Superhero Therapy for Anxiety and Trauma: A Professional Guide with ACT and CBT-based Activities and Worksheets for All Ages

Drawing on ACT & CBT, this guide incorporates popular culture into evidence-based therapy, offering a unique approach for mental health professionals to better support clients dealing with anxiety & trauma. With fun & engaging activities & downloadable worksheets, it aims to alleviate the shame & stigma surrounding mental health, empowering clients to discover their origin story & reframe their experiences to become real life superheroes.

Covering topics such as building resilience, identifying & overcoming key challenges, & mindfulness, this book introduces familiar superheroes as characters to identify with, aiming to validate clients' experiences & encourage deeper understanding & reflection during sessions. It provides a range of activities & worksheets to use in a variety of settings with children aged 7+, teens & adults.

An increasingly popular approach, this guide is an invaluable & timely resource for all mental health professionals working with those experiencing anxiety & trauma.

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, & a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation & persecution. She immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12 with her family & later, inspired by the X-Men, developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, & PTSD. Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, The Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, Nerdist, & BuzzFeed. She currently works at the Center for Stress & Anxiety Management in San Diego.

She has authored Superhero Therapy: A Hero’s Journey through Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (2016); Harry Potter Therapy: An Unauthorized Self-Help Book from the Restricted Secti