Our Book Recommendations
At Montreal Therapy Centre, our therapists and staff are lifelong learners who believe that books can be powerful companions in personal growth and clinical practice. This page features thoughtful book recommendations and personal reflections from our team; texts that have informed our work, challenged our thinking, and supported our own journeys as clinicians and humans. We hope these reviews offer inspiration, insight, and meaningful resources for fellow therapists, clients, students, and anyone curious about the inner world.
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When Panic Attacks
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If you've ever felt gripped by sudden anxiety, avoided situations because of fear, or been caught off guard by the physical rush of a panic attack, When Panic Attacks by Dr. David Burns is a book I recommend wholeheartedly. Dr. Burns is a pioneer in...
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Becoming a Power Couple: 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages
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Becoming a Power Couple: 4 Pillars to Engineer Legendary Marriages by Gabriela Embon, BSc., is a practical guide for couples who want more than a marriage that simply survives. It is for partners who want to intentionally build a relationship that grows stronger, deeper, and...
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The Feeling Good Handbook
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One of my top recommendations for anyone considering therapy is The Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns, a pioneer in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), offers readers practical, hands-on tools for managing depression, anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem. I had the privilege of...
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Reasons to Stay Alive
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This is a compassionate and deeply human read for anyone experiencing depression or anxiety, or for those wanting to better understand what it feels like from the inside. In Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig offers a raw and intimate account of his experience with...
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
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Bipolar disorder book review of An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Some books explain a diagnosis; a rare few help you truly understand what it feels like to live inside one. Dr. Jamison’s work is one of those rare masterpieces. It is...
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Stop Walking on Eggshells
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When someone we love is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), it can be hard to know how to help without losing ourselves in the process. Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul...
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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A Look at Atomic Habits When people consider therapy, one of the questions that often comes up is: “How do I make real, lasting changes in my life?” While therapy provides a supportive space to explore that question in depth, there are also resources that...
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Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin
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Every so often a book earns a permanent place on my recommendation list, and Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Katherine is one of those. It's an oldie but a goodie—first published in the early 1990s—and I've recommended it to clients many...
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Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
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In a culture that so often equates busyness with worth, few messages feel as needed—or as hard to hear—as the one at the heart of Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. This is a thoughtful, research-based guide for anyone who feels that no matter how hard...
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The Feeling Good Handbook
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One of my top recommendations for anyone considering therapy is The Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns, a pioneer in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), offers readers practical, hands-on tools for managing depression, anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem. I had the privilege of...
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Reasons to Stay Alive
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This is a compassionate and deeply human read for anyone experiencing depression or anxiety, or for those wanting to better understand what it feels like from the inside. In Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig offers a raw and intimate account of his experience with...
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The Gift of Therapy
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Every so often I recommend a book not because it teaches a particular technique, but because it captures the spirit of what therapy can be. The Gift of Therapy by Dr. Irvin Yalom is one of those books. Yalom, an existential psychiatrist and wonderfully human...
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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A Look at Atomic Habits When people consider therapy, one of the questions that often comes up is: “How do I make real, lasting changes in my life?” While therapy provides a supportive space to explore that question in depth, there are also resources that...
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Man’s Search for Meaning
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Some books inform us; a rare few change how we understand what it means to be human. For me, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl belongs firmly in the second category. I first read it during my master’s training as a therapist, and...
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
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If you’re looking for a practical, research-based guide to strengthen your relationship, I highly recommend The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman. I use this book regularly with the couples that I work with in therapy. Drawing on over 40 years...
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And Baby Makes Three
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Welcoming a baby is one of life's most joyful transitions—and often one of its most disorienting. Many new parents are surprised by how much strain a little one can place on even the strongest relationship. Sleepless nights, shifting roles, and the sheer demands of caregiving...
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The Feeling Good Handbook
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One of my top recommendations for anyone considering therapy is The Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns, a pioneer in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), offers readers practical, hands-on tools for managing depression, anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem. I had the privilege of...
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The Feeling Good Handbook
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One of my top recommendations for anyone considering therapy is The Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns, a pioneer in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), offers readers practical, hands-on tools for managing depression, anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem. I had the privilege of...
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