Diana O’Brien, LCSW, MEd
Individual and Family Counseling
5675 Stone Rd, Suite 300
Centreville, VA 20120
diana@centrevilletherapist.com
Days: Tuesday, Thursday
Evenings: Monday, Wednesday
Off: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Adult Resources
Anger Issues
Overcoming Anger: How to identify it, Stop it, and Live a Healthier Life, By Carol D. Jones
Anxiety
Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children, by R. Reid Wilson, PhD, Lynn Lyons, LICSW
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The ADD/ADHD Checklist: An Easy Reference for Parents and Teachers, by Sandra Rief
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood, by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, John J. Ratey, MD
Putting on the Brakes, by Patricia O. Quinn, Judith M Stern (illustrator)
Autism
Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence, by Luke Jackson, Tony Atwood (Foreword)
Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum: Unexpected Lessons We Have Learned, by Maureen F. Morrell, Ann Palmer
Divorce
Alienated: The Seven Deadly Emotions of Parental Alienation Syndrome, by Gerry Van Mansfeld
Divorce Poison, by Richard A. Warshak
Eating Disorders
Life Without ED: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How you Can Too, by Jenni Schaefer, Thom Rutledge
Mindful Emotional Eating: Mindfulness Skills to Control Cravings, Eat in Moderation and Optimize Coping, by Pavel G. Somov, PhD
Employment
Make Yourself Indispensable, by Darren McKnight
Grief and Grieving
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, by David Kessler, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and other Losses, by John W. James, Russell Friedman, Leslie Matthews
Journaling
Journaling to the Self: Twenty-Two Paths to Personal Growth – Open the Door to self-Understanding by Writing, Reading, and Creating a Journal of Your Life, by Kathleen Adams
Scribing the Soul, by Kathleen Adams
Marriage/ Relationships
How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To, by Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, Michael Spring
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, by John Gottman, PhD, Nan Silver
Nutrition
Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That you Can Heal Yourself, by Lissa Rankin, Kris Carr (Foreward)
Parenting
Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children, by Sarah Napthali
Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts With Worry, by Lenore Skenazy
Parenting from the Inside Out, by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Mary Hatzell, MEd
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, by Stuart M Brown Jr, MD, Christopher Vaughn
Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences, by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD
Personality
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder, by Paul T. Mason, MS, Randi Kreger
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family, by Eleanor D. Payson, MSW
Self-Care
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown, PhD, LICSW
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brene Brown, PhD, LICSW
Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection, by Barbara Fredrickson, PhD
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World, by J. Mark G. Williams, Danny Penman, Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreward)
Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution, by Brene Brown, PhD, LICSW
The Road Less Travelled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, by M. Scott Peck, MD
Teens
Brainstorm: The Teenage Brain from the Inside Out, by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Childrens' Books
Adoption
How I Was Adopted, by Joanna Cole, Maxie Chambliss (illustrator)
Anger Issues
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (illustrator)
Cool Down and Work Through Anger, by Cheri J. Meiners, MEd
Everything I Do You Blame on Me: Why Should I? It’s Not My Birthday! By Allyson Aborn, MSW, CSW, Stu Goldman (illustrator)
The Grumpy Easter Bunny, by Justine Korman Fontes, Lucinda McQueen (illustrations)
Mean Soup, by Betsy Everitt
Sometimes I like to Fight but I Don’t Do It Much Anymore: A Self-Esteem Book for Children with Difficulty in Controlling Their Anger, by Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, Timothy Parrotte (illustrator)
The Very Angry Day That Amy Didn’t Have, by Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, C. Brenna (illustrator)
Anxiety
Catherine Finds her Courage, by Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, Steve Harpster (illustrator)
The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst, Geoff Stevenson (illustrator)
Once When I was Scared, by Helena Clare Pittman, Ted Rand (illustrator)
