Books

OCD:

Is Fred in the Refrigerator? : A book from the perspective of a client that started Exposure and Response Prevention to combat her OCD. Also deals with themes of depression and disordered eating.

Kissing Doorknobs: A book from the perspective of an adolescent client that demonstrates how difficult it can be to live with OCD. Also touches on the challenges for parents of a child with OCD.

General Anxiety:

The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You: Provides great psychoeducation regarding general anxiety and strategies to combat it effectively.

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook): Provides information on how to apply skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into your life in order to challenge anxiety.

ADHD:

Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder: Provides psychoeducation regarding ADHD in both children and adults and coping skills for both. This book highlights client stories as well as the benefits that often come with having ADHD (e.g., hyper-focus when engaged, creativity, enthusiasm, etc.).

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder: Written specifically for adults with ADHD regarding diagnosis, treatment, and tools to help support the client.

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder: Written by Gabor Maté, a mental health expert that explores the scientific and environmental factors that impact the brain of someone with ADHD. Dr. Maté draws on both his personal experience being diagnosed with ADHD as well as raising children that have been diagnosed with ADHD.