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  Midnight Trilogy: Book 1

  Hotter After Midnight

  by Cynthia Eden

  Dr. Emily Drake's patients tend to be a little unusual. Instead of the typical therapist's caseload of midlife crises and mother fixations, Emily treats vampires with blood phobias and sex-demons looking for meaningful relationships. But her gift for recognizing and healing the Other - those creatures of the night that most humans don't even know exist - requires a few house rules. First: Never trust a shifter.... (more)
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  Lying on the Couch: A Novel

  by Irvin D. Yalom

  From the bestselling author of Love's Executioner and When Nietzsche Wept comes a provocative exploration of the unusual relationships three therapists form with their patients. Seymour is a therapist of the old school who blurs the boundary of sexual propriety with one of his clients. Marshal, who is haunted by his own obsessive-compulsive behaviors, is troubled by the role money plays in his dealings with... (more)
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  The Organ Grinder and the Monkey

  by Sam Moffie

  Seymour Petrillo, Constance Powers and Irving Hanhart. Three protagonists' from vastly different backgrounds intimately share a very public secret. One therapist who impacts them all. From Steubenville, Ohio (Petrillo) to Boardman, Ohio (Powers), to Brookline, Massachusetts (Hanhart) - the three protagonist's imaginative and individual experiences are detailed. From humorus to outrageous to tragic, the reader is... (more)
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  Black Box

  by Julie Schumacher

  WHEN DORA, ELENA’S older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can’t seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora’s friends and Jimmy Zenk—who failed at least one grade and wears blackevery day of the week. And at home, Elena’s parents keep arguing with each other. Elena will do anything to help her sister get... (more)
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  Equus

  by Peter Shaffer

  An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion. Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into... (more)
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  Life Without Jealousy: A Practical Guide

  by Lynda Bevan

  Ask yourself... Do you feel the need to be frequently checking up on your partner? Are you suspicious when you meet new people? Do you often question your partner about where they are going and who they are seeing? Do you withdraw from your partner without giving an explanation as to why you doing this? Do you make all of the social arrangements for your partner's life? Have you ever feigned illness... (more)
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  Scared Stiff

  by Annelise Ryan

  Halloween night in Sorenson, Wisconsin, usually resembles any other small town: trick-or-treaters, costume parties, and lots of cheerfully scary decorations. But Deputy Coroner Mattie Winston is finding this year a little different, because among all the fake carnage is a very real, very dead body...When Mattie and her boss/best friend, Izzy, are called to the home of waitress and part-time model Shannon Tolliver,... (more)
• Family Therapy, A Systemic Integration - 2008 publicationDorothy Stroh Bcvar

  

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  Family Therapy, A Systemic Integration - 2008 publication

  by Dorothy Stroh Bcvar

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  The Boyfriend List: Book 1

  The Boyfriend List

  15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver

  by E. Lockhart

  Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. She knows it’s unusual, but give her a break—she’s had a rough 10 days. In the past 10 days she: lost her boyfriend (#13 on the list), lost her best friend (Kim), lost all her other friends (Nora, Cricket), did something suspicious with a boy (#10), did something advanced with a boy (#15), had an argument with a boy (#14), drank her first... (more)
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  Play Therapy with Adults

  by Charles E. Schaefer

  Learn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice with this easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play is not a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar of mental health, along with love and work. Play Therapy with Adults presents original chapters written by a collection of international experts who examine the diverse approaches and clinical... (more)
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  Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fourth Edition

  Now in a completely revised and expanded fourth edition, this widely adopted text and clinical reference provides a comprehensive guide to assessment and treatment of all of the major female and male sexual dysfunctions. Leading authorities demonstrate effective ways to integrate psychological, interpersonal, and medical interventions. Every chapter includes detailed clinical examples illustrating the process of... (more)
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  Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families: A Handbook for Therapists

  The first book to focus on clinical work with lesbians and gays in family relationships This groundbreaking resource provides you with a wealth of fascinating research and case examples, as well as recommAndations and suggestions for working with gay couples and families. Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have gathered a distinguished panel of practitioners to create this comprehensive collection. The... (more)
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  Kate Holly Case: Book 1

  What Looks Like Crazy

  by Charlotte Hughes

  She's had hit after hit with Janet Evanovich. Now this New York Times bestselling author begins a series that readers will go crazy for. Psychologist Kate Holly's own life has become the stuff of intensive therapy. She's divorcing her gorgeous firefighter husband, she has an eccentric secretary, her mother and aunt have erected a vaguely sexual sculpture in her front yard, and her psychiatrist... (more)