ADAA Self-Help Books – Bookstore/Reading List

Take charge of your mental health with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)’s carefully curated collection of self-help books.

ADAA’s online bookstore features evidence-based books on anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and related mental health challenges—all authored by ADAA members who are leading clinicians and researchers in psychology and psychiatry.

Each book provides practical strategies grounded in scientific research and clinical expertise to help manage symptoms, reduce stress, and build resilience. Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, or trauma—or supporting a loved one—you’ll find reliable, evidence-informed resources to inspire hope, healing, and lasting recovery. Start your journey today. Explore our member book collection and build a personal library of mental health support tools to guide you through every stage of your healing process.

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Editors: Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD and W. Edward Craighead, PhD
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP and Randi E. McCabe, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2004
Author
Rachel Hershenberg, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2017
Author
Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2019
Author
Arash Javanbakht, MD
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Self-help
2023
Author
Donald Dufford, PhD
Publisher
Anxiety Treatment Services
Self-help
2011
Author
Luana Marques
Publisher
Harvard Health Press/Hazelden
Self-help
2013
Author
Aureen Wagner
Publisher
Lighthouse Press, Inc
Self-help
2013
Author
Bonnie Zucker
Publisher
Prufrock Press
Self-help
2016
Author
Joseph LeDoux
Publisher
Viking
Self-help
2015
Author
Victoria Risbrough, PhD
Publisher
Springer
Professional
2018
Author
Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2023
Author
Frederick Aardema, PhD
Publisher
Wiley
Self-help and professional
2005
Author
Fugen Neziroglu, ABPP, PhD and Sony Khemlani-Patel, PhD
Publisher
Hogrefe & Huber Pub
Self-help and professional
2022
Author
Scott M. Granet, LCSW
Publisher
Toplight Books
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Katherine A. Phillips, MD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2017
Author
Luana Marques, PhD
Publisher
Harper One
Self-help
2023
Author
Roseann Capanna-Hodge
Publisher
Global Institute of Children's Mental Health
Self-help
2018
Author
Melissa Giglio, PsyD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Ken Goodman
Publisher
LCSW, Coloring Book Zone
Self-help
2018
Author
Debra Kissen PhD and Micah Ioffe PhD and Emily Lambert LPC, NCC
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Self-help
2021
Author
Eli Lebowitz, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help
2021
Author
Kimberly J Morrow, LCSW and Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C
Publisher
PESI Publishing
Self-help
2018
Author
Stefan G. Hofman, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2023
Author
Robert Friedberg, ABPP, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2015
Author
Frederick Aardema, PhD
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Self-help and professional
2011
Author
David A Clark, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2011
Author
Katherine A. Phillips, MD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2012
Author
David A Clark, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2019
Author
John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2007
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2014
Author
Jenna DiLossi, Psy.D., ABPP and Melissa Harrison, MA, LPC
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Charles S. Mansueto, Ruth Golomb, and Suzanne Mouton-Odum
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Professional
2023
Author
Melissa G. Hunt, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help
2021
Author
Mitchell Greene, PhD
Publisher
New Degree Press
Self-help
2023
Author
Jonathan Rottenberg, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Jennifer Shannon
Publisher
New Harbinger Press
Self-help
2017
Author
Reid Wilson
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Self-help
2009
Author
Patrick McGrath, PhD
Publisher
Patrick B. McGrath, Ph.D.
