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Youtube Course Pathway For Psychology Self-Study

  1. Yale Intro Psych → foundation survey of the whole field.
  2. UCLA Social Psych → group dynamics, persuasion, social influence.
  3. MIT Cognitive/Neuro → perception, memory, learning, brain-mind link.
  4. Abnormal/Clinical Psych playlists → disorders, DSM models, therapies.
  5. Crash Course + Counseling Theories playlists → applied practice + review.

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The following books are a concise collection of reads for anyone seeking to enter the field of life coaching, or to expand their knowledge in counseling. Many of the listed books here are all drawn from Achology learning school.
Visit the Achology Website for Amazon Links.


General Interest Books:

  1. The Road Less Traveled — M. Scott Peck
  2. The Selfish Gene — Richard Dawkins
  3. The Social Animal — Elliot Aronson
  4. The Time Paradox — Philip Zimbardo
  5. Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
  6. Emotional Intelligence — Daniel Goleman
  7. The Tipping Point — Malcolm Gladwell
  8. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy — David D. Burns
  9. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  10. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences — Howard Gardner
  11. Games People Play — Eric Berne
  12. Ego Is the Enemy — Ryan Holiday
  13. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us — Daniel H. Pink
  14. Civilization and Its Discontents — Sigmund Freud
  15. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind & Defy the Odds — David Goggins
  16. Childhood and Society — Erik Erikson
  17. Authentic Happiness — Martin Seligman
  18. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment — Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

Psychology Books:

  1. The Road Less Traveled — M. Scott Peck
  2. The Selfish Gene — Richard Dawkins
  3. The Social Animal — Elliot Aronson
  4. The Time Paradox — Philip Zimbardo
  5. Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
  6. Emotional Intelligence — Daniel Goleman
  7. The Tipping Point — Malcolm Gladwell
  8. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy — David D. Burns
  9. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  10. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences — Howard Gardner
  11. Games People Play — Eric Berne
  12. Ego Is the Enemy — Ryan Holiday
  13. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us — Daniel H. Pink
  14. Civilization and Its Discontents — Sigmund Freud
  15. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind & Defy the Odds — David Goggins
  16. Childhood and Society — Erik Erikson
  17. Authentic Happiness — Martin Seligman
  18. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment — Amir Levine & Rachel Heller


Motivational:

  1. Braving the Wilderness — Brené Brown
  2. Born to Shine — Ashley LeMieux
  3. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear — Elizabeth Gilbert
  4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones — James Clear
  5. As a Man Thinketh — James Allen
  6. 80/20 Your Life — Richard Koch
  7. The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be — Jack Canfield
  8. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles — Steven Pressfield
  9. Who Moved My Cheese? — Spencer Johnson
  10. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind & Defy the Odds — David Goggins

Books about Helping People:

  1. Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive
  2. Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear — Dr. Frank Luntz
  3. Words That Change Minds — Shelle Rose Charvet
  4. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
  5. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
  6. Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice
  7. Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond — Judith S. Beck
  8. You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
  9. Keep Your Love On — Danny Silk
  10. Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone — Mark Goulston

Mental Wellness:

  1. Everything Is Figureoutable — Marie Forleo
  2. Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive — Susan David
  3. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual — Jocko Willink
  4. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Cal Newport
  5. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life — Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
  6. Best Self: Be You, Only Better — Mike Bayer
  7. Be Obsessed or Be Average — Grant Cardone
  8. The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem — Nathaniel Branden
  9. Who Moved My Cheese? — Spencer Johnson
  10. Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind & Defy the Odds — David Goggins

Wisdom For Life:

  1. The History of Philosophy — A. C. Grayling
  2. A History of Western Philosophy — Bertrand Russell
  3. The Madness of Crowds — Douglas Murray
  4. The Nicomachean Ethics — Aristotle
  5. The Open Society and Its Enemies — Karl Popper
  6. The Perennial Philosophy — Aldous Huxley
  7. The Philosophy of Freedom — Rudolf Steiner
  8. The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle
  9. The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli
  10. The Problems of Philosophy — Bertrand Russell
  11. The Prophet — Kahlil Gibran
  12. The Republic — Plato
  13. The Social Contract — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  14. The Stranger — Albert Camus
  15. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions — Thomas S. Kuhn
  16. The Wisdom of Insecurity — Alan Watts
  17. Tao Te Ching — Lao Tzu
  18. Thus Spoke Zarathustra — Friedrich Nietzsche
  19. Utilitarianism — John Stuart Mill
  20. Being and Time — Martin Heidegger
  21. A Treatise of Human Nature — David Hume

