Mental Health and Coping Skills

Anxiety

“50 Strategies to Beat Anxiety” in Psychology Today

Rootd app for panic attack & anxiety relief

Depression

McLean Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center for treatment-resistant depression (VA)

Mental Health Tools

“Being Prepared for a Crisis” resource for families/loved ones, by the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential– and Endangered by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz

Crisis planning worksheet for perpetrators of abuse (to be prepared to de-escalate)

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay

The Feelings Wheel, an infographic for better defining your emotional state

The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation by Alan E. Fruzzetti and Marsha M. Linehan

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

Negative Thinking

“15 Cognitive Distortions to Blame for Your Negative Thinking” in PsychCentral

“Why Is Self-Acceptance So Hard?” on Psychology Today

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz

Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Therapist Guide by Edna B. Foa, Elna Yadin, and Tracey K. Lichner

The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts by Lee Baer

The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Bruce Hyman, Ph.D. and Cherlene Pedrick, R.N.

Overcoming Perfectionism: A Self-Help Guide Using Scientifically Supported Cognitive Behavioural Techniques by Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan, and Tracey Wade

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD: Overcome Fear and Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life by Matthew T. Tull, Ph.D., Kim L. Gratz, Ph.D., and Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D., RPsych