Therapist/Professional Misconduct
Babiak, P. and Hare, RD. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work. HarperBusiness, NY, 2006.
Bates, CM and Brodsky, AM. Sex in the Therapy Hour: A Case of Professional Incest. Guilford Press, New York, 1989.
Beutler, LE, Bongar, B. and Shurkin, JN. Am I Crazy, or is it My Shrink?: How to Get the Help You Need. Oxford University Press, New York, 1998.
Bisbing, SB, Jorgenson, LM, and Sutherland, PK. Sexual Abuse by Professionals: A Legal Guide. The Michie Company, Charlottesville, VA, 2000.
Bloom, JD, Nadelson, CC, and Notman, MT. Physician Sexual Misconduct. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Boulanger, G. Wounded by Reality: Understanding and Treating Adult Onset Trauma. The Analytic Press, 2007.
Bridges, NA. Moving Beyond the Comfort Zone in Psychotherapy. Jason Aronson, Lanham, MD, 2005.
Campbell, TW. Beware the Talking Cure: Psychotherapy May Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health. Upton Books, Boca Raton, FL, 1994.
Carnes, PJ. The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships. Health Communications, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1997.
Celenza, A. Sexual Boundary Violations: Therapeutic, Supervisory, and Academic Contexts. Jason Aronson, Inc. 2011.
Cohen, E. The Empowered Patient. Ballentine Books, New York, 2010.
Curtis, S. Doctored: A True Story. Inanna Publications and Education, Inc., Toronto, 2010.
Dolnick, E. Madness on the Couch: Blaming the Victim in the Heyday of Psychoanalysis. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998.
Dorpat, TL. Gaslighting, the Double Whammy, Interrogation, and Other Methods of Covert Control in Psychotherapy and Analysis. Jason Aronson, Lanham, MD, 1996.
Edelwich, J. and Brodsky, A. Sexual Dilemmas for the Helping Professional. Brunner/Mazel, New York, 1991.
Engel, B. The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself. Random House, NY, 1990.
Farber, B. Self-Disclosure in Psychotherapy. The Guilford Press. 2006.
Forward, S. Emotional Blackmail: When People in your Life use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You. Harper Paperback, NY, 1998.
Fox, B. Coming to Voice: Surviving an Abusive Therapist. Amazon Digital Services, LLC, 2018.
Freyd, Jennifer & Birrell, Pamela. Blind to Betrayal. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NJ, 2013.
Friedman, J. and Boumil, MM. Betrayal of Trust: Sex and Power in Professional Relationships. Praeger Trade, Westport, CT., 1995.
Gabbard, GO. ed. Sexual Exploitation in Professional Relationships. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1989.
Gabbard, GO. and Lester, EP. Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis. Basic Books, New York, 1995.
Godley, W. Saving Masud Khan. London Review of Books, 23:4, 3-7, 2/22/01. (www.lrb.co.uk/v23/n04/wynne-godley/saving-masud-khan)
Gonsiorek, JC., ed. Breach of Trust: Sexual Exploitation by Health Care Professionals and Clergy. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA., 1995.
Gutheil, T. & Brodsky, A. Preventing Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice. The Guilford Press. 2011.
Hare, R.D. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us. The Guilford Press, NY, 1999.
Herman, E. The Romance of American Psychotherapy. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1995.
Herman, J. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Power. Basic Books, New York, 1992.
Hirogoyen, MF. Stalking The Soul: Emotional Abuse and the Erosion of Identity. Helen Marx Books, 2004.
Ishee, Carrie, T. Seduced into Darkness: Transcending My Psychiatrist’s Sexual Abuse. Terra Nova Books, 2020.
Jehu, D. Patients as Victims: Sexual Abuse in Psychotherapy and Counseling. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England, 1994.
Kelley, JL. Psychiatric Malpractice: Stories of Patients, Psychiatrists, and the Law. Rutgers University Press, New Jersey, 1996.
Levine, PA. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. North Atlantic Books, 1997.
Lifton, RJ. The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide. Basic Books, New York, 1986.
Loring, MT. Emotional Abuse: The Trauma and the Treatment. Jossey-Bass, Indianapolis, 1998.
Lott, DA. In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists. W.H. Freeman & Co., New York, 1999.
MacKenzie, J. Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People. Penguin Random House, New York, 2015.
