For Personal Growth
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
By Brene Brown
Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
By Harriet Lerner
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide for Caring for Self While Caring for Others
By Laura Van Dernoot Lipskey & Connie Burk
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By Sue Johnson
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
By Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Waking the Tiger
By Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score
By Bessel van der Kolk
Chicago-Based Healing Resources
Bluebird Wellness
Offers sliding-scale acupuncture, herbal medicine and bodywork
Five Point Holistic Health
Offers sliding scale acupuncture, herbal medicine and bodywork
Resilience
Independent, full-service rape crisis center with free individual and group counseling
Lifeworks Psychotherapy
Support groups for polyamorous people and sex workers
Live Oak
Group counseling for LGBTQ individuals
WomenCare Counseling
Group counseling for women with an emphasis on trauma recovery
Howard Brown Health Center
Support groups for people living with HIV, queer women, trans people, and addiction, as well as sliding scale comprehensive medical care for LGBTQ and HIV+ people.