Melanie Alford, MSW MPH LICSW
Manzanita Therapy, LLC
Therapy for Individuals
Creating Change
Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Imagination to Create What you Want in your Life
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
Brene Brown: Daring Greatley: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead
Brene's TED Talk on Vulnerability
Brene's TED Talk on Listening to Shame
Queer Lives and Identities
How I Learned to Snap: A Small Town Coming-Out and Coming-of-Age Story
It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living
A Queer History of the United States: ReVisioning American History
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
Transparent: Love, Family, and Living with the T with Transgender Teenagers
The Transgender Companion (Male to Female): The Complete Guide To Becoming The Woman You Want To Be.
Article: A Trans Story is a Ghost Story (2015)
The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
Article: This is an Essay About Penises by Drew Gregory
Article: What You're Actually Saying When You Ignore Someone's Gender Pronouns by Sam Dylan Finch
Mindfulness
The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life
Pema Chodron: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment - and Your Life
Thich Nhat Hanh: Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Ekhart Tolle: The Power of Now
Tara Brach: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha
Relationship Practices
The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship after Infidelity
Example of a Relationship Agreement: Polyamory Society
Another Example of Relationship Agreement: The Inn Between
Sexuality and Love
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us
Trauma
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Resurrection After Rape: A Guide to Transforming from Victim to Survivor
Self-Therapy Workbook: An Exercise Book For The IFS Process