BOOKS

Navigating Life’s Challenges with Dr. Heitler

Dr. Heitler understands that life’s challenges can lead to depression, anger, anxiety, addictions, and strained relationships. Her Power of Two and Prescriptions Without Pills books offer strategies for responding instead in ways that promote emotional well-being and healthier relationships.

For mental health professionals

Dr. Heitler explains her integrative theory and treatment techniques in From Conflict to Resolution.

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Note that in addition to her books, for therapists seeking to expand their know-how with regard to working with couples Dr. Heitler most recently has released an APA-accredited self-paced online course, Effective Couples Therapy.

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Prescriptions Without Pills: For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety, and More

With techniques for relief from depression, anxiety, and excessive anger, this book offers new ideas for both therapists and self-helpers.   For more information, see prescriptionswithoutpills.com. 

Therapists looking to earn continuing education credits for reading this book can obtain these at ce-credit.com.

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The Power of Two

This book and workbook combo teaches the communication and conflict resolution skills that sustain a strong and loving marriage.

 

See also The Power of Two Workbook, and the Leader’s Manual for Power of Two Marriage Skills Workshops, both co-authored with psychologist Abigail Hirsch, PhD.

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From Conflict to Resolution

offers an overall integrative model of what triggers psychopathology and how therapy can promote healing and growth.

 

In addition, the book clarifies a broad array of therapeutic techniques. 

 

Most remarkably, both the theoretical model and the many intervention techniques guide effective therapy in all formats, that is, with individuals, with couples, and also with families.

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David Decides About Thumbsucking

For children and their parents, this inspirational story enables children to end thumbsucking habits.

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More publications by Dr. Susan Heitler

Dr. Heitler is best known in the therapy community for bringing understandings of conflict resolution to the professional literature on psychotherapy.  In the general public, her books get exceptional reviews.

Additional books:

  • The Power of Two Workbook: Communication Skills for a Strong & Loving Marriage
  • In Spanish: Poder de Dos, teaches the skills that sustain marriage success.
  • If you are a therapist who would like to add to your income by teaching couples the skills that can enable spouses to sustain a strong and loving marriage, check out Dr. Heitler’s Leaders Manual for Power of Two Marriage Skills Workshops,  The manual includes:
    • visual aids, handouts
    • session-by-session training references to the specific relevant pages in Dr. Heitler’s other books
    • marketing suggestions
    • before and after feedback forms
    • a curriculum guide with detailed lesson plans for twelve (12) 90-minute sessions. 
    • Each lesson plan includes multiple interactive exercises. 
    • The lesson plans can be used as stand-alone single-session workshops, as a series of 2-4 sessions on a specific topic, or as a full 12-session course. 
    • Available on amazon.com.