Rachel Sussman, LCSW

Relationship Expert
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
and Marriage/Family Therapist
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Recommended Reading

Addiction and Recovery:
Fletcher, Anne; Sober for Good

Attention Deficit Disorder: (ADD)

Nadeau, Kathleen; Understanding Girls with ADHD

Adoption:

Schaffer, Judith  and Lindstrom, Christina; How to Raise an Adopted Child: A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence

Aging Parents:

Morris, V.; How to Care for Aging Parents
Pipher, M.; Another Country

Anger:
Lerner, H. ; The Dance of Anger (for women)
Harbin, T. ; Beyond Anger (for men)
Carson, R. ; Taming Your Gremlin
Mc Kay, M, Fanning, P.; Self Esteem

Anxiety Disorders:
Bourne, Edmund J.; The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Levenkron, Steven; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Treating and Understanding Crippling Habits

The Brain:

Amen, M.D., Daniel; Change your Brain, Change your Life
Siegel, MD, Daniel; The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

Bi Polar Disorder:

Jamison, Kay Redfield; An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Career Change / Job Search:
Braun Levine,Suzanne;Inventing the Rest of Our Lives:Women in Second Adulthood
Bolles, Richard; What Color is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers
Berman Fortgang, Laura;Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction
Bronson, Po;What Should I Do WIth My Life?
Wendleton,Kate;Targeting the Job You Want (the Five o'Clock Club)
Ryan, Robin;What To Do With The Rest of Your Life
Sher, Barbara;Wishcraft
Ibarra, Herminia;Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
Erickson Walker, Jean;The Age Advantage: Making the Most of your Midlife Career Transition
Taylor,Jeff;Monster Careers

Depression:

Wayne J Katon, Evette Ludman, Gregory Simon;The Depression Helpbook

Eating Disorders:
Hall, Lindsey & Cohn, Leigh; Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
Costin, Carolyn; The Eating Disorder Sourcebook; A Comprehensive Guide
Roth, Geneen; When Food is Love
Roth, Geneen; Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
Roth, Geneen; Feeding the Hungry Heart

Personality Disorders:
Golomb, Elan; Trapped in the Mirror
Miller, Alice; The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

For Couples - Relationships, Intimacy & Sexuality:
Barbach, L.; For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy
Barbach, L.; For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality (for women)
Barbach, L.; Pleasures: Women Write Erotica (for women)
Zilbergeld; The New Male Sexuality (for men)
Butler and Lewis; Sex After Sixty
O’Connor, D.;How to Make Love to the Same Person for the Rest of Your Life and Still Enjoy It
Schnarch, D.; Passionate Marriage
Enright, R.D.; Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope
Hendrix, H.; Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
Spring, J.A.; How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive
Spring, J.A.;After the Affair
Winek, J.L. and Craven, P.A.;   Healing Rituals for Couples Recovering from Adultery
Lerner, Harriet;  The Dance of Connection
McCarthy, B. & McCarthy, E., Sexual Awareness: Enhancing Sexual Pleasure
Romantic Rendezvous - An Adult Board Game

Meditation:

Kabat-Zinn, Jon; Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Parenting:
Pipher, M.; Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mogel, W.; The Blessings of a Skinned Knee
Taffel, Ron; Parenting by Heart: How to Stay Connected to Your Child in a Disconnected World
Levine, Mel; A Mind at a Time
Siegel, D. and Harzell, M.; Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can help you raise children who thrive

Sexual Abuse:
Bass, E. and Davis, L.; The Courage to Heal
Davis, L.;  The Courage to Heal Workbook
Naparstek, Bellruth; Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How they Heal

Trauma & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD):
Herman, J.; Trauma and Recovery

 

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Recommended Book
of the month:


Mating in Captivity- Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
by Esther Perel

"This is a thougt provoking book discussing the age old delima of monogamy and security vs eroticism. I highly recommend it. "

- Rachel