Self-help
2006
Author
David Russ, PhD and Anna Christie, BA., M.Div
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Patricia E. Zurita Ona
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Self-help
2018
Author
Edna Foa, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2012
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2022
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2023
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2024
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2022
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2023
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2022
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2022
Author
Reid Wilson
Publisher
ADAA Publication
Self-help and professional
2019
Author
Sarah Zabel
Publisher
Sarah Zabel Enterprises, LLC
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Jacqueline Sperling, PhD
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Karen Cassiday, PhD and Simon Rego, PsyD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2022
Author
Bonnie Zucker, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2026
Author
Tamar E. Chansky, PhD
Publisher
Harmony
Self-help
2025
Author
Jair Soares, MD, PhD
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Professional
2025
Author
Dara Lovitz and David Yusko, Psy.D
Publisher
Toplight Books
Self-help
2022
Author
Andrew Rosen, PhD
Publisher
Self published
Self-help
2020
Author
Terri Bacow, PhD
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Self-help
2021
Author
Ray W. Christner, PsyD, NCSP, ABPP
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Katherine A. Phillips, MD (editor)
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Self-help and professional
2015
Author
David Rosen, PhD and
Publisher
Self published
Self-help
2020
Author
Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Self-help
2018
Author
Andrew Colsky, LPC
Publisher
Independently Published
Self-help
2024
Author
Michelle D. Sherman, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
Seeds of Hope Books
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
John C. Markowitz, MD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Myrna M. Weissman, PhD (editor ) and Jennifer Mootz, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2024
Author
Donna Henderson, PsyD, and Jamell White, PhD, LCSW-C
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Donna Henderson, PsyD, and Jamell White, PhD, LCSW-C
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Roseann Capanna-Hodge
Publisher
Global Institute of Children's Mental Health
Self-help
2021
Author
Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD
Publisher
Amazon
Self-help
2020
Author
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Michelle D. Sherman, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Sheila A.M. Rauch and Barbara Olasov Rothbaum
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Donald Dufford
Publisher
Anxiety Treatment Services
Self-help
2010
Author
Kevin Chapman, PhD, A-CBT, HSPP
Publisher
IVP
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, Michelle G. Craske, PhD, and David H. Barlow, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2006
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, Michelle G. Craske, PhD, and David H. Barlow, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2006
Author
Kristina Orlova, LMFT
Publisher
Kristina Orlova, LMFT
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Sally Winston, PsyD and Martin Seif, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Press
Self-help and professional
2019
Author
Paul Holtzheimer, MD
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Professional
2015
Author
Jack M. Gorman
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2018
Author
Christian F. Nunes, LCSW
Publisher
Palmetto Publishing
Self-help
2025
Author
T. V. Joe Layng, Paul Thomas Andronis, R. Trent Codd III, Awab Abdel-Jalil
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2021
Author
Tanja Jovanovic, PhD and Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Professional
2011
Author
Dave A. Carbonell, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2020
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2017
Author
Martin N Seif, Phd and Sally M. Winston, PsyD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2022
Author
Elizabeth Jane McMahon, PhD
Publisher
Hands-on-Guide
Self-help
2019
Author
Sony Khemlani-Patel, PhD and Fugen Neziroglu, ABPP, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2012
Author
Jon Hershfield, MFT
Publisher
New Harbinger
Self-help
2018
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2011
Author
David A Clark, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2005
Author
Debra Kissen PhD and Micah Ioffe PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2022
Author
Sally M. Winston, PsyD and Martin N. Seif, Phd
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2017
