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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