Resources

Contact Numbers:

 

Distress Centre 24 hour hotline: 416-408-HELP (408-4357)

Gerstein Centre crisis line: 416-929-5800


Books of Interest:


Personal Development & Exploration

Radical Acceptance, Embracing Your Life With The Heart of Buddha, Tara Brach Ph.D., 2003 Bantam Bell, Random House Inc.

When Things Fall Apart, Heart Advice for Difficult Times, Pema Chodron, 1997 Shambala Publications Inc.

The Places That Scare You, A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, Pema Chodron, 2001 Shambala Publications Inc.

When The Body Says No, The Cost of Hidden Stress, Gabor Mate, M.D. 2003 Vintage Canada

The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown, Ph.D., 2010 Hazeldon


Relationships

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, John Gottman Ph.D., 1999 Three Rivers Press

Getting The Love You Want, A Guide for Couples. Harville Hendrix Ph.D., 1998 & 2008 Henry Holt & Co.,

How Can I Get Through to You, Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women, Terrence Real, 2002 Simon & Schuster

The Dance of Intimacy, Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D., 1989 Harper & Row


Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt Therapy, Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality, Fredrick Perls Ph.D., Ralph Hefferline Ph.D., Paul Goodman Ph.D., 1951 Dell Publishing Co. Inc.

Gestalt Therapy Integrated,  Erving and Miriam Polster, 1973 Vintage Books

Gestalt Therapy - History, Theory and Practice, Editors Ansel L. Woldt and Sarah M. Toman, 2005 Sage Publications, Inc.

The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy - A Dialogic/Self Psychology Approach, Richard Hycner & Lynne Jacobs, 1995 The Gestalt Journal Press

The Gestalt Approach and Eye Witness to Therapy, Fritz Perls, 1973, Silence and Behavior Books Inc.

The Voice of Shame ~ Silence and Connection in Psychotherapy, Editors Robert G. Lee & Gordon Wheeler, 1996 Gestalt Press

Awareness, Dialogue & Process - Essays on Gestalt Therapy, Gary M. Yontef, 1993, The Gestalt Journal Press

Psychotherapy

Attachment in Psychotherapy, David J. Wallin, 2007, The Guilford Press