Resources

Books

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

• Dbt-informed Art Therapy in Practice: Skillful Means in Action
  edited by Susan M. Clark

• DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, 2nd Edition
  Marsha M. Linehan

• The DBT workbook for overcoming depression and anxiety
  Thomas Marra

• Don’t let your emotions run your life: How DBT can put you in control
  Scott Spradlin

• The High Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy and Validation
  Alan Fruzzetti

• Out of Control: A DBT- CBT workbook for getting control of our emotions
  Melanie Gordon Sheets

Mindfulness

• Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom
  Rick Hanson

• Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation
  Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Mindfulness for Beginners
  Jon Kabat-Zinn

• The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems
  Ronald. D. Seigel

• The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
  Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn

• The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
  Thich Nhat Hanh

• When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
  Pema Chodron

Borderline Personality Disorder

• Beyond Borderline: True Stories of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (2016)
  John Gunderson and Perry Hoffman

• Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with BPD (August 2004)
  Robert OFriedel, Perry D. Hoffman, Dixianne Penney, and Patricia Woodward

• Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, 2nd Edition: What To Do When Your Teen Has BPD: A Complete Guide for Families (September 2014)
  Blaise A Aguirre

• Borderline Personality Disorder (The Facts Series) (2008)
  Krawitz R, Jackson W.

• The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating
  Kiera Van Gelder

• Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
  Rachel Reiland

• Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Keep Out-of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship
  Shari Manning

• Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change (August 2010)
  Valerie Porr

• Borderline Personality Disorder: The Facts (2008)
  Roy Krawitz and Wendy Jackson

• Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder: Relieve Your Suffering Using the Core Skill of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (May 2013)
  Blaise Aguirre, MD and Gillian Galen, PsyD

• Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change - Paperback (Aug. 12, 2010)
  Valerie Porr

• Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors
  Pat Harvey

• The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions: Take Control of BPD with DBT (2016)
  Cedar Koons

• Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Professionals and Families (February 2005)
  John G Gunderson, M.D. and Perry D Hoffman, Ph.D.

These resources are for additional information only. They are in no way intended to replace formal comprehensive DBT treatment.