HOW IT WORKS
Simple Step-by-Step System
STEP 1:
2 Ways to Empower your Child
1. Join Book of the Month Club
2. Buy Themed READ THIS WHEN...™ Packets
Step 2:
Download Resources
Access Monthly Resource Guides and
READ THIS WHEN...™packets
Available digitally or printable
Step 3:
Create Your plan
1.Identify your child’s reading needs and emotional struggles
2.Choose guides that match needs and pair with books (you can purchase or borrow books from the library) —Guides are designed to support those specific challenges.
Step 4:
Read with purpose
Use the guided bibliotherapy scripts during storytime to spark reflection, deepen emotional connection, and support both reading comprehension and emotional growth.
Step 5:
Connect with Therapeutic Activities
Reinforce learning with simple, CBT-based therapy activities designed to boost resilience and build skills.
Join our community!
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join a growing community of parents, educators, and therapists who are using stories to strengthen hearts, minds, and reading skills.
For just $60/year, you’ll unlock monthly access to:
📚 Expert-designed book lists and bibliotherapy tools
🧠 Therapist-created scripts, CBT strategies, and social-emotional activities
🤝 A supportive community that shares your goals: confident readers, resilient kids, and real connection
Join the membership and get the tools, guidance, and support to help your child grow—emotionally, socially, and academically.
✨ Your story-loving support team is just a click away.
Become a Member
For me, your child's reading journey is deeply personal.
Every child’s reading journey is important, and for me, it’s more than professional—it’s personal. My own child was reading far below grade level in second grade, and I remember the frustration, the tears, and the fear. I remember the moment it all changed: when we focused less on performance and more on the joy of reading.
Read my story
Resilient Minds, Better Behavior
Resources for Transformation
What do you do when your child is reading below grade level or doesn't want to read?
What do you do when “Your child is spiraling with anxiety and doesn’t know how to stop the thoughts”?
Curious? Click the images below to dive deeper!
Read This When...™
Resource Packets – Order a “Read This When” packet with 10 themed book picks, plus questions and activities.
Read + Connect + Reflect = THRIVE
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Bibliotherapy Resources:
Books of the Month
Dr. Billen’s Bibliotherapy:
Turn Struggling Readers into Confident Learners and emotionally resilient children with Read This When...™ resources.
"I’ve read parenting books, I’ve tried breathing exercises—but this was the first thing that actually worked for my anxious child. The stories gave us a way to talk about big feelings without it turning into a meltdown."
Melissa A., mom of a 6-year-old
"My daughter asked to re-read Jabari Jumps three nights in a row—and then she actually volunteered to try something new at school. That’s never happened before."
— Tara R., parent of a 7-year-old
"As a therapist, I’m always looking for tools that parents can actually use at home. This packet combines solid CBT practices with the emotional power of storytelling—and it’s beautiful, simple, and smart."
— Sara F., LMFT
Get my free guide, "4 Day Challenge" to help you raise a strong reader.
Free Guide
Books That Heal: How Stories Became the Secret to Emotional Growth
When you come from a place of abundance and gratitude, your whole life will change.
It started with years as a teacher, working with all different ages…Helping children grow, learn, and rise beyond their limits. After completing graduate school and starting my career as a therapist, my background in teaching began to shape and strengthen my approach to fostering emotional growth and resilience.
What I discovered? Books weren’t just tools for reading—they were lifelines for emotional growth.
That insight sparked a breakthrough:
A bibliotherapy method that uses picture books to help kids not only think better—but feel better, too.
Here’s why it works:
✔️ Kids see their feelings reflected—and feel less alone
✔️ Stories create safe space to explore big emotions
✔️ Characters model coping, calm, and courage
✔️ Reading builds emotional language and empathy
✔️ It turns the reading corner into a launchpad for resilience
Now, I’ve packaged the process into powerful guides to help you use the magic of books at home or in therapy.
Watch your child grow—emotionally and academically—with one story at a time.
Ready to try it?
Read This When...™
