Childhood Sexual Abuse

• Self-Help & Support

  • ABUSED BOYS: The Neglected Victims

    Author: Mic Hunter

    The Neglected Victims

    Covers a broad range of experiences, types of abuse, and stages of recovery of Sexual Abuse

  • ADULTS MOLESTED AS CHILDREN

    Author: Euan Bear with Peter T. Dimock

    A Survivor's Manual for Women and MenA manual that may help survivors understand what they are going through now as a result of what they went through then.

  • BEGINNING TO HEAL

    Author: Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

     A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As ChildrenIt is possible to heal from child abuse. If you are willing to work hard and find good support, you can not only heal but thrive.

  • BREAKING FREE

    Author: Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon

    Help for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

    About child sexual abuse and its consequences, practical suggestions for overcoming the effects of abuse.

  • BREAKING FREE WORKBOOK

    Author: Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon

    A workbook based on the authors' years of experience of working with groups of women survivors of child sexual abuse.

  • BROKEN BOYS, MENDING MEN

    Author: Stephen D. Grubman-Black

    Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse

  • The COURAGE TO HEAL

    Author: Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

    A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual AbuseA comprehensive handbook; helpful for men too.

  • The COURAGE TO HEAL WORKBOOK

    Author: Laura Davis

    For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual AbuseBuilds on many of the concepts in "The Courage To Heal".

  • DAYBREAK

    Author: Maureen Brady

     Meditations for Women Survivors of Sexual AbuseInspirational Meditations that may serve sexual abuse survivors.

  • GAY MEN AND CHILDHOOD SEXUAL TRAUMA

    Author: Edited by James Cassese, Foreword by Mike Lew

    Integrating the Shattered Self

    Issues facing gay male survivors of childhood sexual trauma.

  • HEALING THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE

    Author: Mary Ellen Copeland & Maxine Harris

    A Women's Workbook

    Step-by-step guide through the recovery and healing process for women who have experienced abuse.

  • NEW SHOES

    Author: Rebecca Mitchell

    Stepping out of the shadow of sexual abuse and living your dreams

    An excellent first book for survivors, includes information and guidance covering most abuse dynamics.

  • NO SECRETS NO LIES

    Author: Robin D. Stone with a Foreword by Joycelyn Elders, M.D

     How Black Families Can Heal from Sexual Abuse

    A book that speaks candidly to black families who want to understand, prevent, and overcome childhood sexual abuse.

  • ON THE PATH

    Author: Nancy W

    Affirmations for Adults Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse

  • ON THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE

    Author: Diane Mandt Langberg, PhD

     Opening The Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

    A guide for Christian survivors.

  • OUT OF THE SHADOWS

    Author: Sarah Stott

     Help for Men Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted

    Factual information about male children and adults who have been subjected to sexual assault.

  • PICKING UP THE PIECES

    Author: Graham Wilmer & fellow survivors

     A Survival Guide for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

    This guide aims to provide a starting point to recovering from childhood sexual abuse.

  • The RIGHT TO INNOCENCE

    Author: Beverly Engel

    Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse

    A 7-step program for recovery, with exercises and visualisations.

  • SECRET SURVIVORS

    Author: E. Sue Blume

    Uncovering Incest and its after effects in Women

    For women who know they have been abused and those that do not remember their incest experience.

  • The SURVIVOR’S GUIDE

    Author: Robert Kelly & Fay Maxted

     To Recovery from Rape or Sexual Abuse

    The impact sexual abuse has had in people's lives. Exercises, self-nurturing tips and friendly illustrations.

  • ONE LITTLE SPECK

    Author: Gaynor Goodchild

    Candid autobiography of one woman's journey from rock bottom to recovery. Childhood abuse, substance abuse, domestic violence, a battle to survive and then success.

  • VICTIMS NO LONGER

    Author: Mike Lew

    A Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse

    Listening to someone else speak of experiences and feelings that mirror their own helps to realise that there are people out there that do understand.

  • TEARS AND FEARS

    Author: Wilma Davidson

    A comprehensive guide for survivors of abuse and sexual violence and those that support them.

