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Michael Skrodzki, MA,MFT
Psychotherapy and Counseling
in San Rafael / Marin County (415) 488 9836
psychotherapymarin.com
Resources
For Everybody
Steven C. Hayes, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life. The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (New Harbinger 2005) - a brilliant self-study workbook in a newer form of "evidence-based" psychotherapy. Mindfulness training supplies the "missing link" to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and -with a sprinkling of EST- hits the spot.
David Richo, How To Be An Adult. A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration (Paulist Press, New York 1991) -a small but densely packed gem of a book, highly concentrated, best suited for people who have already done a fair amount of self-exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center. www.spiritrock.org , (415) 488-0164 -a beautiful spot in the San Geronimo Valley (10 min. west of Fairfax) to learn and practice Vipassana (insight) meditation for half an hour or two months.
California Vipassana Center. www.mahavana.dhamma.org - another beautiful spot, in the Sierra foothills near Yosemite, to learn and practice Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka, usually for 10 days. These silent meditation courses are taught mostly by video in centers all over the world, are paid for strictly by donation, and are staffed by all volunteers. The method itself is less informed by Western psychology, more strictly focused on the body, and presented more dogmatically than offerings at Spirit Rock.
Steven C. Hayes, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life. The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (New Harbinger 2005) - a brilliant self-study workbook in a newer form of "evidence-based" psychotherapy. Mindfulness training supplies the "missing link" to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and -with a sprinkling of EST- hits the spot.
David Richo, How To Be An Adult. A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration (Paulist Press, New York 1991) -a small but densely packed gem of a book, highly concentrated, best suited for people who have already done a fair amount of self-exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center. www.spiritrock.org , (415) 488-0164 -a beautiful spot in the San Geronimo Valley (10 min. west of Fairfax) to learn and practice Vipassana (insight) meditation for half an hour or two months.
California Vipassana Center. www.mahavana.dhamma.org - another beautiful spot, in the Sierra foothills near Yosemite, to learn and practice Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka, usually for 10 days. These silent meditation courses are taught mostly by video in centers all over the world, are paid for strictly by donation, and are staffed by all volunteers. The method itself is less informed by Western psychology, more strictly focused on the body, and presented more dogmatically than offerings at Spirit Rock.
For Couples
Harville Hendrix, Getting The Love You Want. A Guide For Couples (Harper&Row, New York 2007) -a classic of relationship self-help literature. Unlike others in this genre, well written, not over-simplified, truly helpful. An excellent place to start, with or without a therapist.
Harville Hendrix, Getting The Love You Want. A Guide For Couples (Harper&Row, New York 2007) -a classic of relationship self-help literature. Unlike others in this genre, well written, not over-simplified, truly helpful. An excellent place to start, with or without a therapist.
For Specific Issues
Alcoholics Anonymous. www.aasf.org , AA and its off-shoots are not for everybody, and -contrary to popular myth- not the only way to stay sober, BUT if you can make the effort and find it in yourself to "become a friend of Bill W." and of the Twelve Steps, I highly recommend it, especially in early recovery . Short of being in residential treatment, the level of available support is unparalleled, and the wisdom hidden in seemingly simplistic slogans is profound.
Tamara Penix Sbraga, William T. O'Donohue, The Sex Addiction Workbook (New Harbinger, Oakland 2003) - a good, very practical self-help workbook, largely based on cognitive behavioral therapy, for this still under-served problem; especially useful as an adjunct to psychotherapy and SAA meetings.
Alcoholics Anonymous. www.aasf.org , AA and its off-shoots are not for everybody, and -contrary to popular myth- not the only way to stay sober, BUT if you can make the effort and find it in yourself to "become a friend of Bill W." and of the Twelve Steps, I highly recommend it, especially in early recovery . Short of being in residential treatment, the level of available support is unparalleled, and the wisdom hidden in seemingly simplistic slogans is profound.
Tamara Penix Sbraga, William T. O'Donohue, The Sex Addiction Workbook (New Harbinger, Oakland 2003) - a good, very practical self-help workbook, largely based on cognitive behavioral therapy, for this still under-served problem; especially useful as an adjunct to psychotherapy and SAA meetings.
