Explore these trusted tools and materials to support your mental health journey.
General Resources
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - online workbooks on topics like panic, depression, self-esteem, worry, health anxiety, perfectionism, and more.
- BC Partners for Mental Health & Addictions Information - Includes online self-help resources for various mental health concerns (see Resource Library section).
Anxiety
- MindShift CBT App - an anxiety management app using CBT strategies.
- Canadian Psychological Association Factsheets - Wealth of information on a range of mental health concerns.
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook: Practical skills for managing anxiety - Edmund Bourne (2010). Skills to manage a wide range of anxiety problems.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Anxiety.
Panic
- 10 Simple Solutions to Panic - Martin Antony & Randi McCabe (2004). Strategies for overcoming panic attacks.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Panic
Social Anxiety
- 10 Simple Solutions to Shyness - by Martin Antony (2004). Tips for managing shyness and social anxiety.
- The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook - by Martin Antony & Richard Swinson (2008). Step-by-step techniques for overcoming social fears.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Social Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- The Anxious Thoughts Workbook - David Clark (2018). Strategies for managing excessive worries and obsessions.
- Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts - Christine Purdon & David Clark (2005). Tools for intrusive thoughts and obsessions.
- International OCD Foundation - Extensive information and resources for OCD.
Generalized Anxiety and Worry
- The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook by Melisa Robichaud & Michel Dugas (2015): CBT strategies for managing uncertainty and worry.
- The Worry Workbook by Melisa Robichaud & Kristin Buhr (2018): Overcoming fear of uncertainty.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Worry and Rumination
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Overcoming the Trauma of Your Motor Vehicle Accident - Edward Hickling & Edward Blanchard (2006).
- Getting Unstuck from PTSD: Using Cognitive Processing Therapy to Guide Your Recovery - Patricia Resick, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman & Stephanie T. LoSavio (2023)
- The Cognitive Behavioural Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD: Overcome Fear and Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life - Matthew T. Tull, Kim L. Gratz & Alexander L. Chapman (2017).
- The PTSD Workbook: Simple Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms (3rd Edition). Mary Beth Williams & Soili Poijula (2016).
Perfectionism
- When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough - Martin Antony & Richard Swinson (2009). Coping strategies for perfectionism.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Perfectionism
Health Anxiety
- It’s Not All in Your Head - Gordon Asmundson & Steven Taylor (2005). Strategies for managing health-related anxiety.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Health Anxiety
Self-Esteem
- Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques - Matthew McKay & Patrick Fanning (2000). Techniques to improve and maintain self-esteem.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Self-Esteem
Anger Management
- The Anger Control Workbook - Matthew McKay & Peter Rogers (2000). Innovative techniques for managing anger.
- ACT on Life, Not on Anger - Georg Eifert et al. (2006). Acceptance strategies for managing anger
Depression
- Bounce Back Program - A free, evidence-based program based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy that teaches skills for managing low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety and stress. Participants can work independently or with telephone coaching support
- Living Life to the Full - A free or low cost course designed to help people deal with everyday life challenges and learn self-management skills using principles of cognitive behavioural therapy.
- Mind Over Mood - Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky (1995). A classic cognitive behaviour therapy self-help book that teaches tools for shifting depressive thinking.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Depression
Insomnia
- Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep - Colleen Carney & Rachel Manbar (2009). Solutions for insomnia tied to depression or chronic pain.
- Centre for Clinical Interventions Free CBT Workbooks - Sleep
Adult ADHD
- Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) - Resources for ADHD across the lifespan.
- Russell Barkley’s Website - Expert insights and tools for managing ADHD.
- Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships. Barkley & Benton (2001).
