
Referrals and Resources
Referral Resources
This is a selection of books and websites that we often recommend to clients who are looking for additional information on a specific topic. We wanted to make our most frequently used referrals and books easily available to everyone who visits our website. In a desire for full disclosure, the books are posted through Amazon as an affiliate link. Monarch Counseling Associates will earn a small commission for any purchase you make. This will not result in any additional cost to you.
Support Lines:
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National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 988.
Website: https://988lifeline.org/
Call for yourself or someone else. It’s free, confidential, nationwide, available 24/7.
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Endeavor Health MOMS Line:
Call 1-866-364-6667
The Endeavor Health MOMS Line is a free, confidential, 24/7 hotline staffed by licensed counselors. Provides information, support and referrals.Postpartum Support International Helpline:
Call or text 1-800-944-4773
website: https://www.postpartum.net/
The PSI HelpLine offers toll-free information, support and local resources in English or Spanish language; available 24/7. Callers leave a confidential voicemail and a trained volunteer will return the call or text. They provide information, support, local resources. They also offer many support groups which are listed on the website. Not for emergency calls.Fussy Baby Network Warm Line:
Call 1-888-431-2229
Website: https://www.erikson.edu/fussy-baby-network/
Erikson Institute's Fussy Baby Network helps families struggling with their infants' crying, sleeping or feeding. Infant specialists answer calls Monday through Friday, 9 to 5pm.Mother to Baby support line:
Call 866-626-6847 or text 855-999-3525
Website:https://mothertobaby.org
Talk to an expert or read information online about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Free fact sheets that answer frequently asked questions in English and Spanish are available online.For Senior Community Resources North Shore Senior Center Call Northfield: 847-784-6000 Niles: 847-864-3721
website: https://www.nssc.org/home
Book Recommendations:
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Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with ADD From Childhood Through Adulthood. The Essential Reference That Evolutionized our Understanding of ADHD. By Edward Hallowell, MD & John Ratey, MD
https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Distraction-Revised-Recognizing-Attention/dp/0307743152You Mean I Am Not Lazy, Crazy or Stupid?: The classic self-help book for adults with ADD by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
https://www.amazon.com/You-Mean-Lazy-Stupid-Crazy/dp/0743264487The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Melissa Orlov
https://www.amazon.com/ADHD-Effect-Marriage-Understand-Relationship/dp/1886941971Is it You, Me, or Adult ADD? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder by Gina Pera
https://www.amazon.com/You-Me-Adult-D-D-Attention/dp/0981548709 -
My Brain Needs Glasses: ADHD explained to kids by Annick Vincent
https://www.amazon.com/My-Brain-Needs-Glasses-explained/dp/198800280X -
The Anxiety & Panic Workbook by Edmund Bourne
https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1684034833When Panic Attacks by David Burns
https://www.amazon.com/When-Panic-Attacks-Drug-Free-Anxiety/dp/076792083XThe Relaxation and Stress Workbook by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman & Matthew McKay
https://www.amazon.com/Relaxation-Reduction-Workbook-Harbinger-Self-Help/dp/1572245492The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation & Distress Tolerance by Matthew McKay PhD, Jeffrey Wood PsyD, Jeffrey Brantley, MD.
https://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Behavior-Therapy-Skills-Workbook/dp/1684034582Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger, PhD, Christine Padesky, PhD.
https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Mood-Second-Changing/dp/1462520421Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns, MD
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Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Eli Lebowitz, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Child-Anxiety-Scientifically/dp/0190883529What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kids Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner, PhD (the What to DO Guides for Kids Series also has a book for OCD , anger, perfectionism, negative thinking, and jealousy.)
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Reinventing Supermom: Support, Encouragement and Strategies for New Mothers Who Feel Lost by Kate Kripke, LCSW, PMH-C
https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Supermom-Support-Encouragement-Strategies/dp/1736021001The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions by Pamela Wiegartz PhD & Kevin Gyoerkoe PsyD
https://www.amazon.com/Pregnancy-Postpartum-Anxiety-Workbook-Compulsions/dp/1572245891This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman, LCSW and Valerie Raskin, MD
https://www.amazon.com/This-Isnt-What-Expected-Overcoming/dp/0738216933The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living With Postpartum Depression by Karen Keiman, MSW
https://www.amazon.com/Postpartum-Husband-Practical-Solutions-Depression/dp/0738836362Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts by Karen Kleiman, LCSW and Amy Wenzel, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Dropping-Baby-Other-Scary-Thoughts/dp/0415877008Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman, MSW, illustrations by Molly McIntyre
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Moms-Have-Scary-Thoughts/dp/1641701307 -
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin, PT & Phyllis Klaus, MFT
https://www.amazon.com/When-Survivors-Give-Birth-Understanding/dp/1594040222Heal Your Birth Story: releasing the unexpected by Maureen Campion, MS, LP
https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Your-Birth-Story-unexpected/dp/1511910356Traumatic Childbirth by Cheryl Beck, Jeanne Driscoll, Sue Watson
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A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss – Guidance and Support for You and Your Family by Ingrid Kohn, MSW and Perry-Lynn Moffit
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Sorrow-Pregnancy-Guidance-Support/dp/0415924812Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah L. Davis, PhD (PSI 250)
https://www.amazon.com/Empty-Cradle-Broken-Heart-Surviving/dp/1936218240At a Loss, Finding Your Way After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death by Donna Rothert, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/At-Loss-Finding-Miscarriage-Stillbirth/dp/1733438602Rebirth: The Journey of Pregnancy After a Loss by Joey Miller, MSW, LCSW
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It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
https://www.amazon.com/Its-That-Youre-Not-Understand/dp/1622039076On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD and David Kessler
https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Grieving-Finding-Meaning-Through/dp/1476775559Everywhere, Still: A Book about Loss, Grief, and the Way Love Continues by M.H. Clark (Author), Claire Sahara Lemp (Illustrator)
https://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-Still-about-Grief-Continues/dp/1957891033When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
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Parenting from the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. By Daniel Siegel, MD and Mary Hartzell, M. Ed.
