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counselling offices in Toronto and Burlington, Ontario
This library is continually being developed to provide you with references to books, videos, and articles of interest in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.
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books on relationships:
videotape on parenting:
books on parenting:
helpful links ~ local services
Each of the following local resources I am able to professionally recommend
(clicking on a recommended link below will not close this page):
books and articles on stress or anger
management, anxiety, and depression:
book for men:
(free) family game about emotions:
After the Affair
Janice Abrahm Spring helps couples
sort through the emotional hubris of
marital infidelity with both validation
and frankness...   
Getting the Love you Want
by Harville Hendrix
This is a remarkable guide for couples
to help resolve conflict,  complete with
exercises...
Is it You or Is it Me?
by Scott Wetzler
Learn how your childhood family
affects your expectations, and, in
turn, what you see in your partner...
The Dance of Connection
by Harriet Lerner
How do you communicate with
someone when you feel angry, scared
or resentful? Lerner offers practical...
Seven Principles for Making Marriage
Work  by John Gottman
This is an encouraging read for any
couple wishing to identify positive
strategies to improve their intimacy...
The Verbally Abusive Relationship
Patricia Evans helps individuals
recognize if they are in a verbally
abusive relationship and, if so, what
they can do to end the abuse.
Children: the Challenge
Rudolph Dreikurs provides a useful
reference to the distinction between
punishment (which increase power
struggles) and consequences...
Growing Up Again
Growing Up Again is a valuable book
for parents who wish to change the
pattern of parenting learned in their
own childhood from their own parents.
Growing Up with Divorce
Neil Kalter provides parents with
suggestions to help children cope with
separation and divorce, recognizing
adjustment issues that vary with age.
Helping Children Cope with Divorce
Edward Teyber encourages parents in
making good choices that account for
their children's needs, helping them
adjust to separation and divorce.
How to Deal with Your Acting Up
Teenager by Robert and Jean Bayard
Parents can learn to reframe conflict
as an opportunity for their adolescent
children to become more responsible...
Winning at Parenting ...Without
Beating your Kids  Barbara Coloroso
This is an encouraging and informative
video by one of North America's
leading parent educators.
Dude, What's your Mood?
A fun, simple family game by Stephen
Douglas that creates a language to
discuss moods and feelings that
everyone can make sense of.
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Thich Nhat Hanh writes about spiritual
practices we can develop to respond
to the type of entrenched anger which
is toxic to our relationships...
Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Edmund Bourne offers questionnaires
and step-by-step directions to
exercises and visualizations, helpful for
generalized or other anxiety disorders.
Mind over Mood
This popular workbook effectively
guides the reader in the use of thought
journalling, a principle technique of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
When Anger Hurts
Matthew & Judith McKay, Peter Rogers
This is an excellent step-by-step
introduction to anger management.
The authors debunk popular myths...
I Don't Want to Talk About It
by Terrence Real
This compelling presentation of one
psychotherapist's views about male
depression are insightful.  
Understanding Emotions and the Anger
Funnel by Stephen Douglas
This short article helps explain the role
of emotions. Distinguishing between
surface and underlying emotions, ...
Chiropractic, craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, ergonomic assessment.

Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Coach Miguel Pascoe helps clients uncover and pursue their dream.

Peace of Mind Journeys in nature.

Facilitated equine therapy. No previous horse experience necessary.

Hypnotherapy, massage, reiki, pre and post natal care, fertility support.

Experience group drumming as an expressive, healing art.

Growing and distributing organic produce, food and wellness coaching.

A meeting place and support services for aboriginal people.

Columnist & radio host Josey Vogels tackles issues concerning sexuality.
Click here for podcasts of her CBC radio series, Between You and Me.
Coaches artists and others on unconventional career paths.

Susan provides play therapy for children and their parents.

Karen offers Gestalt art & play therapy for all family members.

Tony offers Gestalt therapy, individual and group, for adults.

Tracey Currie offers yoga, thai yoga massage and retreats.

Create a soul or healing mandala to help access your highest self.

Hypnosis, medical qi gong healing, and wellness coaching.

Health care for professional performing and creative artists.

A remarkable up-to-date research review and practical guide.

A spiritual path toward love and inner peace.

Crisis intervention in Burlington-Oakville: 905 693-4270.

Crisis intervention and referrals in Toronto 416 929-5200.
To contact Mental Health Ontario directory by phone, dial 1-866-531-2600.
Burlington              Oakville                                                                                               Mississauga           Toronto
books and articles on spirituality:
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
This is a very popular book that
presents a spiritual interpretation of
the Buddhist principle of mindfulness
and presence. Its success may be...
A Return to Love
by Marianne Williamson
This book offers her interpretation of
"A Course in Miracles", including
strategies and personal reflections.
We: Understanding the Psychology of
Romantic Love
A book I recommend to clients who
experience recurring dissatisfaction in
relationship and wish to break patterns
of serial monogamy and affairs.
Men's Personal Development and  the
Role of Shamanic Techniques
by Stephen Douglas
This highlights the role of shamanism
in men's personal development
Intimate Communion
by David Deida
A resource for couples wishing to
explore the impact of their masculine
and feminine roles upon attraction.