© 2010, David J. Bookbinder.

RELATED SITES AND BOOKS

SELF-HELP WEBSITES

Resource Index: Psychology Self-Help Resources on the Internet

Mental Health portal: MentalHelp.net

Addiction: Addiction Resource Guide, AA Meeting Finder, NA Meeting Finder, Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator

Borderline Personality Disorder: bpdcentral.com

Focusing: Focusing.org

Giftedness: National Association for Gifted Children, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Relationships: Imago Relationships

Trauma: Dustymiller.org

SELF-HELP BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

These are the self-help books I’ve found most helpful in my work with clients:

The Highly Sensitive Person, by Elaine Aron

No, you are not “too sensitive,” you are highly sensitive, like about 15% of us.

Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Amazingly concise and helpful handbook on the issues that artists typically live with and how to deal well with them.

The Anxiety and Phobias Workbook, by Edmund Bourne

Best book I’ve found on dealing with anxiety and panic.

Focusing, by Eugene Gendlin

Basic handbook of the Focusing technique Gendlin created.

Driven to Distraction, by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey

The seminal self-help book for people with ADD or ADHD.

Getting the Love You Want, by Harville Hendrix

Best book I’ve found on working through couples issues.

Stop Walking on Eggshells, by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger

Working with friends or family members who have Borderline Personality Disorder.

When I Say No I Feel Guilty, by Manuel Smith

Essential assertiveness training manual.

Anger and Being Peace, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Two seminal works on applying principles of Mindfulness to anger and on incorporating it into daily life.

 

BLOGS

Please take a look at my counseling blog, which contains short self-help or counseling-related articles; my photography blog, which contains articles on photography and creativity; and my Beliefnet.com blog, which deals with art, healing, and transformation.

Feel free to comment on blog articles or to e-mail me your comments.

FILM

Click this link to view the short film healing image: the mandalas of david bookbinder about my work as a therapist and artist, by Lawrence ‘Doc’ Pruyne.

Click this link to view a one-hour film of a talk by me and Jennifer Chiba on Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth from the 2010 Creativity & Madness conference in Santa Fe, NM.

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS

Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth

PowerPoint presentation by David J. Bookbinder, LMHC and Jennifer Chiba, MA, ATR, MFTI from the 2010 Creativity & Madness conference in Santa Fe, NM.

PRACTICE DOCUMENTS

Following are some downloadable documents that describe my practice and background in more detail. More information is available by clicking PRACTICE, ABOUT, and GROUPS.

Information for Psychotherapy Clients

Client Bill of Rights

Confidentiality in Therapy

David J. Bookbinder’s Resume