Mackler, Daniel. Breaking from Your Parents: Setting a New Precedent for Your Life and Our Species. 2014. (the chapter on psychotherapy)
Martinez-Lewi, L. Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life. Penguin Group, New York, 2008.
Masson, JM. Final Analysis: The Making and Unmaking of a Psychoanalyst. Ballantine Books, New York, 2003.
Matsakis, A. I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA, 1996.
McNamara, E. Sex, Suicide, and the Harvard Psychiatrist. Pocket Books, New York, 1995.
Muir, Maura. Shattered: Deception, Betrayal and Therapist Malpractice. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019.
Myers, WA. Shrink Dreams: Tales from the Hidden Side of Psychiatry. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1992.
Naparstek, B. Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal. Bantam Dell, New York, 2006.
Noel, B. You Must Be Dreaming. Simon & Schuster, New York 1992.
Nordhues, A. Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse. Three E Publishing. 2021.
Penfold, PS. Sexual Abuse by Health Professionals: A Personal Search for Meaning and Healing. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1998.
Pepper, R. Emotional Incest in Group Psychotherapy: A Conspiracy of Silence. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2014.
Peterson, MR. At Personal Risk: Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationships. WW Norton & Co., New York, 1992.
Plaisal, E. Therapist: The Shocking Autobiography of a Woman Sexually Exploited by her Analyst. St. Martin’s Press, New York 1985.
Pope, KS. and Bouhoutsos, JC. Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients. Praeger, New York, 1986.
Reamer, Frederic. Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services. Columbia University Press. 2020.
Richardson, S., Cunningham, M., et al. Broken Boundaries: Stories of Betrayal in Relationships of Care. Lulu.com, UK, 2008.
Rogers, AG. A Shining Affliction: A Story of Harm and Healing in Psychotherapy. Viking Penguin, NY, 1995.
Rutter, P. Sex in the Forbidden Zone: When Men in Power—Therapists, Doctors, teachers and Others—Betray Women’s Trust. Fawcett, Greenwich, CT, 1991.
Sanders, Randolph. Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors. IVP Academic. 2013.
Sands, A. Falling for Therapy: Psychotherapy from a Client’s Point of View. Palgrave MacMillan, London, 2000.
Salter, Anna. Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders. Hachette Books. 2018.
Schoener, G. Psychotherapists’ Sexual Involvement With Clients-Intervention and Prevention. Walk in Counseling Center. 1989.
Schouten, R. and Silver, J. Almost a Psychopath: Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy? Hazelden Publishing/Harvard Health Publications, Center City, MN, 2012.
Sennett, R. Authority. WW Norton & Co., New York, 1993.
Shepherd, A. Mending the Shattered Mirror: A Journey of Recovery from Abuse in Therapy. Lexington, KY, 2016.
Smail, D. Power Interest and Psychology. PCCS Books, Ross-on-Wye, England, 2005.
Stevens, E. A Fire is Coming. 2023.
Stout, M. The Sociopath Next Door. Broadway Books, New York, 2005.
Stout, Martha. Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door: How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator. Random House. 2020.
Strean, HS. Therapists who have Sex with their Patients: Treatment and Recovery. Brunner/Mazel, New York, 1993.
Subotsky, F, Bewley, S, Crowe, M. Abuse of the Doctor-Patient Relationship. RCPsych Publications, London, UK, 2010.
Tower, G. Fish in a Barrel. Millenial Mind Publishing, Utah, 2004.
Trumpi, P. Doctors Who Rape: Malpractice and Misogyny. Schenkman Books, Inc., Rochester, Vermont, 1997.
Tschan, W. Professional Sexual Misconduct in Institutions: Causes and Consequences, Prevention and Intervention. Hogrefe, Germany, 2013.
Walker, E. and Young, PD. A Killing Cure. Henry Holt & Co., 1986.
Welt, SR & Herron, WG. Narcissism and the Psychotherapist. The Guilford Press, New York, 1990.
Zur, Ofer. Multiple Relationships in Psychotherapy and Counseling: Unavoidable, Common, and Mandatory Dual Relations in Therapy. Routledge. 2016.
Clergy/Spiritual Abuse
Abujamra, L. Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Moody Publishers. 2021.
