National Alcohol and Drug Help Line - (800)-621-1646

Alcohol and Drug 24 hour Hotline (WA State only) - (800)-562-1240

Alcoholics Anonymous

Al-Anon/Alateen (WA State)

Marijuana Anonymous - (800)-766-6779

Narcotics Anonymous

Substance Abuse and Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Directory of Certified Chemical Dependency Services in Washington State (Please note: this link does not include private practice therapists)

Books

"Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions" by Gerald May*

"Drinking: A Love Story" by Caroline Knapp

"Beautiful Boy" by David Scheff

*For the supporters of those in Addiction Treatment

National Institute of Mental Health Anxiety Hotline - (888)-826-9438

National Institute of Mental Health Panic Hotline - (800)-64-PANIC

Anxiety and Depression Association of America

The Calm Clinic

National OCD Information Hotline - (800)-NEWS-4-OCD

OCD Resources

Books

"Hope and Help for your Nerves" by Claire Weekes

Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network - (800)-518-SFBN

Bipolar Network

NEABPD (National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder)

Borderline Personality Resource Center

Borderline Personality Disorder Dymystified

Books

"Surviving a Borderline Parent" by Kimberlee Roth and Freida B. Freedman

National Child Abuse Hotline - (800)-4-A-CHILD

National Domestic Violence Hotline - (800)-799-7233

Family Violence Prevention Center - (800)-313-1310

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline - (800)-562-6025

NWADVTP (Northwest Association of Domestic Violence Treatment Professionals)

Northwest Family Life - (206)-363-9601*

DAWN Domestic Abuse Women's Network (for south King country)

Books

"Why Does He Do That: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men" by Lundy Bancroft

Women and Depression

Men and Depression

Books

"A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path through Difficult Times" by Jack Kornfield

"Feeling Good" by David Burns

National Eating Disorder Association - (800)-931-2237

The Emily Program - (206)-283-2220

The Moore Center - (425)-451-1134

Books

"Eating in the Light of the Moon" by Anita A. Johnston

"Holy Hunger: A Woman's Guide from Food Addiction to Spiritual Fulfillment" by Margaret Bullitt-Jones*

"Appetites: Why Women Want" by Caroline Knapp

RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network) - (800)-656-4673

NSVRC (National Sexual Violence Resource Center) - (877)-739-3895

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center - (888)-998-6423

Books

"Unsayable" by Annie Rogers

"Hush: Moving from Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse" by Nicole Braddock Bromley

"The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse" by Wendy Maltz

"Victims no Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse" by Mike Lew

For the Supporters of those going through sexual abuse recovery:

Support for Partners

"Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for the Partners of Incest Survivors" Ken Graber

"What about me? A Guide for Men Helping Female Partners Deal with Childhood Sexual Abuse" Grant Cameron

"How Can I Help Her? A Handbook for Partners of Women Sexually Abused as Children" Joan Spear

"How to Survive the Loss of a Love" by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield and Melba Colgrove

"Unfaithful: Hope and Healing after Infidelity" by Gary and Mona Shriver*

"Motherless Daughters" by Hope Edelman

"On Death and Dying" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"Necessary Losses" by Judith Viorst

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- provides brief overviews of a wide variety of mental illnesses

National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline - (888)-843-4564

Gay and Lesbian Trevor HelpLine (Suicide Prevention) - (800)-850-8078

On being Gay and Christian

"Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead" by Brene Brown

"The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brene Brown

National Center for PTSD

PTSD Facts

"The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness" by Elyn R. Saks

The Gottman Institute

Marriage and Family Health Center

Books

"Attached" by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller

"Getting the Love you Want: A Guide for Couples" by Harville Hendrix

"Intimacy and Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship" by David Schnarch

"Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships" by David Schnarch

"A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf

"Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem" by Gloria Steinem

"Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

"Here all Dwell Free: Stories to Heal the Wounded Feminine" by Gertrude M. Nelson

"The Girl Within" by Emily Hancock

General

"The Good Enough Child" by Brad E. Sachs

"The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families" by Mary Pipher

"The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck

Discipline

"1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12" by Thomas W. Phelan PhD

"Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems" by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott and H. Stephen Glenn

"Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys" by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson

"Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood" By William Pollack

"How do you Tuck in a Superhero?: and other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys" by Rachel Balducci

"Raising a Son: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Man" by Jeanne Elium and Don Elium

"Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman" by Jeanne Elium and Don Elium

"Girls will be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters" by JoAnn Deak

"Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls" by Mary Pipher

"Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem and the Confidence Gap" By Peggy Orenstein

"Surviving your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds" by Thomas W. Phelan PhD