Internet is full of articles, worksheets and advice.  This section strives to organize it for you by problem area (e.g., depression, anxiety, OCD etc.), to connect you to well-tried web resources and CBT related organizations that offer the latest news about treatment approaches that are recognized under the umbrella of cognitive behavioural therapies.  You can access some of the worksheets I use during the sessions by clicking on the links to the right.

 

DEPRESSION:

Centre for Clinical Interventions is a good place to start.  They offer a number of freely accessible workbooks, including good materials on depression, bipolar disorder, emotion regulation and self-esteem.  Unfortunately, many persons with depression think about suicide.  If that is the case with you, please get help as soon as possible.  You can start by reaching out to 24-hour support services accessible through Canada Suicide Prevention Services.

 

If you need to explain to someone how depression feels like, this video by Kat Napiorkowska is a good place to start.

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SUICIDE PREVENTION:

CANADA SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES ​ will connect you to immediately available crisis support services in your area.

 

LIVING WORKS provides workshops for general public and health professionals that teach us how to support someone at risk of suicide.  If your loved one is at risk, you are likely to find a lot of helpful tools by attending.

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ANXIETY:

Anxiety Canada (originally Anxiety BC) is an ever growing initiative that offers information and access to self-help materials.  Irrespective of the type of anxiety that you might be experiencing, you are likely to find something highly relevant there.

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CBT4Panic is a UK based initiative.  Their website offers a set of instruction videos as well as self-help booklets.  The content is solidly rooted in cognitive behaviour therapy and offers you all the necessary ingredients if you want to start working on panic on your own.  Most importantly, these materials have been made available at no cost.

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If you are looking for free access workbooks, Centre for Clinical Interventions has a nice selection that targets worry, social anxiety, health anxiety and panic.  Click here to access their titles.

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Exposure is a very important treatment ingredient when working on anxiety.  There are many misconceptions about how exposure is supposed to work.  Here is a link to my favorite video from a video blog of a person who has been struggling with agoraphobia and panic.

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Finally, Kat Napiorkowska does a very good job at showing how a panic attack feels like in this video.  

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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD):

 

OCD Canada is a peer-run platform that provides support for persons with OCD.

 

International OCD Foundation offers fact sheets on various types of OCD as well as an extensive listing of relevant self-help books.

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OCD Stories is a YouTube podcast channel that features stories of persons living with OCD as well as interviews with experts who treat OCD.  The podcasts are about one-hour-long each.  If have enough patience, this channel is a treasure trove of information.

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OCD and Anxiety is another YouTube channel.  Nathan Peterson created a series of brief videos that addresses common and lesser known issues related to OCD, anxiety as well as depression.  These are bite size easy to absorb videos that can help to motivate you to stay on track with exposure response prevention (ERP).

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Unwanted Thoughts - The Dangers of Pure "O" is a Sky News special that shows the unique experiences of persons afflicted with pure O.  Pure O OCD is a form of OCD that leaves you intensely preoccupied with mental events like intrusive thoughts or unwanted images that that can appear for no apparent reason.  

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EATING DISORDERS

National Eating Disorders Information Centre is a Canadian website that provides educational resources about various types of eating disorders as well as a listing of specialists who work with eating disorders.