E Books

Hello, my name is Dr. Griggs. I've been an outpatient psychologist for over two decades. People come to my office to work on problems. I work with individuals of all ages, couples of all persuasions and a wide variety of concerns. There are eight areas that keep coming up, no matter what the person's age, occupation, race, economic status or religious affilation. One or more of these eight areas is connected to just about everything and everyone in one way or another. Here are the eight categories of problems I see over and over:

A number of clients suggested I write ebooks to explore and explain each of these eight areas. But, people wanted quick answers. I heard complaints that reading "store-bought" self-help books took too much time. They were too long. People wanted concise, to-the-point, no-fat publications that went to the heart of each subject. Clients wanted "How To" manuals they could read independently of therapy, but at the same time they wanted something that made therapy go faster, too. I listened.

This was quite a challenge. On the one hand, the directive was to write about subjects that are fairly complex, yet at the same time make each ebook short enough to not bog down the reader. It had to be pithy (full of substance). It had to have depth, live up to professional standards, function as a stand alone manuscript; meaning, one could read it without going to therapy and still benefit. Each had to be comprehensive yet be written in ordinary language. The material had to be compatible with not just what I do in therapy, but with standard therapeutic techniques that most therapists know and use.

So, this was my mandate and exactly what I set out to do. So far, I've written three such ebooks, as I call them, with a fourth nearly completed. Each is between 25 and 50 pages in length. Each goes to the heart of a single subject, boiling it down to the essentials as I see them. I've culled my information from reading most of the works in each of the areas, but more importantly from my over twenty years of being a psychologist. I've figured out what the essence of each issue is and how to approach it most effectively and efficiently.

So far, I've completed three ebooks. Here's their titles:

The Five Steps of Assertiveness

How To Change Children's Behaviors (Quickly)

How To Diagnose and Treat Your Anxiety

Click on any of the titles to be taken to a separate page on this website. There you will find greater explanations of the content of each ebook, and information about how to download it.

I'm just about to finish a fourth publication, titled:

The Four Powers of Self-Esteem

It's close enough to being done that I've included a navigation button (or just click on the title above) that will take you to that page, again with information about the ebook's content to be...

In the future, I plan to write a plethora of succinct ebooks on a variety of subjects. Click on "Future Subjects" (on the Navigation bar to the left) to be taken to that page.

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BIO AND PRACTICE INFORMATION: I'’m 57, and live with my 20 year old son and wife of 22 years. I’m a volleyball aficionato, having played about thirty years now. I have two offices. I am an informal, low-keyed warmer fuzzier type. But I deal directly with problems, using CBT, emphasizing support/non-judgment. I work on anxiety and depression and lots of general issues (see below). My practice is filled with marital/relationship and employment problems. I am a child psychologist, too, so I subspecialize in kid's issues. Addiction issues are very common, with or without the 12 Step Programs. Here's a list of problem areas in which I've had training or direct experience in for over two decades: Addictions or Substance Abuse ADHD/Learning Disabilities Anger Management Anxiety or Fears (Phobias) Assertiveness Bariatric Surgery-Prescreening Blended Families Child or Adolescent Issues Co-Dependence Depression/Bipolar Disorder Dissociative Disorders Divorce Domestic Abuse or Violence Eating Disorders Elderly Persons Disorders Gay/Lesbian Issues Impulse Control Disorders Loss or Grief Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) Parenting Personality Disorders Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Psychological Testing Psychosis Relationship Self Esteem Sex Therapy Thinking Disorder Weight Control