Resources

Our clinicians have compiled several incredible resources for you to use at home. See below for additional resources to help you on the path towards healing.

Books and Resources We Love for Children

Resources for Children

Recommended Websites

Association for Play Therapy

Theraplay.org

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

nami.org

psychcentral.com

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Child Trauma Academy

All About Learning Disabilities

Neurodivergent Insights

Books for Children

We often use selected books to help children work through emotional, social, and behavioral issues and life stressors. When children are able to relate to the themes or characters in the stories, they may have their feelings and experiences validated, gain better understanding of themselves and others, learn new adaptive coping skills, and open the door to address their own difficult issues.

You might find the following list of books helpful for use at home with your child. We can recommend additional resources based on a child’s specific needs.

Neurodivergence:

Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD, Third Edition (Patricia O. Quinn, MD and Judith M. Stern, MA)

Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD (by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Dixon, Charles Beyl)

Attention Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD (Patricia O. Quinn & Carl Pearce)

Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (by Barbara Esham, Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon)

Cory Stories: A Kid’s Book about Living with ADHD (by Jeanne Kraus & Whitney Martin)

Autism: I See Things Differently (by Pat Thomas)

Raising a Girl with ADHD (by Allison K. Tyler)

Anxiety/Stress:

Please Explain Anxiety to Me (by Laurie Zelinger & Jordan Zelinger)

Wilma Jean the Worry Machine (by Julia Cook)

The Worrywarts (by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole)

You’ve Got Dragons (by Kathryn Cave & Nick Maland)

Wemberly Worried (by Kevin Henkes)

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (by Dawn Huebner)

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens (by Lisa Schab)

The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress (by Gina Biegel)

Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves (by Trevor

What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck (by Dawn Huebner)

Meditation is an Open Sky (by Whitney Stewart)

Up and Down the Worry Hill (by Aureen Wagner)

My Daddy is a Pretzel (by Baron Baptiste)

Good Night Yoga (by Mariam Gates)

Indigo Ocean Dreams: 4 Children’s Stories Designed to Decrease Stress, Anger and Anxiety while Increasing Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness (Audio CD by Lori Lite)

Divorce/Separation:

Two Homes (by Claire Masurel and Kady MacDonald Denton)

Standing On My Own Two feet: A Child’s Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce (by Tamara Schmitz)

Dinosaurs Divorce (by Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown)

Was it the Chocolate Pudding? (by Sanra Levins and Bryan Langdo)

My Family’s Changing (by Pat Thomas)

Self-Concept/Self-Esteem:

Incredible You: 10 Ways to Let Your Greatness Shine Through (by Wayne W. Dyer, Melanie Siegel, Kristina Tracy)

Unstoppable Me: 10 Ways to Soar Through Life (by Wayne W. Dyer, Stacy Heller Budnick, Stacy Heller Budnick, Kristina Tracy)

I Believe in You (by Marianne Richmond)

It’s Okay to be Different (by Todd Parr)

I Like Myself! (by Karen Beaumont)

I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem (by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell)

Only One You (by Linda Kranz)

You Be You (by Linda Kranz)

I Think, I Am! (by Louise L. Hay)

The OK Book (by Amy Rosenthal)

Separation/Separation Anxiety:

The Invisible String (by Patrice Karst and Geoff Stevenson)

The Kissing Hand (by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper, and Nancy M. Leak)

Adult Resources

Crisis Hotlines

Crisis Link

703-527-4077

Individuals considering suicide, facing a life crisis, or seeking community-based mental health resources in the DC area can call CrisisLink’s free, confidential 24/7 Hotline

855-11

Text “CONNECT” to the number above as an additional way to connect

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-799-4TTY (4889) for hearing and speech impaired with TTY equipment

Fairfax County, Virginia Community Services Board Emergency Services
703-573-5679
TTY 703-207-7737
24 hours, 7 days/week.

For people in crisis with a mental health, intellectual disability or alcohol or other drug emergency. Services include crisis intervention and stabilization, and evaluation for referrals to crisis care facilities, emergency shelters, and hospitals.