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      • Adolescents
      • Life Transitions
      • Depression
      • Bipolar Disorder
    • Couples Therapy
  • Appointment Center
    • Appointment Calendar
    • Fees & Insurance
  • Articles
    • Old Habits Come Back
    • Can Couples Therapy Help Save Your Marriage
    • Therapy Helps People Suffering from Bipolar Disorder
    • Teen Binge Drinking: A Deadly Problem
    • Is Psychotherapy Accepted for Men?
    • Take a Bite Out of Depression, by Anonymous
    • The Easy Life of a Teenager: Misunderstood or Misguided?
    • 4 Components to Treating Depression
    • Teens, Drinking and You
    • Team Parenting: The Recipe for a Healthy, Happy Family
    • The Healing Power of Interpersonal Neurobiology and Psychotherapy
    • 6 Morning Rituals to Improving Your Mood
    • Mindful Parenting Nurtures Healthy Attachment
    • Four Tips for Using the Internet to Find a Therapist Who’s Right for You
    • Holding a Job with Bipolar in Mind
    • Leadership Coaching: Woman Can Still Roar
    • Why am I soooooo tired?
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Information Websites
Bipolar Disorder: www.apa.org/topics/bipolar/index.aspx
Depression: www.apa.org/topics/depress/index.aspx
Addiction: www.apa.org/topics/addiction/index.aspx
Abuse Issues: www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=2
Codependence: www.nmha.org/go/codependency
Mental Illness support: www.namisandiego.org
Rape/Domestic Violence: www.ccssd.org

Books
Bipolar Disorder

Loving Some with Bipolar Disorder
by Julie Fast
http://amzn.to/IHllC9

Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder:  A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability
b
y Julie Fast and John Preston
http://amzn.to/IHopy9

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Second Edition: What You and Your Family Need to Know”
by David Jay Miklowitz
http://amzn.to/HZPwXO

Break the Bipolar Cycle: A Day-by-Day Guide to Living with Bipolar Disorder
by Xavier Francisco Amador and Elizabeth Brondolo
http://amzn.to/IfAEqD

Depression
Depression is Contagious: How the Most Common Mood Disorder is Spreading Around the World and How to Stop it
by Michael D. Yapko
http://amzn.to/HufbGk

The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourslef from Chronich Unhappiness
by J. Mark G. Williams, Zindel V. Segal and John D. Teasdale
http://amzn.to/HxjgyR

Hand Me Down Blues: How To Stop Depression From Spreading In Families
by Michael Yapko
http://amzn.to/HwGYeV

Teen Mental Health 
The Balance Mind Foundation
www.thebalancedmind.org

Teen Mental Health
www.teenmentalhealth.org

The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make As A Teen
by Steven Covey
http://amzn.to/Iy92J5

Couples
The Relationship Cure: A 5-Step Cure to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships
by John Mordechai Gottman and John Gottman
http://amzn.to/Hz8kPf

The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples
by, John Mordechai Gottman
http://amzn.to/HAptWE

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Sue Johnson
http://amzn.to/HFSDpb

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Tel: (619) 884-1966

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San Diego, CA  92103
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