Baker, Connie. Traumatized by Religious Abuse: Courage, Hope and Freedom for Survivors. Luminare Press. 2019.
Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura. The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. The Courage to Heal Press. 2015.
Beck, Martha. Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith. Three Rivers Press, New York, 2005.
Berg, Amy. Deliver Us From Evil. Documentary available on Amazon Prime. 2006.
Brown, Christa. This Little Light: Beyond a Baptist Preacher Predator and His Gang. Foremost Press, 2009.
Bruni, Frank & Burkett, Elinor. A Gospel of Shame: Children, Sexual Abuse, and the Catholic Church. Harper Perennial, New York, 2002.
Christine, Anne. The Priest’s Pawn: The True Story of One Woman’s Sexual Harassment by a Catholic Priest. CreateSpace, 2018.
DeGroat, Chuck. When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse. 2020.
DeMuth, M. We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. Harvest House Publishers. 2019.
Dick, Kirby, Twist of Faith. Documentary available on Amazon Prime. 2005.
Edmondson, Sarah. Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life. Chronicle Prism. 2019.
Fortune, Marie, M. Is Nothing Sacred?: The Story of a Pastor, the Women He Sexually Abused, and the Congregation He Nearly Destroyed. Wipf & Stock Publishers, Eugene, OR, 2008.
Fortune, Marie, M. Sexual Violence: The Sin Revisited. Pilgrim Press, 2005.
Hinton, J. The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home And Church For Decades And How I Finally Stopped Him. Freiling Publishing. 2021.
Kirkham, Sandy. Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free from a Minister’s Sexual Abuse. Absam, LLC. September 1, 2021.
Lalich, Janja. Take Your Life Back: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships. Lalich Center on Cults & Coercion. 2023.
Langberg, Diane, PhD. Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. Brazos Press. 2020.
Langberg, Diane, PhD. Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores. New Growth Press. 2015.
Langberg, Diane, PhD. On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Tyndale. 1999.
McKnight, S. A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Tyndale Elevate. 2020.
Mullen, Wade. Something’s Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself from its Power. Tyndale. 2020.
Oksana, Chrystine. Safe Passage to Healing: A guide for survivors of ritual abuse. iUniverse. 2001.
Poling, Nancy. Victim to Survivor: Women Recovering from Clergy Sexual Abuse. United Church. 1999.
Winell, M. Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion. Apocryphile Press. 2013.
Zahnd, B. When Everything’s on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes. IVP. 2021.
General Healing
Allender, Dan. Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation. Baker Books. 2016.
Arabi, Shahida. Becoming The Narcissist’s Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself. SCW Archer Publishing. 2016.
Arabi, Shahida. POWER: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse: A Collection of Essays on Malignant Narcissism and Recovery from Emotional Abuse. Thought Catalog Books. 2017.
Arabi, Shahida. The Smart Girl’s Guide to Self Care. 2014.
Boon, S., Steele, K., et al. Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists. WW Norton & Company. 2011.
Chefetz, R. Intensive Psychotherapy for Persistent Dissociative Processes: The Fear of Feeling Real. W. W. Norton & Company. 2015.
DeMuth, M. We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. Harvest House Publishers. 2019.
Edmondson, Sarah. Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life. Chronicle Prism. 2019
Evans, Patricia. The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond. Adams Media. 2009.
Fisher, J. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment. W. W. Norton & Company. 2015.
Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery. Basic Books. 2015.
Herman, Judith. Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice. Hachette Books. 2023.
Kahnd, B. When Everything’s on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes. IVP. 2021.
Lalich, J. Take Your Life Back. Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion. 2006.
McKnight, S. A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Tyndale Elevate. 2020.
Odgen, P., Pain, C., et al. Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. W. W. Norton & Company. 2006.
Raffaeli, Ruth Morgan. The Spider and the Fly: How to Spot the Signs and Symptoms of Abuse-and How to Stop It. Dell. 1997.
Schwartz, Arielle & Knipe, J. CPTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole. Althea Press. 2017.
Thompson, Curt. The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves. IVP. 2015.
Van der Hart, O., Nijenhuis, E., Steele, K. The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization. W. W. Norton & Company. 2006.
Van der Kolk, B. The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books. 2014.
Williford, Tricia, L. & Richardson, Jana. You Are Safe Now. Nav Press. 2024.
