Parent Training & Resources

Evidence-based resources you can trust to help your child break free from their anxiety.

Workshops

Learn about adolescent and young adult anxiety and how to treat it in our workshops.

Learn practical information and tips from experts to help better understand acute anxiety, and how to attain long-term relief.

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Resources

Resources for parents about anxiety disorders carefully selected by our team.

Browse our curated list of books, articles, podcasts, and videos about anxiety disorders and proven treatments. Our team of anxiety experts have chosen the most practical, research-based resources to help you support your child.

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Book

Give Me Space but Don't Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety

Haley Weaver

Haley Weaver’s Give Me Space but Don’t Go Far offers a heartfelt exploration of her lifelong journey with anxiety. Weaver uses colorful illustrations and vivid storytelling to personify her anxiety, presenting it as a constant companion she learns to manage rather than eliminate. Through characters like the Distractor and the Partier, she introduces readers to various coping mechanisms. This book is an excellent resource for those seeking to understand anxiety and develop practical strategies for managing it effectively.

Katherine Bowden, LCSW
Staff Clinician
General Anxiety
Book

Unwinding Anxiety

Judson A. Brewer (Audiobook)

Unwinding Anxiety is an invaluable resource for clients and parents seeking to understand anxiety and its daily impact. Brewer’s clear explanations and emphasis on mindfulness techniques, akin to those used in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, offer practical insights and strategies for managing anxiety effectively.

Listening to Unwinding Anxiety while going about daily activities is a deeply engaging experience. Brewer expertly delves into the spectrum of anxiety, from mild unease to intense panic, and how it fuels unwanted habits. He emphasizes that willpower alone can’t control anxiety because it affects parts of the brain resistant to logical thinking.

Katherine Bowden, LCSW
Staff Clinician
General Anxiety Mindfulness & Meditation Parenting
Podcast

The OCD Stories

Host: Stuart Ralph
November 8, 2022

Podcast created by Stuart Ralph to help dispel misrepresentations and mistruths about OCD. Highlights real stories by real people who have OCD and their journey towards recovery. Also features interviews…

OCD
Book

Just Roll with It: (A Graphic Novel)

Veronica Agarwal

Starting middle school is hard enough when you don’t know anyone; it’s even harder when you’re shy. A contemporary middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Guts and Real Friends about how dealing with anxiety and OCD can affect everyday life.

Graphic novel about a middle school girl struggling with OCD and anxiety. Engaging, fun, and poignant look into OCD and how it can impact someone’s life. Great read for pre-teens and their parents who want a way to connect with their child and what they are experiencing.

Kristin Kim-Martin, MEd, PhD
Staff Clinician
OCD
Book

The ACT Workbook For Teens With OCD

Zurita Ona

The ACT Workbook for Teens With OCD is a valuable tool for adolescents and young adults learning how to overcome OCD related compulsions and avoidant behaviors. An activitybased workbook, it teaches adolescents that there is a moment of choice – even when they feel there isn’t – where they can choose how to respond to their obsessions. Based on proven methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Exposure and Response Therapy (ERP), adolescents uncover the necessary skills to cope with their behaviors, instead of feeling defeated by them. Easy and understandable, activities include identifying priorities and empowering teens to embark on solutions independently.

OCD

Glossary

Gain an in-depth understanding of anxiety and related disorders.

This glossary includes the names and definitions for anxiety and related disorders, including nature of each disorder, experience, impact, treatment, and resources.