We’ve found the following books and websites to be especially helpful—for our clients, their families, and in our own work as clinicians. These trusted resources cover a wide range of topics including relationships, parenting, ADHD, anxiety, giftedness, and neurodiversity.

❤️ Relationships & Marriage

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman 
  • Why Marriages Succeed or Fail – John Gottman 
  • Eight Dates – John Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman 
  • Attached – Amir Levine & Rachel Heller 
  • The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman 
  • Hold Me Tight – Sue Johnson 
  • How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It – Pat Love & Steven Stosny 
  • After the Affair – Janis Abrahms Spring 
  • How Can I Forgive You? – Janis Abrahms Spring 
  • The Dance of Anger – Harriet Lerner 
  • The Dance of Connection – Harriet Lerner 
  • Nonviolent Communication – Marshall B. Rosenberg 

👶 Parenting, Child Development & Family Life

  • Parenting from the Inside Out – Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell 
  • The Whole-Brain Child – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson 
  • Siblings Without Rivalry – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish 
  • Your Defiant Child – Russell Barkley 
  • Taking Charge of ADHD – Russell Barkley 
  • Treating ADHD in Children and Adolescents – Russell Barkley 

🌟 Books on ADHD (Including Girls with ADHD & Executive Functioning)

  • A Girl’s Guide to ADHD (Don’t Lose This Book!) – Beth Walker 
  • Attention Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHD – Magination Press 
  • Understanding Girls with ADHD – Kathleen Nadeau, Ellen Littman & Patricia Quinn 
  • Raising Girls with ADHD – James Forgan & Mary Anne Richey 
  • It’s Hard to Be a Verb – Julia Cook 
  • My Mouth is a Volcano – Julia Cook 
  • Moody Cow Meditates – Kerry Lee MacLean 
  • Know and Follow the Rules – Cheri Meiners 
  • ADHD is My Superpower – Alisha Salloway 
  • Delivered from Distraction – Edward Hallowell & John Ratey 
  • Smart but Scattered – Peg Dawson & Richard Guare 

😌 Anxiety, OCD, Self-Esteem, and Perfectionism in Children

  • Super Powered: Transform Anxiety into Courage, Confidence, and Resilience – Renee Jain & Shefali Tsabary 
  • Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD – Eli Lebowitz 
  • The Opposite of Worry – Lawrence Cohen 
  • Kid Confidence – Eileen Kennedy-Moore & Michele Borba 
  • Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents – Reid Wilson & Lynn Lyons 
  • Confidence is My Superpower – Alicia Ortego 
  • The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes – Mark Pett 
  • Please Explain Anxiety to Me – L. Zelinger 
  • Is a Worry Worrying You? – Ferida Wolff 
  • Being Me: A Kid’s Guide to Boosting Confidence and Self-Esteem – Wendy Moss 
  • Believing in Me – P. O’Neill & A. Ashman 
  • What to Do When You Worry Too Much – Dawn Huebner 

🧠 Giftedness & Emotional Development

  • Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out – Dillon Delisle 
  • A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children – James T. Webb et al. 
  • The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids – Sally Y. Walker 
  • Why Smart Kids Worry – Allison Edwards 
  • Parenting Gifted Children – Jennifer Jolly, Donald Treffinger et al. 
  • Parenting Gifted Kids – James Delisle 

🧩 Neurodiversity & Autism Spectrum Resources

  • The Reason I Jump – Naoki Higashida 
  • Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap: NT is OK! – Clay Morton & Gail Morton 
  • Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes – Jennifer Elder 
  • Just Right for You: A Story About Autism – Melanie Heyworth & Celeste Josephine 
  • Standing Up For Myself – Ausome Training 
  • The Brain Forest – Onwards and Upwards Psychology 

🌐 Helpful Websites

General & Relationship Resources

ADHD & Executive Functioning

Giftedness

Autism & Neurodiversity

These resources are for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional mental health care.