Our staff is dedicated to providing you with helpful resources you can access 24-7. Below you will find a compilation of our favorite reading material, websites, and other useful tools to help you on your journey. For your convenience, we have organized these resources topically.
Abuse
- Book: The Wounded Heart, Dan Allender
- Book: Healing the Wounded Heart, Dan Allender
- Book: Verbal & Emotional Abuse, June Hunt
Anger
- Book: The Answer to Anger: Practical Steps to Temper Fiery Emotions, June Hunt
- Book: Avoiding the Anger Trap, Les Carter
- Book: The Healing Path, Dan Allender
Anxiety & Stress
- Book: The Feeling Good Handbook, David B. Burns
- Book: Freedom From Anxiety, Les Carter
Assessments
- Website: Attachment Questionnaire
- Website: Myers Briggs Personality Test
Career
- Website: O*Net Occupational Network
- Website: St. Louis Agency and Training on Employment (SLATE)
- Free Assessment: Myers Briggs / Jung Typology Test
- Sample Assessment Report: Strong Interest Inventory
Community Resources
- Website: Alcoholics Anonymous
- Website: Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Family Resources
- Website: Celebrate Recovery
- Website: First Light (Sexual Integrity Groups and Resources)
Depression
- Book: The Feeling Good Handbook, David B. Burns
- Book: Spiritual Depression, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1965
EMDR Therapy
- Book: Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro (Non-Christian)
- Book: The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk (Non-Christian)
- Website: EMDR International Association
Grief & Loss
- Book: A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis
- Book: The Healing Path, Dan Allender
Health & Wellness
- Book: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Daniel G. Amen (Non-Christian)
- Book: The Hunger Within, Judy & Art Halliday, PhD
- Book: Thin Within, Judy & Art Halliday, PhD
Identity
- Book: Beyond Identity, Dick Keyes
- Book: Captivating, John & Stasi Eldredge
- Book: Wild At Heart, John Eldredge
Mental Health Issues (General)
- Website: Mayo Clinic
- Website: Mental Health Grace Alliance
- Website: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Website: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Parenting
- Book: Boundaries With Kids, Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- Book: Boundaries With Teens, Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- Book: Grace-Based Parenting, Tim Kimmel
- Book: Parenting Teens With Love and Logic, Foster Cline & Jim Fay (Non-Christian)
- Book: Parenting With Love and Logic, Foster Cline & Jim Fay (Non-Christian)
- Book: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, Meg Meeker, M.D.
- Book: The Two Sides Of Love, Gary Smalley & John Trent
- Book: The Wonder of Boys, Michael Gurian
- Book: The Wonder of Girls, Michael Gurian
- Website: Center for Parent / Youth Understanding
- Website: Focus On the Family
- Website: No Family Left Behind
Perfectionism
- Book: The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W.
- Book: Perfecting Ourselves to Death, Dr. Richard Winter
Relationships
- Book: The Art of Marriage, Family Life
- Book: Bold Love, Dan Allender
- Book: Boundaries In Marriage, Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- Book: Close Calls: What Adulterers Want You To Know About Protecting Your Marriage, Dave Carder
- Book: His Needs, Her Needs, Willard F. Harley, Jr.
- Book: Intimate Allies, Dan Allender
- Book: The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman
- Book: The Language of Love, Gary Smalley
- Book: Love and Respect, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
- Book: Love and War, Dan Allender
- Book: Reconcilable Differences, Jim Talley
Sexuality
- Book: Faithful and True, Mark Laaser
- Book: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction, Mark Laaser
- Book: Out of the Shadows, Patrick Carnes
- Book: Torn Asunder, David Carder
Spiritual Growth
- Book: Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook, J
- Book: Finding God, Larry Crabb
- Book: Home Tonight: Further Reflections of the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Henri J.M. Nouwen
- Book: Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
- Book: Prayer, Richard Foster, 2003
- Book: The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis
- Book: The Return of the Prodigal: A Story of Homecoming, Henri J.M. Nouwen
- Book: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
- Book: Seeing Yourself Through God’s Eyes, June Hunt
- Book: Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society, Timothy Willard and Jason Locy
Trauma
- Book: The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
- Book: The PTSD Workbook, Soili Poijula & Mary Beth Williams
- Website: EMDR Institute Inc.
- Website: EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)