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Therapist Books for Therapists
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items For my therapists constantly fighting for more and better for their clients and general self-taught baddies. I'm a mental health therapist and these are some of my favorite book recommendations for mental health and resources I've found extremely hel...
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 addictions.
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 ...