Personal Growth 

  1. Make Your Bed — William H. McRaven
  2. How to Win Friends & Influence People — Dale Carnegie
  3. Gmorning, Gnight! (Little Pep Talks for Me & You) — Lin-Manuel Miranda (illustrated by Jonny Sun)
  4. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win — Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
  5. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less — Greg McKeown
  6. Creativity, Inc. — Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace
  7. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear — Elizabeth Gilbert
  8. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones — James Clear
  9. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ — Daniel Goleman
  10. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us — Daniel H. Pink

CBT – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 

  • Cognitive Therapy & Emotional Disorders – Aaron T Beck
  • The CBT Handbook – Pamela Myles
  • CBT for Dummies – Rhena Branch & Rob Wilson
  • A Guide to Rational Living – Albert Ellis
  • REBT – Albert Ellis
  • On Becoming A Person – Carl Rogers

CBT Intermediate Recs: 

  • The Road to Character by David Brooks 
  • Responsibility Rebellion by Kain Ramsay (also NLP Rec) 
  • Inventing ourselves by Sarah Jayne Blakeman
  • Mind Management by Dr Steve Peters
  • You’re not Listening by Kate Murphy  
  • The laws of human nature by Robert Greene (also NLP Rec)

Advanced CBT Recs:

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy by J.S. Beck
  • The CBT Toolbox: A workbook for Clients and Clinicians by J. Riggenbach
  • The Skilled Helper by Gerard Egan
  • Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon
  • Doing CBT: A comprehensive guide to working with behaviours, thoughts, & emotions by D.F. Tolin.
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Couples and Families by Frank Datillo & Aaron Beck 
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  • The 7 habits of Highly Effective people by Covey S. 

REBT – Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy 

  • On Becoming a Person – Carl Rogers
  • A Guide to Rational Living – Albert Ellis
  • The Myth of Self-Esteem – Albert Ellis
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy – Albert Ellis
  • Getting Started with REBT – Windy Dryden
  • REBT in a Nutshell – Michael Neenan
  • The Meta Model Demystified – Matt Cauldfield
  • Client Centered Therapy – Carl Rogers

Hypnotherapy 

  • The Beginners Guide to Hypnotherapy – Rory Z Fulcher
  • The Hypnotherapy Handbook – Ann Jaloba
  • Reframing Hypnotherapy – Dr. Richard K Nonguard
  • Solution Focused Hypnotherapy – Matthew Cahill
  • Advanced Hypnotherapy Scripts – Dan Jones

Mindfulness:

  • MBCT for Dummies
  • Mindfulness a Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World
  • Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman 
  • On becoming a person by Carl Rogers
  • The Compassionate Mind
  • The Monk who sold his ferrari 
  • The Art of Happiness 

Emotional Intelligence:

  • Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Travis Bradberry
  • Working with Emotional Intelligence – Tanvir Shakil
  • The Chimp Paradox – Prof Steve Peters
  • The 21 Day Mental Makeover – James W. Williams

Life Purpose

  • Awaken The Giant Within – Tony Robbins
  • A Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren
  • The Path Made Clear – Oprah Winfrey
  • Soul Plan – Blue Marsden

NLP: 

  • NLP in 21 Days – Harry Adler / Beryl Heather
  • Sleight of Mouth – Robert Dilts
  • The Users Guide to Sleight of Mouth – Douglas O’Brien
  • On Becoming a Person – Carl Rogers
  • The Skilled Helper – Gerrard Egan
  • Awaken the Giant Within – Tony Robbins
  • Ultimate Power – Tony Robbins
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming for Dummies – Romilla Ready
  • The Chimp Paradox – Prof Steve Peters
  • The NLP Master Practitioner Manual – Peter Freeth

NLP Recs:

  • Responsibility Rebellion by Kain Ramsay 
  • The road to character by David Brooks
  • Metaphysics we live by by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
  • The Mind Management by Dr Steve Peters
  • The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
  • Pre-Suasion A revolutionary way to influence and persuade by Robert Cialoni 
  • Words that Change Minds by Shelle Rose Charvel 
  • Fixed vs Growth Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

Life Coaching

  • The Element of How finding your passion changes everything by Ken Robinson
  • On becoming a person by Carl R. Rogers 
  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
  • Let’s talk about death over dinner by Michael Hebb
  • The 7 habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Convey
  • Working the Shadow Side A guide to Positive by Gerard Egan 
  • The Skilled Helper by Gerard Egan 

Counseling:

  • Counseling Skills and theory by Margaret Hawk
  • The Skilled Helper by Gerard Egan
  • Skills and Theory by Margeret Hough
  • The Chimp Paradox by Dr Steve Peters
  • Telling each other the truth by William Backus
  • The Psychology Book by  Nigel C. Benson
  • Coaching Questions by Tony Stoltzfus 

Solution Based Counseling

  • Client Centred Therapy – Carl Rogers
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy – Albert Ellis
  • On Becoming a Person – Carl Rogers
  • First Steps into Counselling – Pete Sanders
  • Counselling Theory in Practice – Rory Lees-Oakes
  • Counselling Skills for Dummies – Gail Evans