11/14/2025
Our Assistant Clinical Director, Ashley Mitchell, LCSW, has selected a few of her favorite books to support anyone navigating their mental health journey. Each title offers meaningful guidance on setting boundaries, understanding past experiences, reducing relationship anxiety, embracing authenticity, and finding purpose through challenging seasons. These books are thoughtful, accessible, and offer perspectives that can help strengthen resilience and overall well-being.
Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Glover Tawwab
A practical, accessible guide to identifying boundary issues and learning how to set limits confidently, reduce stress, and create healthier, more balanced relationships.
Man’s Search for Meaning — Viktor E. Frankl
A profound reflection on finding purpose through hardship, blending Frankl’s Holocaust experiences with his development of logotherapy—showing that meaning is central to human resilience and healing.
Are You Mad at Me? — Meg Josephson, LCSW
A compassionate guide to understanding anxiety-driven relationship patterns, exploring why we assume others are upset with us, and how to build emotional security and clearer communication.
The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown
An invitation to embrace authenticity and let go of perfectionism, grounded in Brown’s research on vulnerability, courage, and wholehearted living.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
A clear explanation of how emotionally immature parenting affects adult wellbeing, offering tools to break old patterns, set boundaries, and develop healthier emotional connections.