Resources

THERAPY FORMS

This page contains forms that are often used during treatment at the Waterloo CBT Clinic. These resources are intended to be used by clients of our clinic under the guidance of their therapist. If you are a client of our clinic, please find the form that your therapist suggested, and click on the link to download it.

If you are not a client of our clinic and would like to use these resources, please contact us to request permission to do so.

SELF-HELP RESOURCES
ONLINE RESOURCES
ANXIETY, WORRY, PANIC & STRESS
  • Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic (workbook), 4th Edition, by Michelle Craske and David Barlow
  • 10 simple solutions to shyness: How to overcome shyness, social anxiety, and fear of public speaking by Martin Antony
  • 10 simple solutions to worry: How to calm your mind, relax your body, & reclaim your life by Kevin Gyoerkoe & Pamela Wiegartz
  • 10 Simple Solutions to Panic: How to Overcome Panic Attacks, Calm Physical Symptoms, and Reclaim Your Life by Martin Antony and Randi McCabe
  • Women who worry too much: How to stop worry and anxiety from ruining relationships, work, & fun by Holly Hazlett-Stevens
  • Mastering your Fears and Phobias (workbook), 2nd edition by Martin Antony, Michelle Craske, & David Barlow
  • The Stress Less Workbook: Simple Strategies to Relieve Pressure, Manage Commitments, and Minimize Conflicts by Jonathan Abramowitz
  • Overcoming Health Anxiety: Letting Go of Your Fear of Illness by Katherine Owens & Martin Antony
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
  • Getting over OCD: A 10-step workbook for taking back your life by Jonathan Abramowitz
  • Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts: How to Gain Control of Your OCD by David Clark and Christine Purdon
  • Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say “No Way” – and Parents Say “Way to Go” by John S. March & Christine M. Benton
DEPRESSION
  • Mind over Mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think by Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky
  • Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time: The New Behavioral Activation Approach to Getting Your Life Back by Michael Addis & Christopher Martell
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
  • Reclaiming your life from a traumatic experience (workbook) by Barbara Rothbaum, Edna Foa, & Elizabeth Hembree
  • I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors (2nd edition) by Aphrodite Matsakis
  • The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms by Mary Beth Williams & Soili Poijula
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
  • Messages: The communications skills book, 3rd edition. Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, & Patrick Fanning.
  • The Assertiveness Workbook: How to Express Your Ideas and Stand Up for Yourself at Work and in Relationships by Randy Paterson
INSOMNIA
  • Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those with Depression, Anxiety or Chronic Pain by Colleen Carney and Rachel Manber
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia in those with Depression by Colleen Carney and Donn Posner
  • Overcoming Insomnia A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach (workbook) by Jack Edinger & Colleen E. Carney
  • Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts and Get a Good Night’s Sleep by Colleen Carney & Rachel Manber
  • Sink into Sleep: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Reversing Insomnia by Judith R. Davidson
PERFECTIONISM
  • When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough, 2nd Edition, by Martin M. Antony & Richard P. Swinson
MINDFULNESS & SELF-COMPASSION
COMMUNITY RESOURCES

BounceBack Ontario

BounceBack is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth manage symptoms of depression and stress. The program is delivered by a coach over the phone and through online videos. For more information visit their website at https://bouncebackontario.ca/

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

The CMHA provides advocacy, treatment programs, and resources for mental health. For more information visit the website (https://cmha.ca/about-cmha) or call 1-877-627-2642

Carizon Family and Community Services

Carizon provides services for children, youth engagement and development, family violence, individual and family counselling, credit counselling, settlement supports and collective wellness. For more information, visit their website (https://www.carizon.ca/) or call 519-743-6333

Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT)

The CMHRT is the training clinic for the doctoral program at the University of Waterloo. The CMHRT offers accessible, effective, and lower-cost mental health services for adults, adolescents, children and families. For more information about the clinic visit their website (https://uwaterloo.ca/mental-health-research-treatment/) or call (519) 888-4567 ext. 33842

Connex Ontario

Provides Ontario-wide information and referrals for people experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues. Service is provided 24/7/365 by toll-free telephone, email, or web chat. Funded by the Government of Ontario. For more information visit the website (https://www.connexontario.ca/) or call 1-866-531-2600 (Toll Free)

Good2Talk

This is a free, confidential and anonymous helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario. Serves individuals between the ages of 16 and 30. For more information visit their website (https://good2talk.ca/) or call 1-866-925-5454

Here 24/7

Provides support for addictions, mental health, and crisis services in the Waterloo Region. They provide you with information about local services and help you navigate the system based on your needs. For more information visit the website (https://here247.ca/) or call anytime at 1-844-437-3247 (HERE247)

Kids Help Phone

Provides 24/7 free confidential professional online and phone counselling (in English and French) to youth across Canada. Kids Help Phone also provides information on how to access community support services for youth. For more information visit the website (https://kidshelpphone.ca/) or call 1-800-668-6868

KW Counselling Services

Provides a variety of therapeutic counselling services to individuals, couples, families and groups. Services are available for up to eight (8) sessions and walk-in counselling is available. For more information visit the website (https://www.kwcounselling.com/) or call 519-884-0000, extension 222

Qualia Counselling Services

Provides counselling services for a range of mental health concerns. For more information visit their website (http://qualiacounselling.com/)

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo (SASCW)

SASCW offers a support line for anyone who has experienced sexual violence as a child or adult. Resources include emotional support and intervention, information, help with referrals, as well as advocacy work. For more information visit the website (http://www.sascwr.org/) or call the 24 Hour Support Line at 519-741-8633

Telecare Cambridge Distress Centre

Provides emotional support, crisis and suicide intervention, community information and referrals. Serves individuals in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph and surrounding areas 519-658-5455 (Crisis Line)

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Operates two emergency shelters for abused women and their children (Anselma House in Kitchener & Haven House in Cambridge). There is also a regional outreach program. For more information visit the website (https://wcswr.org/) or call 1-800-410-4482 (Toll Free) or 519-742-5894 (Crisis Line)