Books and Workbooks for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Evidence-informed books and workbooks for kids, tweens, teens, parents, and counselors. Written by Marsha Gray, MSW, a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of social work experience.

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Books and Workbooks for Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Each book and workbook is created by Marsha Gray, MSW, a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of social work experience. These resources give kids, tweens, teens, parents, and counselors practical, evidence-informed tools for anxiety, confidence, coping skills, emotional regulation, and everyday mental wellness.

When Anxiety Takes Over: A Teen Anxiety Workbook for Ages 13 to 17 by Marsha Gray MSW
Ages 13 to 17

When Anxiety Takes Over

A teen anxiety workbook grounded in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This workbook helps teens calm the mind, manage emotions, reduce overthinking, and build confidence with practical tools they can use at home, school, and in everyday life.

Braver Than You Think: A Social Anxiety Workbook for Kids and Tweens Ages 8 to 12 by Marsha Gray MSW
Ages 8 to 12

Braver Than You Think

A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) social anxiety workbook for tweens learning to understand fear, build confidence, face social worries, and take small brave steps. This workbook helps children move forward without needing fear to disappear first.

Braver Than She Thinks: A CBT Workbook for Girls Ages 9 to 12 by Marsha Gray MSW
Ages 9 to 12

Braver Than She Thinks

A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) workbook for girls learning to manage social anxiety, overthinking, and low confidence. Through gentle activities, real-life scenarios, and brave step exercises, this workbook helps girls build emotional strength one step at a time.

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When the Depression Takes Over

Marsha Gray, MSW

Ages 13 to 17

When Depression Takes Over

A coming soon teen depression workbook grounded in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This resource will help teens understand low mood, manage difficult emotions, and build small supportive habits for emotional wellness.

For Professionals

Custom Workbooks and Resources for Professionals

Need something tailored to your specific client population? Marsha Gray, MSW works directly with counselors, therapists, social workers, and social service organizations to create custom mental health tools for kids, tweens, teens, and families.

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With over 20 years of social work experience, Marsha creates professional-grade clinical tools that are grounded in practice, not just theory.

  • Custom therapeutic workbooks tailored to your client population
  • Client intake forms, session templates & tracking tools
  • Grant proposals and program descriptions for social service orgs
  • Psychoeducational handouts and group curriculum materials
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Book and Workbook Samples and Previews

Sample pages will be added here as they become available.

When Anxiety Takes Over

Sample pages coming soon

Braver Than You Think

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Braver Than She Thinks

Sample pages coming soon