Best Counselling Books | Summaries & Audio

Counselling Book Summaries

Created for Connection

by Sue Johnson • 2016

Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.

4.21

500+

🧠 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Marriage 💑 Marriage Counseling ❤️ Emotional Bonding 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

Created for Connection

Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.

by Sue Johnson 2016 308 pages

4.21

500+ ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Marriage 💑 Marriage Counseling ❤️ Emotional Bonding 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

Changes That Heal

by Henry Cloud • 1992

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

4.37

4k+

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

Changes That Heal

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

by Henry Cloud 1992

4.37

4k+ ratings

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

by Eric Berne • 1961

Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.

4.11

500+

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🧩 Parts Work 🔄 Relational Patterns 👶 Childhood Conditioning 👥 Group Therapy

Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.

by Eric Berne 1961 272 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 🧩 Parts Work 🔄 Relational Patterns 👶 Childhood Conditioning 👥 Group Therapy

Focusing

by Eugene T. Gendlin • 1978

Stop analyzing. Your body already holds the answer. Six steps for hearing it directly.

3.94

1k+

🛋️ Somatic Therapy 🧠 Body-Mind Connection 🌊 Emotional Processing 👂 Therapeutic Listening 📚 Humanistic Psychology

Focusing

Stop analyzing. Your body already holds the answer. Six steps for hearing it directly.

by Eugene T. Gendlin 1978 192 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

🛋️ Somatic Therapy 🧠 Body-Mind Connection 🌊 Emotional Processing 👂 Therapeutic Listening 📚 Humanistic Psychology

Getting Past Your Past

by Francine Shapiro • 2012

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

4.07

3k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

Getting Past Your Past

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

by Francine Shapiro 2012 344 pages

4.07

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

On Being a Therapist

by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 1986

What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.

4.03

4k+

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 🌱 Therapist Development 😔 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🪞 Countertransference

On Being a Therapist

What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.

by Jeffrey A. Kottler 1986 379 pages

4.03

4k+ ratings

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 🌱 Therapist Development 😔 Compassion Fatigue 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🪞 Countertransference

Attachment Theory in Practice

by Susan M. Johnson EdD • 2018

A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.

4.33

500+

🔗 Attachment Theory 🎯 Emotionally Focused Therapy 💭 Emotion Processing 💑 Couples Counseling 🛠️ Therapeutic Techniques

Attachment Theory in Practice

A five-move clinical method for using emotion, not insight, to reshape how clients attach to others.

by Susan M. Johnson EdD 2018 288 pages

4.33

500+ ratings

🔗 Attachment Theory 🎯 Emotionally Focused Therapy 💭 Emotion Processing 💑 Couples Counseling 🛠️ Therapeutic Techniques

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

4.60

3k+

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

Unwanted

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

by Jay Stringer 2018 288 pages

4.60

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

When Life Hits Hard

by Russ Harris • 2021

Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.

4.44

176

🕊️ Grief And Healing 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Third Wave Cbt 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Compassion

When Life Hits Hard

Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.

by Russ Harris 2021 224 pages

4.44

176 ratings

🕊️ Grief And Healing 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Third Wave Cbt 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Compassion

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Jonathan Grayson • 2003

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

4.30

500+

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.

by Jonathan Grayson 2003 320 pages

4.30

500+ ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy ❓ Uncertainty Acceptance

"Pure O" OCD

by Chad Lejeune • 2023

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

4.29

500+

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

"Pure O" OCD

When thoughts get sticky, fighting them makes it worse. Five steps for stepping back instead.

by Chad Lejeune 2023 259 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🔄 Ocd Recovery 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Clinical Psychology

The Attachment Theory Workbook

by Annie Chen • 2019

Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.

4.15

500+

🧩 Attachment Theory 📝 Workbook ❤️ Relationship Skills 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Attachment 💖 Self-Compassion

The Attachment Theory Workbook

Identify your attachment style, interrupt its traps, and practice your way to secure relationships.

by Annie Chen 2019 194 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 📝 Workbook ❤️ Relationship Skills 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adult Attachment 💖 Self-Compassion

Safe People

by Henry Cloud • 1995

Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.

4.22

5k+

🧭 Relational Discernment ⛪ Christian Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 💚 Emotional Healing 🔄 Relational Patterns

Safe People

Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.

by Henry Cloud 1995 199 pages

4.22

5k+ ratings

🧭 Relational Discernment ⛪ Christian Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 💚 Emotional Healing 🔄 Relational Patterns

Brainstorm

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011

Teen risk-taking and mood swings aren't bugs. They're the engine driving a brain-wide rebuild.

