MFT Books (recommended for students)

Below you will find a variety of books sold online at Amazon. The 1st link is the paperback or hardcover version, and the 2nd link is the Kindle version.

Therapy Tools & Workbooks

1. 86 TIPS (Treatment, Ideas, & Practical Strategies) for the Therapeutic Toolbox by Judith Belmont  https://amzn.to/4jEV28a 

2. The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne      https://amzn.to/3S1Xgm7   https://amzn.to/4cPhRUo  

3. When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough by Antony & Swinson  https://amzn.to/4cJbXEa   https://amzn.to/3YLd8Nw    https://amzn.to/3YgIonE   

4. Theory-Based-Treatment Planning for Marriage and Family Therapy- Diane Gehart.  https://amzn.to/4lIeXoj  https://amzn.to/446yrNl   https://amzn.to/4jRQBah

Therapeutic Models & Practices

1. The Happiness Trap & ACT Guide by Russ Harris          

   https://amzn.to/42WTLUe    https://amzn.to/446QAuo    https://amzn.to/3GovspG  

2. ACT in Practice by Bach and Moran          

   https://amzn.to/44cQ9yN    https://amzn.to/3GCHFa4     https://amzn.to/3Gm7Odc  

3. Radically Open DBT Workbook for Eating Disorders by Thomas Lynch          https://amzn.to/3S4VBw6      https://amzn.to/3Ry3YjF

4. The Changing Faces of Therapy by Ron Valle, Ph.D.    https://amzn.to/3YNXv8b

Neuroscience, Brain Development & Mental Health

1. Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence—The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice by Daniel J. Siegel           

   https://amzn.to/4jmCjOK   https://amzn.to/4jiFRlf    https://amzn.to/4lFN0Oh        

2. Mindsight by Daniel J. Siegel          

   https://amzn.to/4iqSoSl          https://amzn.to/42WftI2         https://amzn.to/430rZpS         

3. The Yes Brain by Daniel J. Siegel    https://amzn.to/4jLzSFd         https://amzn.to/4cPjbGQ       https://amzn.to/4cOZZJt         

4. The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen & Amy Ellis Nutt           https://amzn.to/442smRZ       https://amzn.to/42L5OTo            https://amzn.to/4jld3Zf 

5. Neurotribes by Steve Silberman and Oliver Sacks  

   https://amzn.to/44HvuTx        https://amzn.to/3YcOyVK   https://amzn.to/4iuwsFS            

6. My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor          https://amzn.to/3GmI3JY       https://amzn.to/4itv3zy           https://amzn.to/4issCxf

7. Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks        https://amzn.to/4lKvVCw       https://amzn.to/3YgJj7A         https://amzn.to/4jKxoXR       

Shame, Identity & Emotional Healing

1. The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson   https://amzn.to/3ZcD6db  https://amzn.to/4jzclqJ 

2. The Psychology of Shame by Gershen Kaufman    https://amzn.to/43DO8tv  https://amzn.to/3SZW3Mz     

3. Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown    https://amzn.to/3T7Qj3n   https://amzn.to/3Zb0gkb   

4. Daring Greatly Brené Brown https://amzn.to/4kHChkT        https://amzn.to/4mBSudn  

5. The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown  https://amzn.to/3HxZUho      https://amzn.to/44XHz7l   

6. Atlas of the Heart  Brené Brown

   https://amzn.to/4knNFTk       https://amzn.to/3Hls67c  

Mindset, Personal Growth, & Psychology

1. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson 

   https://amzn.to/4mG7HtD    https://amzn.to/43nGLHK   

2. Think, Learn, Succeed by Dr. Caroline Leaf  

   https://amzn.to/3ZHHcKx    https://amzn.to/4dFOPal   

3. Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté    

   https://amzn.to/43GwHIH      https://amzn.to/43FXS6k   

4. Lost Connections by Johann Hari  

   https://amzn.to/3Sv5T9i     https://amzn.to/43E2l9z   

5. Pockets of Joy by Roxanne Battle   

   https://amzn.to/4knDluB         

6. The Kevin Show by Mary Pilon (narrative exploring mental illness and agency)

   https://amzn.to/4kCx8KM    https://amzn.to/3Fw3d8s        

Classic Psychoanalysis & Personality Theory

1. The Neurotic Personality of Our Time by Karen Horney                                               https://amzn.to/3GPm3be  https://amzn.to/4f2Xmoq 

2. The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo                                                                   https://amzn.to/4f2zSzx    https://amzn.to/3TSpeBW  https://amzn.to/451mOpO 

Mindfulness, Presence & Spiritual Well-Being

1. Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn 

   https://amzn.to/4kP3Gl7  

2. Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn   https://amzn.to/3ZLwKld   https://amzn.to/4kJnXZe  

3. Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Daniel J. Siegel  https://amzn.to/4mNofjJ  https://amzn.to/43Qvgsp      

4. How to Relax by Thích Nhất Hạnh  

   https://amzn.to/43UuXwK  https://amzn.to/3ZKduEC    

5. The Book of Not Knowing by Peter Ralston  

   https://amzn.to/4dIQqw0  https://amzn.to/43TOddD  

6. Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, PhD  

   https://amzn.to/3HkomTy   

7. Mindfulness for Mothers by Rebecca Ryan

   https://amzn.to/3ZMDsHF