  • k2n THE JOURNEY BEGINS

    Author: Kay Toon

    Smart phone and tablet App

    Step by step programme for adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Available on iTunes App Store

  • k2n KEEPING SAFE

    Author: Kay Toon

    Smart phone and tablet App available on iTunes.

    Step by step programme for adult survivors of child sexual abuse

  • k2n FEELING GUILTY

    Author: Kay Toon

    Smart phone and tablet App available on iTunes.

    Step by step programme for adult survivors of child sexual abuse

  • k2n SAFETY ZONE APP

    Author: Kay Toon

    Helps people gain emotional stability. Includes managing panic attacks.

    Smart phone and tablet App available on iTunes.

• Childhood Sexual Abuse: Survivors' Stories

  • ABUSED BOYS

    Author: Mic Hunter

    The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse

    Cover a broad range of experiences, types of abuse and stages of recovery.

  • BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

    Author: Joyce Allan

    The Silent Shadow of Child Sexual Abuse

    After her father's suicide, Joyce decides to research his life to try to understand his paedophilia.

  • BEYOND BELIEF

    Author: Colm O’Gorman

    Abused by His Priest. Betrayed by His Church.

    The Story of the Boy Who Sued the Pope

    The story of a man, abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest and his challenging of the church.

  • CONSPIRACY OF FAITH

    Author: Graham Wilmer

    Fighting for Justice After Child Abuse

    Exploring the life-long impact child abuse has on males and the way society deals with abuse.

  • DISRUPTIVE

    Author: Angela Bayley

    How I Triumphed Over Years of Abuse from Those Who Were Supposed to Protect MeChildhood neglect and abuse resurfacing in adulthood.

  • A HOUSE FULL OF WHISPERS

    Author: Sharon Wallace

    The graphic autobiography of a woman who suffered abuse at the hands of her stepfather, with her mother's collusion.

  • I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS

    Author: Maya Angelou

    Maya Angelou was eight when she was raped, and didn't speak for the next three years.

  • I NEVER TOLD ANYONE

    Author: Edited by Ellen Bass & Louise Thornton

    A young girl's struggle keeping the secret from everyone, sometimes even herself.

  • INCEST

    Author: Jc McFee

    Powerful poetry by a survivor of multiple instances of incest.

  • JOURNEY INTO HEALING

    Author: K. Evans

     Poems of A Recovering Survivor

    Collection of poems about recovery.

  • LEAPING UPON THE MOUNTAINS

    Author: Mike Lew

    Men Proclaiming Victory Over Sexual Child Abuse

    The experience of the diversity, intelligence, and creativity of male survivors.

  • MEN SURVIVING INCEST

    Author: T. Thomas

     A Survivor Shares the Recovery Process

    Discusses the isolation and stigmatisation of male survivors and conflict of disclosure. Covers the universal issues of guilt, shame and low self-esteem plus other issues unique to men.

  • NOT CHILD’S PLAY

    Author: R. Shaw

     An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest

    About power and control.

  • ONE LITTLE SPECK

    Author: Gaynor Goodchild

    An autobiography of one woman's journey from rock bottom to recovery. Childhood abuse, substance abuse, domestic violence, a battle to survive and then success.

  • The OBSIDIAN MIRROR

    Author: Louise Wisechild

    Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

    About surviving incest. Listening to inner voices, the role of counselling, bodywork and personal creativity.

  • PLEASE, DADDY, NO

    Author: Stuart Howart

    A Boy Betrayed

    Covers hurt, abandonment, isolation, despair, depression and searching for answers. Stuart confronted his abuser and the man he'd called "daddy" ended up dead.

  • SURVIVOR

    Author: Peter Andrews

    The Long Journey Back from Abuse

    Peter was abused in a school run by a Christian organisation.

  • TELL YOUR STORY…

    Author: Hazel Natalie Green

    A booklet of poems and drawings by a survivor.

  • WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION

    Author: Paul Hambke with Martin Calder

    Surviving and helping others learn from a boyhood of sexual abuse

    Disclosure that could be valued by those working with victims of psychosexual trauma in children and young people.

  • THIS TANGLED WEB

    Author: Kate Swift

    A book of poems, drawings & art work by a survivor.

