Christian Counseling Resources
Please note that the resource links are provided as a service by TrueNorth Christian Counseling; however, TrueNorth Christian Counseling does not endorse or recommend the use of any specific treatment or medication that may be listed in these books. For guidance about any specific treatment or medication, please consult your physician and/or mental health professional.
Marriage and Family Reading List
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry by Les and Leslie Parrott Encouragment by Crabb
Preparing for Marriage by David Boehi, Brent Nelson, Jeff Schulte, and Lloyd Shadrach
The Four Seasons of Marriage by Gary Chapman
Spiritually Single Moms: Raising Godly Kids When Dad Doesn't Believe by Nancy Sebastian Meyer
Parenting Teens With Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood by Cline and Fay
Torn Asunder: Recovering From Extramarital Affairs by Dave Carder
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend, Lisa Guest
Getting the Love you Want by Harvelle Hendrix
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley
The Everything Toddler Book: From Controlling Tantrums to Potty Training, Practical Advice to Get You and Your Toddler Through the Formative Years by Linda Sonna
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell, M.D.
Abundant Life Reading List
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Member Book UPDATED by Henry Blackaby; Richard Blackaby; Claude King
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God : Youth Edition by Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King
Encouragement: The Key to Caring by Larry Crabb and PLLC, Dan B. Allender
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James C. Hunter
Addiction and Grace by Gerald May
Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
Power of a Praying Husband by Stormie Omartian
Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
Battfield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
Substance Abuse Reading List
I Am Your Disease: The Many Faces of Addiction by Sheryl Letzgus McGinnis and Heiko Ganzer
Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Geringer Woititz
Getting Sober by Priscilla Cane
Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book 4th Edition by AA Services
Anger Management Reading List
Anger & Stress Management God's Way by Wayne Mack
The Anger Workbook by Les Carter, Frank Minirth
The Anger Trap by Les Carter
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Beyond Anger by Thomas Harbin
It's My Life Now : Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence by Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock
Depression and Anxiety Reading List
The Depression Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland & Matthew McKay
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Encouragement: The Key to Caring by Larry Crabb and PLLC, Dan B. Allender
Healing Anxiety and Depression by Daniel G. Amen and Lisa C. Routh
Grief and Loss Reading List
The Colors of Grief: Understanding a Child's Journey Through Loss from Birth to Adulthood by Janis A., Ph.D. Di Ciacco
This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings of Loss by Thomas M. Ellis
I Never Held You: A book about miscarriage, healing, and recovery by Ellen M. DuBois
Dont Take My Grief Away by Doug Manning
Getting to The Other Side of Grief by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge & Robert C. DeVries
The Mourning Handbook by Helen Fitzgerald
How to Survive the Loss of a Child by Catherine M. Sanders
How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese A. Rando
A Decembered Grief by Harold Ivan Smith
Recovering From Losses Of Life by H. Norman Wright
Beyond Grief by Carol Staudacher
Good Grief by Granger Westberg
Widowed by Dr. Joyce Brothers
But I Never Thought Hed Die by Miriam Baker Nye
Learning to Say Goodbye When A Parent Dies by Eda LeShan
Encouragement: The Key to Caring by Larry Crabb and PLLC, Dan B. Allender
Roses In December by Marilyn Willett Heavilin
Sexual Addiction Reading List
Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction & the Healing Power of Jesus by Russell Willingham
Stolen hours: Breaking Free from Secret Addiction by John Howard Prin
Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes
Don't Call it Love by Patrick Carnes
Every Man's Battle : Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker
Faithful and True by Mark R. Laaser
An Affair of the Mind by Laurie Hall
At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry by Steve Gallagher
Hope and Recovery : A Twelve Step Guide for Healing From Compulsive Sexual Behavior by Mic Hunter
Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew
Restoring Sexual Identity: Hope for Women Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction by Anne Paulk
Bipolar Reading List
So, You're Bipolar. Now What? by Catherine Ehlers, Donna G. Crabtree, and Melissa Armbruster
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder -- Third Edition by Demitri Md Papolos and Janice Papolos
The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family by David J. Miklowitz and Elizabeth L. Georg
Parenting a Bipolar Child: What to Do & Why by Gianni L. Faedda and Nancy B. Austin
Depression and Bipolar Disorders: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) by Virginia Edwards
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder by Julie A. Fast and John D. Preston
Parenting Reading List
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
Spiritually Single Moms: Raising Godly Kids When Dad Doesn't Believe by Nancy Sebastian Meyer
Raising Kids for True Greatness: Redefine Success for You and Your Child by Tim Kimmel
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