton: Touchpoints
• Stanley Greenspan: Building Healthy Minds

Divorce:

• Edward Teyber: Helping Children with Divorce

Eating Disorders:

• Costin, Carolyn; The Eating Disorder Sourcebook; A Comprehensive Guideall
• Lindsey & Cohn, Leigh; Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
• Roth, Geneen; When Food is Love
• Roth, Geneen; Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
• Roth, Geneen; Feeding the Hungry Heart

Emotional Health

• Sam Goldstein and Robert Brookes: Raising Resilient Children - This book provides a good model for how parents can foster the lifelong skill of resiliency to deal with life’s challenges.
• Daniel Goleman and others: Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting - This book is an updated version of the concept of Emotional Intelligence coined by the author. There are discussions of how to create emotionally balanced children through your parenting style and how to deal with specific emotional challenges including divorce.

Learning Disorders

• Gary Fisher Ph.D. and Rhoda Cummings Ed.D.: The Survival Guide for Kids with LD*: *(Learning Differences) - written for the child or teen with LD issues.
• Sally Shaywitz:Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
• Richard Lavoie, Michele Reiner, Rob Reiner, and Mel Levine: It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success
• Mel Levine..: A Mind at a Time - This book offers a unique perspective on learning

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:

• John S. March MD MPH: Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say “No Way”—and Parents Say “Way to Go”
• John S. March MD MPH and Karen Mulle Friesen: OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual
• Dawn Huebner  and Bonnie Matthews: What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
• Bruce Hyman: The OCD Workbook -  This author is a local psychologist who has a center in Ft. Lauderdale, www.ocdhope.com

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Russell A. Barkley PhD ABPP ABCN and Christine M. Benton PhD: Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior
• Robert J. McMahon PhD and Rex L. Forehand PhD: Helping the Non compliant Child, Second Edition: Family-Based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior
•  Ross Greene: The Explosive Child: A New Program for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated Chronically Inflexible Children

Parenting:

• Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman: Nurture Shock -  This book takes a new look at accepted truths about parenting and child development. It is considered the latest must read parenting book.
• Stanley Greenspan and Nancy Lewis: Building Healthy Minds: The Six Experiences That Create Intelligence and Emotional Growth in Babies and Young Children
• T. Berry Brazelton: Touchpoints The Essential Reference: Your Child’s Emotional And Behavioral Development
• Pipher, M.; Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
• Mogel, W.; The Blessings of a Skinned Knee
• Taffel, Ron; Parenting by Heart: How to Stay Connected to Your Child in a Disconnected World
• Levine, Mel; A Mind at a Time
• Siegel, D. and Harzell, M.; Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can help you raise children who thrive

Personality Disorders (Narcissism/ Borderline Personality):

• Golomb, Elan; Trapped in the Mirror
• Masterson, James; Search for the Real Self
• Miller, Alice; The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Relationships, Intimacy & Sexuality:

• Barbach, L.; For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy
• Barbach, L.; For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality (for women)
• Barbach, L.; Pleasures: Women Write Erotica (for women)
• Butler and Lewis; Sex After Sixty
• Enright, R.D.; Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope
• Gottman, John, Silver, Nan; Seven Principals for Making Marriage Work
• Gottman, John, Gottman Schwartz, Julie; Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
• Gottman, John; The Relationship Cure
• Gottman, John; The Seven Principals for Making Your Marriage Work
• Hendrix, H.; Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
• Johnson, Sue; Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• Lerner, Harriet; The Dance of Connection
• McCarthy, B. & McCarthy, E., Sexual Awareness: Enhancing Sexual Pleasure
• O Connor, D.; How to Make Love to the Same Person for the Rest of Your Life and Still Enjoy It
• Real, Terrence; The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work
• Real, Terrence; How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women
• Schnarch, D.; Passionate Marriage
• Zilbergeld; The New Male Sexuality (for men)

Sexual Abuse:

• Bass, E. and Davis, L.; The Courage to Heal
• Davis, L.; The Courage to Heal Workbook
• Naparstek, Bellruth; Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How they Heal

Trauma & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):

• Herman, J.; Trauma and Recovery

Toddlers and Young Children:

• Cathy Reimers PhD and Bruce A. Brunger: ADHD in the Young Child: Driven to Redirection: A Guide for Parents and Teachers of Young Children with ADHD
• Richard a. Lougy, Silvia L. DeRuvo, and David Rosenthal: Teaching Young Children With ADHD: Successful Strategies and Practical Interventions for PreK-3
• Gretchen Gimpel Peacock PhD and Melissa L. Holland PhD: Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children: Effective Interventions in the Preschool and Kindergarten Years