St. Louis Area Resources
COVID ST. LOUIS
12-STEP FELLOWSHIPS
I’m a passionate supporter of AA. I weave the 12-Steps into my therapy work with you, particularly if you’re motivated to work the 12-Steps, have a Sponsor, attend meetings regularly, and desire to go deeper into your own therapeutic healing-journey.
Alcoholics Anonymous St. Louis (AA)
Narcotics Anonymous St. Louis (NA)
Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA)
S-Anon (Recovery for Those Affected by Someone Else’s Sexual Behavior)
FAITH-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS
I serve on the board of First Light Ministries St. Louis. I previously led Men’s Support Groups for five years, helping men integrate their faith convictions to current life situations while freeing themselves from problematic sexual behaviors. Obviously, I highly recommend this to clients and others.
ANGER
The Anger Workbook, Less Carter, PHD & Frank Minirth, MD
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, Thich Nhat Hanh
Why does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men, Lundy Bancroft
BOUNDARIES
Boundaries, Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend
COUPLES COUNSELING
10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, John Gottman, PhD & Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples, Kenneth Sanderfer, LMFT & Sue Johnson, EdD
Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson, PhD
Intimate Allies, Dan Allender, PhD & Tremper Longman, III, PhD
Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas
Take Back your Marriage, William Doherty
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men, Lundy Bancroft
DEPRESSION & ANXIETY
Acedia & Me, Kathleen Norris
When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in The Midst of Depression, Richard Winter, MD
DIVORCE-RECOVERY
The Fresh Start Divorce Recovery Workbook, Bob Burns, DMin & Tom Whiteman, PhD
DOMESTIC ABUSE
A Cry for Justice, Jeff Crippen & Anna Wood
Why Does He Do That, Lundy Bancroft
FRIENDSHIP
Samson and the Pirate Monks, Nate Larkin, MDiv
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Spirit of Food, Leslie Leyland Fields, Editor
GRIEF / GRIEVING / LAMENT / PAIN
A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis
A Sacred Sorrow, Michael Card, PhD
Lament for a Son, Nicholas Wolterstorff, PhD
Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis
On Death and Dying, Elizabeth Kubler Ross, M.D.
Where Is God When It Hurts, Philip Yancey
HOMOSEXUALITY
Homosexuality and the Christian, Mark A. Yarhouse, PsyD
Out Of A Far Country, Christopher Yuan & Angela Yuan
Washed and Waiting, Wesley Hill, PhD
MOTHER-ENMESHED MEN
When He’s Married to Mom, Kenneth M. Adams, PhD
Silently Seduced: Revised & Updated, Kenneth M. Adams, PhD
PASTORAL
Ashamed No More, T.C. Ryan, MDiv
The Wounded Healer, Henri J. M. Nouwen
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri J. M. Nouwen
Resilient Ministry, Burns, Chapman, & Guthrie
PERFECTIONISM
Perfecting Ourselves to Death, Richard Winter MD
PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION
Wired for Intimacy, William M. Struthers, PhD
The Demise of Guys, Philip Zimbardo & Nikita Duncan
PTSD
SEX / CHASTITY
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, Lauren Winner
Sexuality and Holy Longing, Dr. Lisa McMinn
Soul Virgins, Doug Rosenau, EdD, LMFT & Michael Todd Wilson
SEXUAL ABUSE
Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Diane M. Langberg, PhD
Betrayed As Boys, Richard Gartner, PhD
The Wounded Heart, Dan B. Allender, PhD
Richard Gartner, PhD Website Links
SEXUAL ADDICTIONS
Spouses of Sex Addicts, Richard Blankenship, LPC, NCC, CCSAS, CCH
Your Sexually Addicted Spouse, Barbara Steffens, PhD & Marsha Means, MA
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors, Sue Johnson, PhD
False Intimacy, Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg
Pure Desire, Dr. Ted Roberts, CSAT
Sex Addiction 101, Rob Weiss, MSW, CSAT
SPIRITUALITY & SPIRITUAL ABUSE
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Peter Scazzero, DMin
When Narcissism Comes To Church, Chuck DeGroat
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church, Diane Langberg, PhD
Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (Netgrace.org)
“Hope waits but does not sit. It strains with eager anticipation to see what may be coming on the horizon. Hope does not pacify; it does not make us docile and mediocre. Instead, it draws us to greater risk and perseverance”
- Dan B. Allender