3.89

4k+

🧠 Adolescent Development 🌱 Teen Parenting 🧬 Brain Development 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🧘 Mindfulness Parenting

Brainstorm

Teen risk-taking and mood swings aren't bugs. They're the engine driving a brain-wide rebuild.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2011 336 pages

3.89

4k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Development 🌱 Teen Parenting 🧬 Brain Development 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🧘 Mindfulness Parenting

Caring Enough to Confront

by David Augsburger • 1973

Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.

3.89

262

🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Relationships 💭 Owning Emotions 💬 Direct Communication 🧭 Taking Responsibility

Caring Enough to Confront

Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.

by David Augsburger 1973 192 pages

3.89

262 ratings

🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Relationships 💭 Owning Emotions 💬 Direct Communication 🧭 Taking Responsibility

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

by Louis Cozolino • 2002

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

4.33

500+

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

The brain is built by relationships. Therapy rewires it through the same social circuits.

by Louis Cozolino 2002 480 pages

4.33

500+ ratings

🔗 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👥 Social Neuroscience 🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 🧩 Neural Integration 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Polyvagal Theory

by Stephen W. Porges • 2011

Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.

4.11

500+

🧠 Autonomic Nervous System 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Affective Neuroscience ⚡ Stress Response

The Polyvagal Theory

Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.

by Stephen W. Porges 2011 347 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

🧠 Autonomic Nervous System 🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Affective Neuroscience ⚡ Stress Response

In an Unspoken Voice

by Peter A. Levine • 2010

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

4.34

3k+

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

In an Unspoken Voice

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

by Peter A. Levine 2010 384 pages

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends

by Michael White • 1990

Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.

4.06

396

🕸️ Narrative Therapy 🧱 Social Constructionism ✍️ Therapeutic Writing 🏛️ Post-Structuralism ⚖️ Power And Knowledge

Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends

Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.

by Michael White 1990 256 pages

4.06

396 ratings

🕸️ Narrative Therapy 🧱 Social Constructionism ✍️ Therapeutic Writing 🏛️ Post-Structuralism ⚖️ Power And Knowledge

Healing Trauma

by Peter A. Levine • 2005

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

4.08

2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

Healing Trauma

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

by Peter A. Levine 2005 46 pages

4.08

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

The Body Remembers

by Babette Rothschild • 2000

Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.

4.28

2k+

🧠 Trauma Treatment 🫂 Therapeutic Alliance 🧘 Somatic Psychology 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 💪 Resilience Building

The Body Remembers

Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.

by Babette Rothschild 2000 208 pages

4.28

2k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Treatment 🫂 Therapeutic Alliance 🧘 Somatic Psychology 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 💪 Resilience Building

The High-Conflict Couple

by Alan E. Fruzzetti • 2006

DBT for couples: calm emotional storms, break blame loops, and find real closeness.

4.07

500+

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 👫 Couples Therapy 🌪️ Emotion Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Emotional Validation

The High-Conflict Couple

DBT for couples: calm emotional storms, break blame loops, and find real closeness.

by Alan E. Fruzzetti 2006 180 pages

4.07

500+ ratings

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 👫 Couples Therapy 🌪️ Emotion Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Emotional Validation

The Mindful Therapist

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2010

Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.

4.12

500+

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧘 Psychotherapy Practice 🛡️ Mindfulness In Therapy 💔 Therapist Self-Care 🤝 Trauma Processing

The Mindful Therapist

Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2010 320 pages

4.12

500+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧘 Psychotherapy Practice 🛡️ Mindfulness In Therapy 💔 Therapist Self-Care 🤝 Trauma Processing

Break the Cycle

by Mariel Buqué • 2023

Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.

4.20

1k+

🧬 Generational Trauma 👪 Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 💆 Somatic Psychology

Break the Cycle

Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.

by Mariel Buqué 2023 288 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🧬 Generational Trauma 👪 Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 💆 Somatic Psychology

The Haunted Self

by Onno van der Hart • 2006

The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.

4.44

393

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔬 Dissociation Studies 💔 Complex Trauma 🪞 Inner Fragmentation 🔄 Trauma Processing

The Haunted Self

The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.

by Onno van der Hart 2006 440 pages

4.44

393 ratings

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔬 Dissociation Studies 💔 Complex Trauma 🪞 Inner Fragmentation 🔄 Trauma Processing

Addiction and Grace

by Gerald G. May • 1988

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

4.20

1k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Addiction and Grace

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

by Gerald G. May 1988 216 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Jungian Psychoanalysis

by Murray B. Stein • 2009

Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.

4.19

123

🧠 Depth Psychology 📖 Analytical Psychology 🏺 Archetypal Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🦋 Individuation

Jungian Psychoanalysis

Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.

by Murray B. Stein 2009 488 pages

4.19

123 ratings

🧠 Depth Psychology 📖 Analytical Psychology 🏺 Archetypal Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🦋 Individuation

Age of Opportunity

by Paul David Tripp • 1997

Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.

