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Therapist Books for Therapists
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items I'm a mental health therapist and these are some of my favorite book recomendations for mental health and resources I've found extremely helpful! We all know Body Keeps the Score, but I’m trying to share other resources will ACTUALLY help practitione...
IFS for the win!
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
This I have found so helpful for people who need extra support reconnecting with their bodies and somatic experience. Really helps us gain ground quickly.
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress
Just a beautiful read rooted in self-friendship/compassion.
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory
Again, has just been a great tol for me to return to when I'm working with people that have self-abandoned.
Undoing Aloneness and the Transformation of Suffering Into Flourishing
A great resource for me working in substance use field! Just the first few chapters alone really help when people start sliding and romanticizing their past addicitons.
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
I took a class from the author and she breaks down how to work with a topic that intimidates many therapists (especially newer therapists getting their footing)
Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals
So good. So many examples of what IFS looks and sounds like in a session.
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Just good - focuses on your role as the therapist. Rupture and repair section I use all the time and helped me notice what attunement feels like.
Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An ...