Leeds University Library

Student Counselling Centre

Self help resources available in the Library , ,

The Student Counselling Centre has a collection of Self Help Books which are housed in the Edward Boyle Library addressing a variety of common problems and issues. These books are managed and administered by the University Library. You can access these books - in the same way you access academic books - whether you have attended the Student Counselling Centre or not.

Abortion and afterwards. Vanessa Davies, Ashgrove, 1991

Assert yourself. Gael Lindenfield, Thorsons 2001

Breaking free. Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon, Sheldon Press 2000

Bulimia nervosa & binge-eating : a guide to recovery. Peter J. Cooper, New York University Press, 1995

Cutting : understanding and overcoming self-mutilation. Steven Levenkron, W. W. Norton, 1999

Difficult conversations : what to say in tricky situations without ruining the relationship. Anne Dickson, Piatkus, 2006

Facing grief : bereavement and the young adult. Susan Wallbank, Lutterworth, 1991

Feel the fear and do it anyway. Susan Jeffers, Vermilion, 2007

Getting a good night's sleep : a handbook for people who have trouble sleeping. Fiona Johnston, Sheldon Press, 2000

How to cope with difficult parents. Windy Dryden and Jack Gorden, Sheldon, 1995

How to start a conversation and make friends. Don Gabor, Sheldon, 2007

Mind over mood. Dennis Greenberger, Christine A. Padesky, Guilford Press, 1995

On grief and grieving : finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Scribner Book Company, 2007

Outing yourself : how to come out as lesbian or gay to your family, friends, and coworkers. Michelangelo Signorile, Simon & Schuster, 1996

Overcoming anger and irritability. William Davies, BasicBooks, 2008

Overcoming anxiety. Helen Kennerley, BasicBooks, 2009

Overcoming depression. Paul Gilbert, BasicBooks, 2009

Overcoming low self-esteem. Melanie Fennell, The Perseus Books Group, 2009

Overcoming overeating. Jane R. Hirschmann, Carol H. Munter, Da Capo/Lifelong, 2008

Overcoming panic and agoraphobia. Derrick Silove and Vijaya Manicavasagar, BasicBooks, 2008

Overcoming social anxiety and shyness. Gillian Butler, BasicBooks, 2008

Overcoming traumatic stress. Claudia Herbert and Ann Wetmore, BasicBooks, 2008

The rape recovery handbook : step-by-step help for survivors of sexual assault. Aphrodite Matsakis, New Harbinger, 2003

Self-help for self-injury a guide for women struggling with self-injury. Bristol Crisis Service for Women, Bristol Crisis Service for Women.

The survivor's guide : to recovery from rape and sexual abuse. Robert Kelly and Fay Maxted, Rugby RoSA, 2005

Susie Orbach on eating. Susie Orbach, Penguin, 2002

Toxic parents. Susan Forward with Craig Buck, Bantam, 2002

Transexed and transgendered people : a guide. Alice Purnell, Gendys Conferences, 2005

An unquiet mind. Kay Redfield Jamison, Picador, 1997

Women who love too much. Robin Norwood, Pocket Books, 2008