4.45

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 📖 Biblical Parenting ✝️ Christian Parents 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Worldview Formation

Age of Opportunity

Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.

by Paul David Tripp 1997 291 pages

4.45

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 📖 Biblical Parenting ✝️ Christian Parents 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Worldview Formation

Out of the Shadows

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

4.10

1k+

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Out of the Shadows

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983 240 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Attachment-Focused EMDR

by Laurel Parnell • 2013

EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.

4.49

306

🧒 Attachment Theory 👁️ Emdr Therapy 🌱 Developmental Trauma 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📖 Clinical Manual

Attachment-Focused EMDR

EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.

by Laurel Parnell 2013 432 pages

4.49

306 ratings

🧒 Attachment Theory 👁️ Emdr Therapy 🌱 Developmental Trauma 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📖 Clinical Manual

Love Is Never Enough

by Aaron T. Beck • 1988

Love alone can't save marriage. The thinking traps that poison couples and how to neutralize them.

4.03

500+

💑 Couples Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🗣️ Couples Communication 😡 Anger Management 🔄 Conflict Resolution

Love Is Never Enough

Love alone can't save marriage. The thinking traps that poison couples and how to neutralize them.

by Aaron T. Beck 1988 432 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🗣️ Couples Communication 😡 Anger Management 🔄 Conflict Resolution

How People Grow

by Henry Cloud • 2001

Trying harder never worked. The Bible's growth plan begins with admitting defeat.

4.26

2k+

📖 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🕊️ Grace Vs Law 🔥 Sin And Sanctification 🌱 Gospel-Centered Growth

How People Grow

Trying harder never worked. The Bible's growth plan begins with admitting defeat.

by Henry Cloud 2001 368 pages

4.26

2k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🕊️ Grace Vs Law 🔥 Sin And Sanctification 🌱 Gospel-Centered Growth

Psychological Testing and Assessment

by Ronald Jay Cohen • 1988

Testing gives a score; assessment integrates scores, ethics, and culture to reach a sound judgment.

3.74

274

📏 Psychometrics 📋 Test Development 🔁 Reliability 🎯 Test Validity 📊 Norm-Referenced Testing

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Testing gives a score; assessment integrates scores, ethics, and culture to reach a sound judgment.

by Ronald Jay Cohen 1988 704 pages

3.74

274 ratings

📏 Psychometrics 📋 Test Development 🔁 Reliability 🎯 Test Validity 📊 Norm-Referenced Testing

The Primal Wound

by Nancy Verrier • 2003

The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.

4.04

1k+

🧠 Adoption Psychology 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 📖 Adoptee Experience 🚪 Fear Of Abandonment

The Primal Wound

The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.

by Nancy Verrier 2003 256 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adoption Psychology 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 📖 Adoptee Experience 🚪 Fear Of Abandonment

Separation

by John Bowlby • 1972

The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.

4.25

217

🧒 Attachment Theory 👶 Early Childhood Development 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏠 Family Systems 😢 Loss And Grief

Separation

The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.

by John Bowlby 1972 444 pages

4.25

217 ratings

🧒 Attachment Theory 👶 Early Childhood Development 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🏠 Family Systems 😢 Loss And Grief

Gestalt Therapy

by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1951

The self is an ongoing exchange, not a fixed thing; neurosis is that exchange frozen.

4.08

405

🛋️ Gestalt Therapy 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🎯 Present-Moment Awareness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Integration

Gestalt Therapy

The self is an ongoing exchange, not a fixed thing; neurosis is that exchange frozen.

by Frederick Salomon Perls 1951 470 pages

4.08

405 ratings

🛋️ Gestalt Therapy 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🎯 Present-Moment Awareness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Integration

Introduction to Internal Family Systems

by Richard C. Schwartz • 2001

Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.

4.24

2k+

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 💖 Compassion-Based Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌑 Shadow Work

Introduction to Internal Family Systems

Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.

by Richard C. Schwartz 2001 194 pages

4.24

2k+ ratings

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 💖 Compassion-Based Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌑 Shadow Work

When People Are Big and God is Small

by Edward T. Welch • 1997

People-pleasing is a worship disorder. The only cure is a God too holy to hide from.

4.27

10k+

📖 Biblical Counseling 🙇 People Pleasing 🫣 Shame And Hiding 🔗 Codependency ✝️ Christian Living

When People Are Big and God is Small

People-pleasing is a worship disorder. The only cure is a God too holy to hide from.

by Edward T. Welch 1997 256 pages

4.27

10k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🙇 People Pleasing 🫣 Shame And Hiding 🔗 Codependency ✝️ Christian Living

The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

by Sue Johnson • 1996

The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.

