Websites
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America is the leading professional organization for anxiety and depression disorders. Their website offers so many great resources including articles and blog posts, webinars and podcasts from experts in the field as well stories of triumph from others with these disorders.
The International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation is a great resource for individuals and families affected by OCD as well as the professionals who treat them.
The TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors is an excellent resource for people with BFRBs like skin picking and hair pulling.
The Mindful Way Through Anxiety
This fantastic & insightful website by Drs. Sue Orsillo and Liz Roemer, leaders in the area of mindfulness and anxiety. They have shared several of their mindfulness exercises for free!
This non-profit organization that shares information about a range of kid-related topics.
Mobile Applications
There are a number of great apps to help manage mental health, and new ones come out regularly. I routinely recommend:
For individuals with OCD, this app helps you use ERP (exposure with response prevention) and track your progress.
Good for a variety of anxiety symptoms, this app guides you through a number of CBT skills and techniques including relaxation, changing your thinking, and mindfulness.
This app is great for beginning mindfulness practice. It offers a free component as well as a paid subscription option.
This is a quick guided breathing app for when you want to stay calm and focus.
E-Courses & Online Self-Help Programs
ERP School (For at-home, self-help Exposure with Response Prevention, the proper therapy for OCD)
Thriving with OCD (For motivation and support for overcoming OCD; it goes hand-in-hand with ERP)
Stop Pulling (For trichotillomania or compulsive hair pulling)
Stop Picking and Stop Picking Coach (For compulsive skin picking)
Go Zen! (For anxious kids, parents, and educators)
Wearables
Spire is like a fitbit for your state of mind. It does track your activity level, but it also monitors your breath, alerting you when you’re body is in a tense state and heling you calm and relax. It pairs with an app so you can review your data or practice guided relaxation exercises when needed.
HabitAware and StopBit
These bracelets help you become aware of habits like hair pulling.