Counselling
Self Help and Links
This section begins, on this page, with a list of Self-Help books and websites which may be useful in specific situations. There are also sub-sections where you can find links to further sources of help, including Computerised Self-help, specific Information Leaflets and Counselling and Advice Services in the local area
Self-Help Books and Websites
Five Areas Online: www.fiveareasonline.com This site gives you immediate access to practical advice on how to tackle common problems such as; low mood, anxiety, panic and stress, as well as how to cope with longer-term physical health problems and how to tackle other problems such as smoking and drinking. You will be able to access online books, together with accompanying worksheets, which have been carefully designed to communicate key points that can help you change things around quickly.
There are many self-help books available in the shops and it can be difficult to know which ones may be useful. The University Counselling Service team have spend some time compiling a list of books which have been previewed by at least one member of the team and many of which are available in the Frewen Library. Where this is the case, the library catalogue number is provided and a direct link is available by clicking on this.
The list is divided into topics which students may have identified in counselling sessions and which may help you to find specific books more easily. There are also suggestions for websites which may be useful. Some books have been reviewed by team members and these reviews are also available to read by clicking on the book title.
Topics
Addiction: Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Smoking
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Blazszynkski, A |
Overcoming Compulsive Gambling |
Robinson |
1998 |
4 Week Loan 157.6/BLA |
| Marks, D |
Overcoming your Smoking Habit |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 157.65/MAR |
| Spada, M |
Overcoming Problem Drinking |
Robinson |
2006 |
4 Week Loan 157.61/SPA |
Anger
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Davies, W |
Overcoming Anger and Irritability |
Robinson |
2000 |
4 Week Loan 157.9/DAV |
| Greenberger, D & Padesky, C A |
Mind over Mood |
Guilford Press |
1995 |
4 Week Loan 157.9/GRE |
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Acres, D |
Passing Exams Without Anxiety |
How to Books |
1998 |
|
| Butler, G |
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness |
Robinson |
1999 |
4 Week Loan 157.32/BUT |
| Greenberger, D & Padesky, C A |
Mind over Mood |
Guilford Press |
1995 |
4 Week Loan 157.9/GRE |
| Jeffers, S |
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway |
Arrow |
1991 |
4 Week Loan 158.2/JEF |
| Kennerley, H |
Overcoming Anxiety |
Robinson |
1997 |
4 Week Loan 157.3/KEN |
| Meares, K |
Overcoming Worry |
Robinson |
2008 |
4 Week Loan 157.32/MEA |
| Silove,D & Manicavasager, V |
Overcoming Panic |
Robinson |
1997 |
4 Week Loan 157.32/SIL |
| Veale, D |
Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/VEA |
Assertiveness
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Dickson, A |
A Woman in Your Own Right |
Quartet |
1982 |
4 Week Loan 158.2/DIC |
| Lindenfield, G |
Assert Yourself |
Thorsons |
1992 |
4 Week Loan 158.2/LIN |
| Williams, C J |
Being Assertive (Workbook) |
Arnold Publishers |
2001 |
Click here to download |
Bi-polar Disorder
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Scott, J |
Overcoming Mood Swings |
Robinson |
2001 |
4 Week Loan 157.25/SCO |
Body Image
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Cash, T F |
The Body Image Workbook |
New Harbinger |
1998 |
4 Week Loan 155.232/CAS |
| Veale, D |
Overcoming Body Image Problems including Body Dysmorphic Disorder |
Robinson |
2009 |
4 Week Loan 155.232/VEA |
Depression
Eating Difficulties
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Orbach, S |
On Eating |
Penguin |
2002 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/ORB |
| Schmidt, U & Treasure, J |
Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) |
Brunner Routledge |
2003 |
|
| Fairburn C. G |
Overcoming Binge Eating |
Guildford |
1995 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/FAI |
| Freeman, C |
Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa |
Robinson |
2002 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/FRE |
| Cooper, P J |
Bulimia Nervosa & Binge-Eating |
Robinson |
1995 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/COO |
| Gauntlett-Gilbert, J |
Overcoming Weight Problems |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 616.398/GAU |
Family Issues
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Skynner, R & Cleese, J |
Families and How to Survive Them |
Cedar |
1993 |
4 Week Loan 158.24/SKY |
Loss/Bereavement
Web links
- Cruse - Information and support for those who have lost loved ones
Mindfulness/Meditation
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Veale, D |
Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 157.7/VEA |
Pain/Fatigue
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Broome, A & Jellicoe, H |
Living With Your Pain |
BPS |
1987 |
4 Week Loan 616.0472/BRO |
| Burgess, M & Chalder, T |
Overcoming Chronic Fatigue |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan |
| Chalder, T |
Coping with Chronic Fatigue |
Sheldon |
1995 |
4 Week Loan 616.0478/CHA |
| Cole, F |
Overcoming Chronic Pain |
Overcoming Chronic Pain |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 152.1824/COL |
Paranoia
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Freeman, D |
Overcoming Paranoid & Suspicious Thoughts |
Robinson |
2006 |
4 Week Loan 157.27/FRE |
Problem-Solving/Procrastination
Relationships
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Berne, E |
Games People Play |
Penguin |
1968 |
4 Week Loan 158.2/BER |
| Crowe, M |
Overcoming Relationship Problems |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 158.2/CRO |
| Harris, M |
ACT with love |
New Harbinger |
2009 |
4 Week Loan 616.8914/HAR |
Self-Esteem
Self-Harm
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Schmidt, U & Davison, K |
Life After Self-Harm: A Guide to the Future |
Brunner-Routledge |
2004 |
4 Week Loan 616.85844/SCH |
| Sutton, J |
Healing the Hurt Within |
Howtobooks |
2005 |
|
Web links
- Harmless.org.uk - A user led organisation providing services for those who self harm, their family and friends
- Selfharm.org.uk - Young people and Self-Harm
- Selfinjurysupport.org.uk - National Voluntary Organisation for women in distress, especially those who harm themselves
Sexuality
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Dickson, A |
The Mirror Within: A New Look at Sexuality Within |
Quartet |
1997 |
|
| Ford, V |
Overcoming Sexual Problems |
Robinson |
2005 |
4 Week Loan 157.73/FOR |
Sleep Difficulties
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Brown, L |
The Insomniac's Best Friend |
Thorsons |
2004 |
4 Week Loan 616.849/THO |
| Burgess, M et al. |
Self-Help for Nightmares |
Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre |
2001 |
4 Week Loan 154.632/BUR |
| Espie, C |
Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep problems |
Robinson |
2006 |
4 Week Loan 616.849/ESP |
| Idzikowski, C |
Learn to Sleep Well |
Duncan Baird |
2000 |
4 WeekLoan 154.62/IDZ |
Spirituality
Stress
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Davis, M |
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook |
New Harbinger Publications |
1988 |
4 Week Loan 158.1/DAV
|
Trauma/Abuse
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Library |
| Ainscough, C |
Breaking Free: Help for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse |
Sheldon Press |
1993 |
4 Week Loan 362.86/AIN |
| Herbert, C |
Overcoming Traumatic Stress |
Robinson |
1999 |
4 Week Loan 157.32/HER |
| Kennerley, H |
Overcoming Childhood Trauma |
Robinson |
2000 |
4 Week Loan 362.88/KEN |
| Matsakis, A |
The Rape Recovery Handbook |
Matsakis, A |
2003 |
4 Week Loan 362.88/MAT |
| Sandford, L T |
Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse |
Virago |
1991 |
4 Week Loan 362.71/SAN |