4.22

500+

💑 Couples Therapy 🧷 Attachment Theory 💖 Emotion Focused Therapy 🔧 Repairing Trust 🩹 Healing Attachment Wounds

The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

The couples therapy classic: love as an attachment bond, and a precise protocol for healing it.

by Sue Johnson 1996 384 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧷 Attachment Theory 💖 Emotion Focused Therapy 🔧 Repairing Trust 🩹 Healing Attachment Wounds

Healing Developmental Trauma

by Laurence Heller • 2012

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

4.26

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Healing Developmental Trauma

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

by Laurence Heller 2012 321 pages

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Intimacy & Desire

by David Schnarch • 2009

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

4.21

466

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation 💘 Rekindling Desire 🕸️ Family Systems

Intimacy & Desire

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

by David Schnarch 2009 448 pages

4.21

466 ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation 💘 Rekindling Desire 🕸️ Family Systems

Forgiveness is a Choice

by Robert D. Enright • 2001

Anger hurts you more than the offender. A structured path to forgiveness, without conditions.

4.03

369

🕊️ Forgiveness Studies 😡 Anger Management 🩹 Emotional Healing 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🛋️ Therapeutic Methods

Forgiveness is a Choice

Anger hurts you more than the offender. A structured path to forgiveness, without conditions.

by Robert D. Enright 2001 299 pages

4.03

369 ratings

🕊️ Forgiveness Studies 😡 Anger Management 🩹 Emotional Healing 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🛋️ Therapeutic Methods

In an Unspoken Voice

by Peter A. Levine • 2010

Trauma lives in the body, not the story. The method for releasing it without reliving it.

4.34

3k+

🏥 Trauma Therapy 🧠 Somatic Psychology 💡 Polyvagal Theory ⚖️ Nervous System Regulation 🔄 Mind-Body Connection

In an Unspoken Voice

Trauma lives in the body, not the story. The method for releasing it without reliving it.

by Peter A. Levine 2010 384 pages

4.34

3k+ ratings

🏥 Trauma Therapy 🧠 Somatic Psychology 💡 Polyvagal Theory ⚖️ Nervous System Regulation 🔄 Mind-Body Connection

Leadership Coaching

by Tony Stoltzfus • 2005

Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.

4.29

324

🙏 Christian Coaching 📈 Leadership Development 🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🔥 Motivational Change 💬 Coaching Conversations

Leadership Coaching

Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.

by Tony Stoltzfus 2005 318 pages

4.29

324 ratings

🙏 Christian Coaching 📈 Leadership Development 🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🔥 Motivational Change 💬 Coaching Conversations

Treating Pornography Addiction

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

4.14

239

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Treating Pornography Addiction

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005 176 pages

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Don't Believe Everything You Feel

by Robert L. Leahy • 2020

What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.

4.05

418

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📋 Schema Therapy 🤗 Emotional Acceptance 🌀 Cognitive Restructuring 🎯 Values Clarification

Don't Believe Everything You Feel

What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.

by Robert L. Leahy 2020 218 pages

4.05

418 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📋 Schema Therapy 🤗 Emotional Acceptance 🌀 Cognitive Restructuring 🎯 Values Clarification

Anxious for Nothing

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1993

Your worry is not a disorder. It is distrust in disguise, and Scripture has a cure.

4.25

2k+

🕊️ Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 👑 Divine Sovereignty 😌 Contentment

Anxious for Nothing

Your worry is not a disorder. It is distrust in disguise, and Scripture has a cure.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993 220 pages

4.25

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 👑 Divine Sovereignty 😌 Contentment

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook

by Martha Davis • 1980

Your breath, your muscles, your self-talk: a clinician's protocol for calming each one.

4.03

1k+

🧘 Stress Management 😰 Anxiety Relief 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Connection

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook

Your breath, your muscles, your self-talk: a clinician's protocol for calming each one.

by Martha Davis 1980 392 pages

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧘 Stress Management 😰 Anxiety Relief 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Connection

The Complex PTSD Workbook

by Arielle Schwartz • 2017

C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Trauma Recovery 👶 Developmental Trauma 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Childhood Abuse Recovery ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

The Complex PTSD Workbook

C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.

by Arielle Schwartz 2017 191 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 👶 Developmental Trauma 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Childhood Abuse Recovery ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Healing Your Lost Inner Child

by Robert Jackman • 2020

Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.

4.20

500+

🧒 Inner Child Work 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🚧 Boundary Setting ✍️ Expressive Writing 🎯 Emotional Triggers

Healing Your Lost Inner Child

Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.

by Robert Jackman 2020 241 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🧒 Inner Child Work 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🚧 Boundary Setting ✍️ Expressive Writing 🎯 Emotional Triggers

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M