CENTER FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, PLC
 

 

"Helping People Thrive"

 

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Center for Positive Change, PLC
Stephanie Fellenberg, Psy.D.
1200 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703) 201-8140 Fax: (703) 704-5719
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Suggested Reading

Children/Parenting

1-2-3-Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
By THomas W. Phelan

Stop Arguing with your Kids: How to win the Battle of Wills by Making your Children feel Heard

By Michael P. Nichols

Parenting the Strong-willed Child
By Rex Forhand and Nicholas Long

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How our Children Really Learn -- and why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
By Kathy Hirsch-Pacek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Jumpin' Johnny Get Back to Work!: A Child's Guide to ADHD/Hyperactivity
By Michael Gordon
 
Various Topics

When I say No, I Feel Guilty
 
 by Manuel J. Smith

On Death and Dying
by E. Kuebler-Ross

Necessary Losses – The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies      and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
by J. Voirst

Driven to Distraction - Recognizing and Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M
. Hallowell

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

Adult Children of Abusive Parents: A Healing Program for Those Who Have Been Physically, Sexually, or Emotionally Abused
by Steven Farmer

Couples/Marriage

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
by John M. Gottman, Nan Silver

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

by Gary Chapman

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

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.



Depression/Anxiety

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin Seligman


The Feeling Good Handbook

by David D. Burns

Mind Over Mood
by Dennis Greenberger, Christine Padesky

Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions
by Edna B. Foa, Reid Wilson

An End to Panic
by Elke Zuercher-White

Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks
by R. Reid, Ph,D.



Eating Concerns/Body Image

When Food Is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy
by Geneen Roth

Feeding the Compulsive Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating
by Geneen Roth

Overcoming Binge Eating
by Christopher Fairburn, Ph.D.

When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession
by Jane Hirschmann



Women’s Issues

Healing the Trauma of Abuse – A Women’s Workbook
by M. E. Copland & M. Harris

My Mother, My Self – The Daughter’s Search for Identity
by Nancy Friday

Reviving Ophelia - Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Pipher

Self – Nurture - Learning to Care for Yourself as Effectively as You Care for Everyone Else
by Alice Domar & Henry Dreher

The Wounded Woman – Healing the Father-Daughter Relationship
by L. Schierse Leonard

The Courage to Heal – A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by E. Bass & L. Davis

The Dance of Anger – A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
by Harriet Lerner

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom – Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
by Christiane Northrup

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