Therapy Toolkit
Book Recommendations
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW
Great introduction to setting effective boundaries with family, friends, colleagues, and yourself. It offers exercises to complete at the end of each chapter so that you can immediately apply what you read into your current situation.
The Set Boundaries Workbook
Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW
Can be used with the Set Boundaries, Find Peace book or on its own. Includes practical exercises to increase your awareness of your own boundaries and where you can tighter or relax boundaries. Also includes exercises to practice setting boundaries in different situations and settings.
Your Brain’s Not Broken: Strategies for
Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD
Tamara Rosier, PhD
Offers strategies to improve ADHD symptoms, not only addressing the behaviors, but also the complicated thought processes and emotions associated with a neurodiverse brain. Includes explanations for time blindness, motivation, and emotional responses and how an ADHD brain differs from a neurotypical one.
Additional Tools
Vagus Nerve Deck
75 Exercises to Reset Your Nervous System
Melissa Romano
Based on Polyvagal Theory, this card deck provides various coping skills to help you regulate your nervous system. Whether you are in a hyperaroused anxious state, in shutdown mode, or needing connection with others, the color coded system helps you quickly identify helpful options to best regulate to a healthier state. Exercises are also helpful to maintain a healthy nervous system!
Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your
Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation
Laurel Parnell, Ph.D
Recommended for EMDR clients wanting additional information on resources or as a reference guide to resources learned in session. Includes many of the commonly used techniques in EMDR resourcing such as safe/calm place, comfort/protective figures, strengthening recent successes, scenes from nature, songs, etc. Also offers basic information on how to do bilateral stimulation for yourself and the principles behind EMDR and the mechanism behind bilateral stimulation.
Rotating Cube Timer/Clock
A favorite recommendation for ADHD to help you with time blindness and staying on task. A great tool to break down tasks into smaller time frames and when using the Distractibility Delay CBT skill. Each color has different time options, so make sure to get the color you need, not just your favorite color!