Category: Resources

  • Free Workbooks

    I post links to potentially helpful worksheets at Therapy Worksheets. Here’s a find from there that warranted double-posting:  A set of free workbooks from the Centre for Clinical Intervention, a CBT-based program in Western Australia.  Available there as of today: Back from the Bluez – Coping with Depression Keeping Your Balance – Coping with Bipolar…

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  • 12-Step Meetings in Los Angeles

    Building a list of 12-step groups, with websites and phone numbers, on the resources page.  Another bigger–but possibly outdated–list is here.  See something crucial missing? Please let me know.  Here, in the meantime, are the biggies: Alcoholics Anonymous: (323) 936-4343 www.lacoaa.org Cocaine Anonymous: (310) 216-4444 www.ca4la.org Narcotics Anonymous: (818) 773-9999 www.todayna.org Al-Anon: (818) 760-7122 www.alanonla.org…

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  • Psych Tests

    Are you anxious or depressed?  Maybe you meet criteria for Bipolar Disorder, ADHD,  or an Eating Disorder.  PsychCentral aims to let you know with this long list of free psychological tests and quizzes.  Test have been “scientifically reviewed,” the page says.  Not sure exactly what that means, but they do seem better than your average…

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  • Social Anxiety Resources

    Help with social anxiety on the web courtesy of Google Health [a discontinued Google arm].  Questionnaires, assessments, information aplenty. The Shyness Home Page – http://www.shyness.com/ Links to resources; information about The Shyness Institute in Palo Alto, California. Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association – http://www.socialphobia.org/ Non-profit organization, seeking to educate the public about social phobia, the most common anxiety…

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  • CBT for Anxiety

    Curious about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its approach to anxiety?  Take a look at this 106-page info and worksheet pack posted by the University of Huddersfield.  Lays it out clearly and simply–might be helpful.  Here’s the complete packet, “Working to Overcome Anxiety.” (via Therapy Worksheets)

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