| Bandler, Richard & Grinder, John, ReFraming: Neuro-Linguistic
Programming and the Transformation of Meaning, Moab, UT: Real People Press
1982
Davis, Laura & Bass, Ellen, The Courage
to Heal Davis, Laura, Allies in Healing, NY: HarperPerennial 1991 The first is for people with history of emotional, physical, sexual
abuse, the second for partners of same. Outstanding discussion, with
heavy but helpful case materials. For therapists and self-help.
Dethlefsen, Thorwald/ Dahlke, Rudiger,
The Healing Power of Illness: The Meaning of Symptoms and How to Interpret
Them., Longmead, UK: Element 1990,(Orig. German 1983). Outstanding
discussion on body/mind/spirit
Gordon, Thomas, P.E.T. - Parent Effectiveness
Training, NY: Penguin 1975 Excellent on communications between
parents, parents & children
Gray, John, Men are from Mars, Women
are from Venus, NY:HarperCollins 1993 Excellent introduction
to major differences in orientations between men & women, helpful
to self-help
Janov, Arthur, The Primal Scream, NY:
Dell 1970 Classic on intensive releasing therapy. One of the best
descriptions of how people tie themselves into neurotic knots and how
they fear untying these. Author is a bit hard to take, presenting himself
as God's gift to therapy.
Laing, Ronald D. Knots, NY: Penguin
1970 Poetry on how we tie ourselves into knots
Laing, Ronald D. The Divided Self, London: Tavistock 1960 More technical
discussions on intrapsychic splitting
Minuchin, Salvador, Families and Family
Therapy, London: Tavistock 1974 Excellent for therapists -
concepts of family therapy mapping of problems
Stewart, Ian & Joines, Vann, TA Today, Chapel
Hill, NC: Lifespace 1991 Excellent, thorough introduction to Transactional Analysis, a
cognitive therapy. Used easily with Gestalt therapy
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