https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Inside-Out-Self-Understanding-Anniversary/No Drama Discipline: the whole brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child’s developing mind. By Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Bryson, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/No-Drama-Discipline-Whole-Brain-Nurture-Developing/Raising your Spirited Child: A guide for parents whose child is more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic. By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Your-Spirited-Child-Perceptive/Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason. By Alfie Kohn
https://www.amazon.com/Unconditional-Parenting-Moving-Rewards-Punishments/dp/07434874861-2-3 Magic: The new 3 step discipline for calm effective and happy parenting. By Thomas Phelan, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/1-2-3-Magic-Discipline-Effective-Parenting/Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Dr. Laura Markham, PhD
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The Happy Stepmother: Stay Sane, Empower Yourself, Thrive in Your New Family by Rachelle Katz, EdD, LMFT
https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Stepmother-Empower-Yourself-Thrive/dp/037389225X -
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
https://www.amazon.com/Siblings-Without-Rivalry-Children-Together/dp/039334221 -
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross Green , PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-School-Behavioral-Challenges-Falling/dp/1501101498 -
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
https://www.amazon.com/Do-What-You-Are-Personality/dp/031623673XWhat Color is Your Parachute?: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success by Richard N. Bolles
https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-Meaningful/dp/1984861204 -
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090Rekindling Desire: A step by step program to help low-sex and no-sex marriages by Barry McCarthy PhD & Emily McCarthy
https://www.amazon.com/Rekindling-Desire-Barry-McCarthy/dp/0367143844Enduring Desire: Your guide to lifelong intimacy by Michael Metz PhD & Barry McCarthy PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Enduring-Desire-Guide-Lifelong-Intimacy/dp/0415878306The Return of Desire: A guide to rediscovering your sexual passion - Gina Ogden, PhD, LMFT
https://www.amazon.com/Return-Desire-Rediscovering-Sexual-Passion/dp/1590303644Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
https://www.amazon.com/Mating-Captivity-Unlocking-Erotic-Intelligence/dp/0060753641Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship by Stephen Snyder, MD
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Worth-Making-Ridiculously-Long-Lasting/dp/1250113113 -
This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Danielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Parents-Gay-Kids/dp/1452127530 -
A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Fear and Pain by Aurelie Jones Goodwin, EdD & Marc Agronin, MD
https://www.amazon.com/Womans-Guide-Overcoming-Sexual-Fear/dp/1626541086 -
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Sex-Mind-Body-Approach-Sexual/dp/1573442933The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz, LCSW
https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Healing-Journey-Guide-Survivors/dp/0062130730The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Heal-Survivors-Sexual-Anniversary/dp/0061284335Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence – from domestic abuse to political terror by Judith Herman, MD
https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recovery-Aftermath-Violence-Political/dp/0465087302 -
Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want by Alexandra Solomon, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Bravely-Twenty-Lessons-Self-Discovery/dp/1626255814The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0553447718Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, PhD & Julie Gottman, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Eight-Dates-Essential-Conversations-Lifetime/dp/1523504463Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson, EdD
https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Me-Tight-Conversations-Lifetime/dp/031611300XGetting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD
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After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janice A. Spring, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/After-Affair-Third-Rebuilding-Unfaithful/dp/006304529XGetting Past the Affair: A program to help you cope, heal and move on together or apart by Douglas K Snyder, PhD, Donald H Baucom PhD & Kristina Coop Gordon PhD
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Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher, EdD
https://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-When-Your-Relationship-Ends/dp/1626258244The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive by Robert Emery, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Children-Divorce-Emotions/dp/0452287162Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties that Bind by Amy J. Baker, PhD
https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Parental-Alienation-Syndrome/dp/0393705196 -
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352153 -
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849XRising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Ability-Transforms-Parent/dp/081298580XDare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Lead-Brave-Conversations-Hearts/dp/0399592520