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, and Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2008
Author
David Carbonell, PhD
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Self-help
2004
Author
Simon Rego, PsyD
Publisher
Hogrefe & Huber Publisher
Self-help
2024
Author
Donald Dufford, PhD
Publisher
Anxiety Treatment Services
Self-help
2011
Author
Katherine Gibson (Author), Tara Motzenbecker (Author), Caroline Harvey, Robin Han, Cheryl Bodiford McNeil
Publisher
Independently Published
Professional
2021
Author
Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2017
Author
R. Meredith Elkins, PhD
Publisher
Crown
Self-help and professional
2026
Author
Bonnie Zucker
Publisher
Prufrock Press
Self-help
2017
Author
Ken Goodman, LCSW
Publisher
QuietMindSolutions.com
Self-help
2013
Author
Alicia E. Meuret and Michelle G. Craske
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2022
Author
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2018
Author
Anka A. Vujanovic, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2019
Author
R. Trent Codd, III
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2018
Author
Kerry Ressler, Daniel Pine, & Barbara Rothbaum
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Professional
2015
Author
Jenny Yip, PsyD, ABPP
Publisher
Strategic Cognitive Behavioral Institute Book
Self-help
2013
Author
Edna Foa, Elizabeth A. Hembree, Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Sheila Rauch
Publisher
Oxford Academic
Professional
2019
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, and Christine Purdon, PhD
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Self-help and professional
2006
Author
Barbara O Rothbaum and Sheila A.M. Rauch
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help and professional
2020
Author
Samuel T. Wilkinson, MD
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Reid Wilson, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2026
Author
Melissa G. Hunt, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help
2022
Author
Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD, and Colleen Cummings, PhD
Publisher
Resilience Across Borders, Inc
Professional
2025
Author
Frederick Aardema, PhD
Publisher
Mount Royal Publishing
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Frederick Aardema, PhD
Publisher
Mount Royal Publishing
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Professional
2021
Author
Kevin Ashworth, MA
Publisher
The Vulnerable Human
Self-help and professional
2022
Author
David A Clark, PhD
Publisher
Wiley
Self-help and professional
2008
Author
Aimee Kotrba, PhD
Publisher
Pesi Publishing & Media
Self-help
2014
Author
Kelly Banneyer, PhD
Publisher
Nova Medicine and Health
Self-help
2025
Author
Joel Minden, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2020
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, and Karen Rowa, PhD
Publisher
Hogrefe
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Eric Goodman
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Self-help and professional
2018
Author
R. Trent Codd III, Lynn M. McFarr, Bret A. Moore
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2020
Author
Dawn Huebner
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2019
Author
Angela Neal Barnett, PhD
Publisher
Touchstone; Original ed. edition
Self-help and professional
2003
Author
Kathryn Boger, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help
2023
Author
Dr. Helen Odessky
Publisher
Mango Publishing
Self-help
2017
Author
Helen Odessky, PhD
Publisher
Mango
Self-help and professional
2020
Author
Edna Foa and Reid Wilson
Publisher
Bantam Books
Self-help
2001
Author
Reid Wilson, PhD
Publisher
HCI
Self-help
2016
Author
Michelle A. Patriquin, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
Bonnie Zucker
Publisher
Prufrock Press
Self-help
2010
Author
R. Trent Codd, III, John W. Ludgate,Leslie Sokol, Marci G. Fox, and Derek L. Milne
Publisher
Wiley
Professional
2015
Author
Roseann Capanna-Hodge
Publisher
Global Institute of Children's Mental Health
Self-help
2020
Author
Simon Rego, PsyD and Sarah Fader
Publisher
Callisto
Self-help
2018
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2023
Author
James Cowart
Publisher
Crown House Publishing
Self-help
2017
Author
Patricia Zurita Ona, PsyD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2019
Author
Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Harrison G. Pope, JR, MD, Katherine A. Phillips, MD, Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Publisher
Free Press
Professional
2012
Author
Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Publisher
Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
Professional
2024
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, and Peter J Norton, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
David A. Clark, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press (2nd Edition)
Self-help
2024
Author
Debra Kissen, PhD, Meena Dugakin, PsyD, Grace Cusack, LPC
Publisher
Instant Help
Self-help
2024
Author
Stefan G. Hofmann, Ph.D.
