Book Recommendations by Topic
The following book titles have been influential in my practice and I have found to be helpful for patients. I receive no financial compensation or other incentive for these books.
Anxiety
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias
I have found this book to be both helpful for parents with an anxious child and also for clinicians. Dr. Chansky does a wonderful job at describing how anxiety manifests in children and how to coach an anxious child through difficult moments. This book provides recommendations to help you support your child and their growth between sessions.
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety is for adults and draws upon ACT principles. This book provides self-help worksheets and exercises that complement the work done in individual therapy and help to enhance personal growth between sessions.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents
This book helps parents better understand their child with OCD bizarre obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior and how to support their child in overcoming OCD symptoms.
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD draws upon mindfulness and CBT principles to manage OCD symptoms. This book provides helpful exercises to regulate emotional responses to obsessive thoughts and to decline engaging in compulsive behavior.