Scaredy Mouse, by Alan MacDonald, Tim Warnes (illustrator)
Scaredy Squirrel, by Melanie Watts
Stress Relief for Kids, Taming your Dragons, by Martha Belknap
Wemberly Worries, by Kevin Henkes
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine, by Julia Cook, Anita DuFalla (illustrator)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Ethan has too Much Energy, by Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, Steve Harpster (illustrator)
Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of your ADD or ADHD, Patricia O. Quinn, MD, Judith M. Stern, MA
Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy About Me, Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, Timothy Parrotte (illustrator)
Bullying
The Berenstain Bears and the Bully, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Goodbye Bully Machine, by Debbie Fox
Disabilities
My Buddy, by Audrey Osofsky, Ted Rand (illustrator)
Divorce
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families, by Laurene Krasny Brown, Marc Brown
If Daddy only Knew Me, by Lila McGinnis, Diane Paterson (illustrator)
Let’s Talk About it: Divorce, by Fred Rogers
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned it Rightside Up, by Mary Blitzer Field, Hennie Shore, Bruce Van Patter (illustrator)
Was it the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce, by Sandra Levins, Bryan Langdo (illustrator)
Empathy
Children are Like Cupcakes, by Ansaba Gavor
Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids, by Carol McCloud, David Messing (illustrator)
Making a Difference: Teaching Kindness, Character and Purpose, by Cherie J. Meiners, Med, Pascale Lafond (illustrator)
Speak Up and Get Along, by Scott Cooper
Stand in my Shoes: Kids Learning About Empathy, by Bob Sornson, Shelley Johannes (illustrator)
Feelings
It’s Hard to be Five: Learning How to Work my Control Panel, by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (illustrator)
Sometimes I Feel Like a Mouse: A Book About Feelings, by Jeanne Modesitt, Robin Spowart (illustrator)
Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make My Day, by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (illustrator)
The Way I Feel, by Janan Cain
First Day of School
Curious George’s First Day of School, by Margaret and H. A. Rey
The Night Before Kindergarten, by Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (illustrator)
Food
Full Mouse, Empty Mouse: A Tale of Food and Feelings, by Dina Zeckhausen, Brian Boyd (illustrator)
No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully, by Sara Marlowe, Phil Pascuzzo (illustrator)
Why Should I Eat Well? by Clare Llewellyn, Mike Gordon (illustrator)
Grief and Grieving
Badger’s Parting Gifts, Susan Varley
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief, Joanna Rowland, Thea Baker (illustrator)
Tear Soup: A recipe for Healing After Loss, by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen, Taylor Bills (illustrator)
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, by Judith Viorst, Erik Blegvad (illustrator)
Listening
I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No! (How About Maybe?) by Julia Cook, Kelsey DeWeerd (illustrator)
Why Should I Listen? by Clare Llewellyn, Mike Gordon (illustrator)
Moving
The Berenstain Bears and Moving Day, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
A New House, by Jill Wenzel, Jan Berenstain (illustrator)
Perfectionism
Beautiful Oops, by Barney Saltzberg
Nobody’s Perfect: A Story for Children about Perfectionism, by Ellen Flanagan Burns, Erica Pelton Villnave (illustrator)
Resiliency
Atalanta’s Race: A Greek Myth Retold, by Shirley Climo, Alexander Koshkin (illustrator)
The Little Engine that Could, by Watty Piper
Salt in his Shoes: Michael Jordan kin Pursuit of a Dream, by Deloris Jordan, Roslyn Jordan, Kadir Nelson (illustrator)
The Tale of Two fishes: A Story about Resilient Thinking, by Juliette Ttofa, Julia Gallego (illustrator)
Winners Never Quit, by Mia Hamm, Carol Thompson (illustrator)
Safety
My Body is Mine, My Feelings are Mine: A Storybook About Body Safety for Young Children with an Adult Guidebook, by Susan Hoke, LCSW, ACSW, Bruce Van Patter (illustrator)
My Body is Special: A Family Book about Sexual Abuse, by Cynthia Geisen, R. W. Alley (illustrator)
A terrible Thing Happened: A Book for Children who have Witnessed Violence or Trauma, by Margaret M. Holmes, Cary Pillo (illustrator)
Self-Esteem
Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
I’m Gonna Like Me, Letting off a Little Self-Esteem, by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (illustrator)
My Best Friend is Me, Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD, Jille Mandel (illustrator)
Sleeping Away From Home
Arthur Goes to Camp, by Marc Brown
The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma’s, by Stan and Jan Berenstain