Resources
What is Bibliotherapy?
- An addition to another form of counseling
- Aiding in the healing process
- Providing a meaningful path to reflection, self exploration and affirmation
- Increases the sense of self and well being
- Offer wisdom and improves the quality of life
- Offers guidance to one's solution resolution
- It can help to amplify the effects of other interventions
- Uses literature such as books and poetry as a form of inspiration
Approaches
- Recommending materials directly related to a specific subject
- Self help books
- Articles
- Use of fiction, poetry and play
- Recommendations from a book
These approaches help keep the client focused on recovery between sessions and speed up the treatment process
Effectiveness
- Helping managing one's emotion
- Gaining hope for recovery
- Developing novel coping skills
Reading List
Mindfulness
The Practicing Happiness Workbook: How Mindfulness Can Free You from the Four Psychological Traps That Keep You Stressed, Anxious and Depressed (Paperback), by Ruth Baer (Author), Mark Williams (Foreword), (2014).
Mindfulness Starts Here: An Eight-Week Guide to Skillful Living, by Lynette Monteiro, Frank Musten and Joan Halifax, (Jul. 23, 2013).
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain: Step by Step Techniques for Chronic Pain Management, by Dr. Jackie Gardner-Nix and Jon Kabat Zinn, (2009).
Mindfulness Acceptance and Positive Psychology: The Seven Foundations of Well-Being, by Todd B. Kashdan and Joseph Ciarrochi, (Mar. 8, 2013).
Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction: How Mindfulness, Prayer, and Meditation Can Help You Pay Attention to What Really Matters, by Elizabeth H. Hoffman & Christopher D. Hoffman, (2006).
Power of Focusing: Finding Your Inner Voice, by Ann Weiser Cornell, (1996).
Five Good Minutes at Work: 100 Mindful Practices to Help You Relieve Stress and Bring Your Best to Work, by J. Brantley & W. Millstine, (2007).
Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss, by Sameet M. Kumar, (2005).
Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind, by Jeffrey Brantley & Wendy Millstine, (2008).
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living, by Kirk D. Strosdahl & Patricia Robinson, (2008).
Healthy Aging
Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being, by Andrew Weil, (2006).
The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being, by Sherwin B. Nuland, (2007).
Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying, by Ram Dass, Mark Matousek & Marlene Roeder, (2001).
Healing Anger
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships, by Harriet Lerner, (2005).
Beyond Anger, Guide for Men: How to Free Yourself from the Grip of Anger and Get More out of Life, by Thomas J. Harbin, (2000).
The Anger Management SourceBook, by Glenn R. Schiraldi & Melissa Hallmark Kerr, (2002).
Anger: How to Live with and Without it, by Albert Ellis, (1998).
Overcoming Anxiety
Overcoming Anxiety, by W. Dryden, (2000).
Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook, by Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson, (2000).
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, by Edmund J. Bourne, (2005).
The Worry Trap: How to Free Yourself from Worry & Anxiety Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, by Chad LeJeune, (2007).
Natural Relief for Anxiety: Complementary Strategies for Easing Fear, Panic, and Worry, by A. Brownstein, L. Garano & E. J. Bourne, (2004).
Illness
Illness, by Patricia J. Murphy (Editor), (2007).
Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions, by Ilene Morof Lubkin & Pamela D. Larsen, (2005).
The Chronic Pain Care Workbook: A Self-Treatment Approach to Pain Relief Using the Behavioral Assessment of Pain Questionnaire, by Michael J. Lewandowski & Richard J. Kroening, (2006).
A Cancer Patient's Guide to Overcoming Depression & Anxiety: Getting Through Treatment and Getting Back to Your Life, by D., R. Hopko & C., W. Lejuez, (2008).
The Feel-Good Guide to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Resource for Recovery, by Lynette Bassman, (2007).
10 Simple Solutions to Chronic Pain: How to Stop Pain from Controlling Your Life, by Blake H Tearnan, (2007).
Depression Revisited
The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, by Mary Ellen Copeland, (2001).
Talking to Depression: Simple Ways to Connect When Someone in Your Life is Depressed, by Claudia J. Strauss, (2004).
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program, by William J. Knaus & Albert Ellis, (2006).
