Most of my clients have spent a small fortune on self help books before turning to professional help. I'm not against self help at all. There are a lot of amazing resources out there, but there's a lot of bad stuff too that can actually set back your progress and make anxiety worse. Here are three excellent books that I regularly recommend to clients to supplement therapy for anxiety: 1.) The Worry Trick by David Carbonell Dr. Carbonell is a psychologist out of Chicago wh

Recently, a friend said to me, “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. They’re just an excuse to judge myself.” I really liked this insight because I see the negative effects of resolutions in my clients all the time. It reminded me of a client I had a few years ago. She was in her twenties and came to see me after having a series of panic attacks followed by severe anxiety. She proceeded to tell me about all the things she should be doing but was “too lazy” to do. Her to-