Books

Below is a list of suggested reading from our staff

Adult Sexual Assault

• “Recovering from Rape” – Linda E Ledray
• “It Happened to Me” – Lee Carter (for teens)

Childhood Sexual Abuse/Incest

• “Beginning to Heal” – Ellen Brass & Laura Davis
• “Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse” – Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
• “The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse” – Laura Davis
• “Healing the Trauma of Abuse” – Mary Ellen Copeland & Maxine Harris
• “Cutting” – Steven Leven Kron
• “Female Sexual Abuse of Children” – Michelle Elliott

Women Abuse

• “The Relationship Workbook” – Kerry Moles, Wellness Reproduction and Publishing
• “Getting Free: A handbook for Women in Abusive Relations” – Ginny NiCarthy
• “Why Does He Do That?” – Lundy Bancroft
• “Ditch the Jerk” – Pamela Jane
• “You Can Be Free” – Ginny NiCarthy

Dating Violence

• “How to Spot a Dangerous Man” – Sandra Brown
• “Before He Takes You Out” – Scott Lindquist
• “I Never Called It Rape” – Robin Warshaw
• “In Love and In Danger” – Barrie Levys

Bullying

• “The Bully, The Bullied, Bystander” – Barbara Colerose
• “Bullying: A Guide for Parents and Teachers” – Karen Sullivan
• “Bullying: Deal with it Before Push Comes to Shove” – Elaine Slavens
• “Bullying: Identify, Cope, Prevent” – World Teachers Press

Trauma

• “The PTSD Workbook” – Mary Beth Williams & Soili Poijula
• “First Stage Trauma Treatment” – Lori Haskell
• “Beyond Anxiety Phobia” – Edmund J. Bourne
• “I Can’t Get Over It” – Aphrodite Matsakis

Parent Support

• “When Dad Hurts Mom” – Lundy Bancroft
• “Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls” – Mary Pipher
• “Living Alongside a Child’s Recovery” – Billy Pughe & Terry Philpot
• “Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse” – Caren Adams
• “When you Child has been Molested” – Kathryn Brohl

Women Abuse Groups

• “Journey Beyond Abuse” – Kay Laurel Fischer & Michael F. McGrane
• “Groups: Process & Practice” – Corey & Carey

Boundaries

• “Loving your Partner without Losing Yourself” – Martha Baldin Beveridge
• “Better Boundaries” – Jan Black, Greg Enns

Teens

• “Deal with It” – Esther Drill, Heather McDonald & Rebecca Odes
• “Respect” – Courtney Macavinta & Andrea Vander Pluym
• “Girlology: A Girls Guide to Stuff that Matters” – Melissa Holmes & Trish Hutchinson
• “Safe Teen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence” – Anita Roberts

Criminal Harassment

• “Surviving Stalking” – Michelle Pathé

Emotional Abuse

• “Dragon Slipper” – Rosalin Penfold
• “The Emotionally Abused Women” – Beverly Engel

Verbal Abuse

• “The Verbally Abusive Relationship” – Patricia Evans
• “Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out” – Patricia Evans

Partner Support

• “What About Me” – Grant Cameron
• “Allies In Healing” – Laura Davis

Male Survivors of Sexual Violence

• “Victims No Longer” – Mike Lew
• “Opening the Door: A Treatment Model for Therapy with Male Survivors” – Adrienne Crowder
• “Speaking Our Truth: Voices of Courage and Healing of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse” – Neal King