  • NOBODY’S RAG DOLL

    Author: Kate Swift

    A detailed personal account of abuse and the healing journey.

    Following the success of her first book, 'This Tangled Web', Kate had many requests for more detail about her life and experiences.

  • SILENT NO MORE

    Author: Kate Swift

    A collection of works by 'Reaching Survivors Of Sexual Abuse (RSOSA)

    Over 200 Poems and pieces of art work from world-wide contributors.

• Childhood Sexual Abuse: Books for Professionals

  • ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: Edited by Mic Hunter

    Treatment Innovations

    The extreme stress response model, helping survivors with sexual problems and helping survivors with special needs e.g. drug dependency, behaviour disorders.

  • BETRAYAL TRAUMA

    Author: Jennifer J. Freyd

    The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse

    This book is about information blockage as a natural and inevitable reaction to childhood sexual abuse.

  • COUNSELLING A SURVIVOR OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: Richard Bryant-Jeffries

     A Person-Centred Dialogue

    Using fictitious dialogue between a counsellor, his client and his supervisor, this book provides insight into working with a survivor of child sexual abuse.

  • COUNSELLING ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: Christiane Sanderson

    Material on trauma models, PTSD, self-harm and sexuality. A theoretical review of the literature and a practical handbook for use with clients who may be adult survivors of child sexual abuse.

  • COUNSELLING SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: Claire Burke Draucker

    A guide for all counsellors who may come in contact with survivors of sexual abuse, as the presenting problem or not.

  • EMBODYING HEALING

    Author: R. Timms & P. Connors

    Integrating Bodywork & Psychotherapy in Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Discusses how since the body was integral to the trauma in childhood sexual abuse, it must be integrated into the healing process. It proposes the Psychophysical Model.

  • FATHER – DAUGHTER INCEST

    Author: Judith Lewis Herman

    Includes research and analysis with a feminist perspective as an explanation to existing data.

  • FEMALE SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN

    Author: Edited by Michele Elliott

    The Ultimate Taboo

    A study of contributions by professionals working with victims and abusers; and testimonies from survivors, all of whom have been abused by women.

  • FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING

    Author: Mary Bratton

    A Therapist's Guide to Stage II Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Abuse

    Explains the long-term effects of childhood abuse and effective therapeutic tools for helping survivors. Discusses resolution and empowerment.

  • FROM VICTIM TO SURVIVOR

    Author: Juliann Whetsell Mitchell & Jill Morse

    Women Survivors of Female Perpetrators

    Provide knowledge of the existence of female molesters and adult female survivors.

  • HOME TRUTHS ABOUT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: edited by Catherine Itzin

     Influencing Policy and Practice: A Reader

    A multidisciplinary approach to the many different aspects of child sexual abuse.

  • The LAST SECRET

    Author: Bobbie Rosencrans

    Daughters Sexually Abused by Mothers

    Uses the results of a detailed questionnaire sent to daughters sexually abused by their mothers.

  • MOTHERS OF INCEST SURVIVORS

    Author: Janis Tyler Johnson

    Another Side of the Story

    Based on interviews with 6 mothers and their responses, efforts, and differences as people. Dispels some of the myths that make it easier to blame the mother than the abuser.

  • NARRATIVE APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH...

    Author: Kim Etherington

    ...ADULT MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    The Clients', the Counsellor's and the Researcher's Story

    A counsellor, and survivor herself, tells her story and that of two of her clients through the therapy process. Introduces the idea of working in conjunction with a body therapist.

  • A SOURCEBOOK ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: David Finkelhor

    Facts and figures of child sexual abuse, spanning the ten years prior to publication - 1986.

  • SURVIVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    Author: Liz Hall & Siobhan Lloyd

    A Handbook for Helping Women Challenge Their Past

    A practical handbook for people working with survivors, based on the authors' own experience.

  • TRANSFORMING TRAUMA

    Author: Anna C. Salter

    A Guide to Understanding & Treating Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

    Differentiates between the long-term "footprints" left on the survivor by 'sadistic' and 'nonsadistic' offenders. Therapy steps mean the trauma can be transformed rather than just endured.