Reading, listening, or watching the right thing at the right time can do a lot of quiet work. It can put language around something you've been feeling but couldn't name. It can show you that other people have been exactly where you are, and come out the other side. We keep informal lists we update as new things come out and as clients share what helped them.
We're refreshing this page with specific titles and episodes. In the meantime, the categories below give you a sense of what we recommend and when. For picks that fit what you're working on right now, call 832-928-0211 or ask your counselor at your next session.
We're updating our reading list.
For personalized recommendations based on what you're working on, call 832-928-0211 or ask your counselor at your next session. Linda and the team read widely and keep a running list of titles we trust.
Pick the lane that fits where you are.
Each of these categories has a handful of titles we recommend regularly. Ask us which one fits what you're working on.
Addiction & Recovery
Books that unpack how alcohol and drug dependence actually work, and what healing looks like beyond "just stop." Ask us about our picks in this category.
Codependency
For the partner, parent, or friend who's been keeping everything together for someone else. Titles that help you find your own center again.
Family Dynamics
Titles on generational patterns, boundary work, and rebuilding trust after years of hurt, useful to read before or during family counseling.
Memoirs
First-person stories from people who've lived the hardest version of this. Sometimes the most useful thing you can read when you're starting out.
Meditation & Spirituality
Quiet, practical books for people who want a daily practice without the marketing. A few classics, a few less well-known.
Podcasts & Films
A few podcasts (including Love First with Jeff and Debra Jay, and Hazelden Betty Ford) and documentaries we use to start conversations in family sessions.
Ask us what to read next.
Call the office and say what you're working through. We'll send you two or three titles that fit, not a generic list.