DBT Workbook for Adult ADHD and Anxiety: A Practical Guide With Dialectical Behavior Techniques and Coping Skills to Overcome a Scattered Brain, Improve Focus, and Achieve Optimal Mental Performance

by Janet Willow

Introducing the all-new DBT Workbook for Adult ADHD and Anxiety by renowned clinical psychologist, Dr. Janet Willow. This book serves as your comprehensive guide to understanding and mastering the challenges of adult ADHD and anxiety using the potent strategies of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). As a detailed ✨DBT Workbook for adults✨, it is dedicated to fostering the development of practical skills and tools essential for effectively managing ADHD and anxiety symptoms. This workbook navigates you through the intricate process of overcoming common struggles and enhancing mental well-being. Experience the transformative power of mindfulness with Dr. Willow's practical guidance. Her simplified DBT for Dummies approach integrates mindfulness techniques into everyday life. Leveraging her extensive experience in treating adults with ADHD and anxiety, Dr. Willow harmonizes evidence-based practices like DBT with successful case studies. This synergy establishes her Neurodivergent DBT Workbook as a game-changer in the mental health domain. Excerpt from the “Mindfulness is more than a daily practice, it’s a lifestyle. It permeates our interactions, our responses, our very being. It transforms chaos into order, confusion into clarity, and makes us resilient in the face of life’s adversities. This DBT workbook will be your compass, guiding you on this transformative journey.” This Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills is your daily companion in managing ADHD or anxiety symptoms, offering practical advice and actionable strategies to achieve psychological resilience and lasting recovery. Embark on your journey towards enhanced mental well-being with Dr. Janet Willow's DBT Workbook for Adult ADHD and Anxiety .

150 pages, Paperback

Published January 8, 2023

Reviews

[Angelica · Rating 1 out of 5]

I literally had to stop reading this after reading this statement, “Those who have often experienced high levels of anxiety do so because they point the finger at someone else for their problems when the real cause is within themselves. If a person cannot recognize the cause of an issue, it will continue to haunt them throughout their lifetime.”

That’s absolutely not factual, if anything people with deep anxiety tend to blame themselves for everything that doesn’t go well in their life and even more so for people with ADHD.

I realized this may be another fake book or AI created book, as it didn’t seem to be accurate clinical information. I decided to look up the author and found absolutely no actual person existing. No LinkIn profile, no professional website, etc etc. I even did a reverse image look up of the picture used as the author photo on both Goodreads and the Amazon author profile. Guess what, it’s a Getty Image stock photo of some random person and not the claimed author. In addition it states in the author bio that they are an “award winning clinical psychologist” like that doesn’t already raise red flags, I mean how and when has a clinical psychologist won award for clinical psychology? I’m reporting this to Amazon and you should to, as we need to all safeguard potential readers from fake and possibly harmful books parading themselves as experts when they are clearly bogus. Not okay!

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Basic AF for anyone already diagnosed with ADHD or in long-term mental health treatment

Pro: One thing I do appreciate about this book is that it does a pretty okay job at making sure the reader understands that the (very few) exercises and concepts should be worked on with a mental health professional.

The rest:
This "workbook" only focuses on the very basics of mental health treatment with regard to DBT practices and concepts. There are no distinct nor detailed explanations of any of the proven DBT techniques. This book is not intended for anyone who is going to long-term therapy or anyone who has already been diagnosed with ADHD.

Also, this book seems to have taken most, if not all, of the images in this
book straight from google images with no citations for them. The formatting for the Kindle version has many errors and typos as well. I honestly wish this book was better, but it simply isn't what it advertises to be.

As far as this book claims to be a DBT workbook, it reads as too vague and basic for
anyone to seriously use it as any type of workbook or mental health journal. Again, there are not many actual DBT exercises, and this book speaks as if it is talking to someone completely new to mental health treatment.
And of course, that is fine as long as that is what is being advertised.

However, this book lacks any sort of detailed practical knowledge or exercises on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy that could be beneficial for a beginner (to mental health treatment) seeking help.

[Xanthe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rudimentary at best. Maybe I’ve just been in therapy too long but advice like ‘have a spa day!’ isn’t going to cut it.

[Allison · Rating 1 out of 5]

this is not a workbook

It was interesting but it didn’t teach any skills. It just mentions that you should learn them. I don’t recommend.