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2020
Author
Ken Goodman
Publisher
LCSW. QuiteMindSolutions.com
Self-help
2013
Author
Jennifer Shannon, LMFT
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2015
Author
Dr. Marla Deibler and Dr Renae Reinardy
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Self-help
2023
Author
Charles S. Mansueto, Ruth Golomb, and Suzanne Mouton-Odum
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Self-help
2025
Author
Molly Bradley Schiffer, LCPC
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2025
Author
Katherine A. Phillips, MD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help
2005
Author
Johanna Kaplan, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Simon Rego, PsyD and Julian Barling, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2026
Author
Dr Josh Spitalnick,PhD, ABPP, Michael Stier, LCPC
Publisher
Live With Fear Productions, LLC
Self-help
2023
Author
Jonathan Rottenberg, PhD
Publisher
Basic Books
Self-help and professional
2014
Author
Matthew McKay PhD, Jeffrey C Wood PsyD, Jeffrey Brantley MD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2019
Author
Ken Goodman, LCSW
Publisher
Anxiety and OCD Treatment of the Valley
Self-help
2024
Author
Ken Goodman, LCSW
Publisher
Anxiety & OCD Treatment of the Valley
Self-help and professional
2020
Author
Donald Dufford
Publisher
Anxiety Treatment Services
Self-help
2010
Author
Michel J. Dugas, PhD, and Martin M. Anthony, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger
Self-help
2015
Author
Mary Frances O'Connor
Publisher
Harper One
Self-help
2025
Author
Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD
Publisher
HarperOne
Self-help
2022
Author
Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW
Publisher
Instant Help
Self-help and professional
2020
Author
Ken Goodman, LCSW
Publisher
Anxiety and OCD Treatment of the Valley
Self-help
2026
Author
Shawn Costello Whooley, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2025
Author
Jose H. Caraballo, LCSW
Publisher
Jose Caraballo
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Eric Goodman,PhD
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Self-help
2024
Author
Lizabeth Roemer
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2011
Author
David A Clark, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2014
Author
Karen Cassiday, PhD
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Self-help
2021
Author
Jon Hershfield, MFT
Publisher
Instant Help
Self-help and professional
2021
Author
Debra Kissen PhD and Bari Goldman Cohen PhD
Publisher
Instant Help
Self-help
2015
Author
Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT and Jon Hershfield MFT
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2021
Author
Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
Publisher
New Harbinger
Self-help
2017
Author
Scott Waltman PsyD, R. Trent Codd III EdS, Kasey Pierce
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2024
Author
Dr. Laura Van Schaick-Harman
Publisher
Self published
Self-help
2013
Author
Jon Hershfield, MFT and Blaise Aguirre, MD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2023
Author
Ashley Smith, PhD
Publisher
GWN Publishing
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
David Carbonell
Publisher
New Harbinger Press
Self-help
2016
Author
Jamie A. Micco, PhD, ABPP
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2017
Author
David A. Clark, PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2024
Author
David H. Rosmarin, PhD
Publisher
Harper Horion
Self-help
2013
Author
Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Professional
2002
Author
Martin Franklin, PhD
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help and professional
2019
Author
Aureen Wagner, PhD
Publisher
Lighthouse Print Inc
Professional
2025
Author
Donald Dufford
Publisher
Anxiety Treatment Services
Self-help
2011
Author
Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH, and John R. Walker, PhD
Publisher
ADAA
Self-help and professional
2009
Author
Katherine A. Phillips, MD
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Self-help
2009
Author
Elizabeth McMahon, PhD with Debra Boeldt, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2021
Author
Sally Winston, PsyD and Martin Seif, PhD
Publisher
Routledge
Professional
2014
Author
Dawn Huebner
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help
2009
Author
Dawn Huebner
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help
2008
Author
Dawn Huebner, PhD
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help and professional
2024
Author
Dawn Huebner
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help
2006
Author
Dawn Huebner
Publisher
Magination Press
Self-help
2007
Author
Aureen Wagner
Publisher
Lighthouse Press, Inc.
Self-help
2002
Author
Melanie VanDyke PhD, Gary Mitchell LCSW, Heidi J. Pollard RN MSN, Gloria Mathis PhD, and C. Alec Pollard PhD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2024
Author
Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, and Richard P. Swinson, MD
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help and professional
2009
Author
Aureen Wagner
Publisher
Lighthouse Press, Inc.
Self-help
2005
Author
Aureen Wagner
Publisher
Lighthouse Press, Inc.
Self-help
2012
Author
Lizabeth Roemer
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Self-help
2016
Author
Ben Eckstein LCSW
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Self-help
2023
Author
Anne Marie Albano, PhD with Leslie Pepper
Publisher
Avery Trade
Self-help
2013
Author
Eric Goodman, PhD
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Self-help and professional
2020
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