While psychotherapy will often provide relief or some changes in the first several sessions, outside resources can be a valuable addition to therapy.  Whether in conjunction with your therapy work, or as a tool for self-growth, here are some basic resources for self-help.

Parenting

• Parenting from the Inside-Out, by Dan Siegel & Mary Hartnell 
• The Whole-Brain Child, by Dan Siegel & Tina Bryson 
• No Drama Discipline, by Dan Siegel & Tina Bryson 
• Parenting your Powerful Child, by Kevin Leman 
• Parenting with Love & Logic, by Foster Cline & Jim Fay

Couples

• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman & Nan Silver
• Boundaries in Marriage, by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

Self-Growth

• Daring Greatly, by Brene Brown
• Boundaries, by Henry Cloud & John Townsend 
• Mindsight: The new science of personal transformation, by Dan Siegel 
• Thrilled to Death, by Archibald Hart

Grief and Loss 

• Necessary Losses, by Judith Viorst
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold Kushner