Ending the Depression Cycle: A Step-by-Step Guide for Preventing Relapse, by Peter J. Bieling & Martin M. Antony, (2003).
Stop Feeling Tired: 10 Mind-Body Steps to Fight Fatigue and Feel Your Best, by George Zgourides, (2003).
Eating Well
Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating & Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food, by Susan Albers, (2003).
The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks, by Thomas F. Cash, (2008).
The Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to Listen to Your Body and Overcome Bingeing, Overeating, and Obsession with Food, by Linda W. Craighead, (2006).
Best Life Diet, by Bob Greene, (2007).
Intuitive Eating: A revolutionary program that works, by E. Tribole & E. Resch, (2003).
Walk Away the Pounds: The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great without Dieting, by L. Sansone & R. Jacobsen, (2005).
Grieving The Losses
Surviving the Death of Your Spouse: A Step-by-Step Workbook, by Deborah S. Levinson, (2004).
Caring for Your Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide, by Martha Wakenshaw, (2003).
Saying Good-Bye to the Pet You Love: A Complete Resource to Help You Heal, by Lori A. Greene, (2003).
How to Survive the Loss of a Love, by Harold H. Bloomfield, Peter McWilliams & Melba Colgrove, (1993).
Necessary Losses, The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow, by J. Viorst, (1998).
Death and Dying, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, (1997).
Love
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, by Harville Hendrix, (2001).
Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs, by Emerson Eggerichs, (2004).
His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage, by Willard F. Harley, (2001).
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert, by John Gottman & Nan Silver, (2000).
The Secret Language of Relationships, by Gary Goldschneider & Joost Ellfers, (2003).
Intimacy After Infidelity: How to Rebuild and Affair-Proof Your Marriage, by Steven D. Solomon& Lorie J. Teagno, (2006).
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions, by James W. Pennebaker, (1997).
Self-Esteem at Last
Self-Esteem Workbook, by Glenn Schiraldi, Patrick Fanning & Matthew McKay, 2001.
Self-Esteem Affirmations: Motivational Affirmations for Achieving and Maintaining Optimum Health, by Louise L. Hay & Jeffrey Thompson, (1998).
Ten Days to Self-Esteem, by David D. Burns, (1999).
10 Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem: How to End Self-Doubt, Gain Confidence, & Create a Positive Self-Image, by Glenn R. Schiraldi, (2007).
What's Right with Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-Esteem, and Reach Your Potential, by Carlene DeRoo & Carolyn DeRoo, (2006).
Woman's Guide to Total Self-Esteem, by Stephanie Dillon, M. Christina Benson, (2001).
Transforming Stress
Transforming Stress: The Heartmath Solution for Relieving Worry, Fatigue, and Tension, by Doc Childre & Deborah Rozman, (2005).
10 Simple Solutions to Stress: How to Tame Tension and Start Enjoying Your Life, by Claire Michaels Wheeler, (2007).
Yoga Made Easy: A Personal Yoga Program That Will Transform Your Daily Life, by Howard Kent, (2000).
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman& Mathew McKay, (2000).
Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff, (2007).
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping, by R.M. Sapolsky, (1998).
Stress Free for Good, by Fred Luskin & Kenneth Pelletier, (2005).
The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life's Inevitable Obstacles, by Andrew Shatte & Karen Reivich, (2002).
Surviving Job Stress: How to Overcome Workday Pressures, by John Boghosian Arden, (2002).
Harmony / Balance
Work-Life Balance: A Psychological Perspective, by Fiona Jones (Editor), (2006).
One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success, by Marci Alboher, (2007).
The Myth of Work-Life Balance: The Challenge of Our Time for Men, Women and Societies, by R. Gambles, R. Rapoport & S. Lewis, (2006).
Stop Living Your Job, Start Living Your Life: 85 Simple Strategies to Achieve Work / Life Balance, by Andrea Molloy, (2005).
The Balanced Mom: Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self, by Brian Simpson, (2006).
How Full Is Your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life, by Tom Rath & Donald O. Clifton, (2004).
Balancing Your Career, Family and Life, by Cary Cooper & Suzan Lewis, (1998).
Burn Brightly Without Burning Out: Balancing the Work You Need With the Life You Lead, by Richard K. Biggs, (2003).