Debra Burdick

Help clients reclaim and rebuild a meaningful life when chronic illness or chronic pain seems to have taken over. Chronic illness and pain turn people's worlds upside down--physically, emotionally, and mentally. As a therapist, it isn't always clear how you can best support clients as they navigate their stress, grief, identity changes, and day-to-day struggles. That's where The Psychotherapy Toolbox for Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain comes in. Inside, you'll find over 75 practical, ready-to-use tools--drawn from CBT, ACT, DBT, positive psychology, and more--designed to help clients manage the physical and emotional toll of chronic illness and pain. These skills will allow clients to: Set realistic treatment goals and adjust expectations as needed Make lifestyle changes to improve fatigue, sleep, and pain Work with medical providers and advocate for themselves Cope with grief, anxiety, and uncertainty Understand the interplay between illness, pain, and mental health Manage neuropathic, nociceptive, and nociplastic pain Connect with their values, spiritual beliefs, and sources of meaning Includes links to downloadable worksheets and 13 audio meditations

For kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), everyday tasks and activities such as homework, making friends, and following rules feel overwhelming. Written by a psychologist specializing in ADHD, Mindfulness for Kids with ADHD offers fun and accessible mindfulness exercises designed to help kids with ADHD successfully navigate all areas of life.

Help your child with ADHD thrive. Mindfulness for Kids with ADHD offers fun and accessible mindfulness exercises designed to help kids with ADHD successfully navigate all the areas of life-from making friends and doing well in school to establishing healthy habits and limiting screen time. As a parent, you know that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can make the normal developmental tasks of childhood more difficult to accomplish in numerous ways. These tasks include: making friends, doing well in school, organizing belongings and schoolwork, identifying and managing feelings, developing a positive self image, getting along with family members, following rules, doing chores, establishing a healthy sleep pattern, eating a healthy diet, and making good choices about exercise and use of screen time. The activities in this easy-to-use workbook will help your child develop self-awareness and self-reflection-two skills that kids with ADHD typically need extra help with. The book also illustrates and teaches the process of setting intention and using specific mindfulness skills to identify and improve feelings, self-image, behavior, stress level, concentration, hyperactivity, and relationships. If you're a parent of a child with ADHD, you may feel conflicted about the best treatment options available. Whether used alone or in conjunction with therapy, this powerful workbook provides real skills your child can use every day to improve their quality of life and help them enjoy being a kid!

The most comprehensive ADHD resource available This practical workbook gives you the most effective, and proven, non-medication treatment approaches and skillsStep-by-step instructions on tailoring psychotherapy to ADHDADHD-friendly parenting skillsTechniques for emotional and behavioral regulationSkills for organizing time, space and activityMindfulness skillsDownloadable handouts, exercises, activities and resources