[5] In 2000, Tolin founded the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, where he continues to serve as director.

[10] He serves as a principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health,[11] and has been a member of their scientific review committees.

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding, cowritten with Randy O.

[13] Face Your Fears: A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsessions helps the reader begin an exposure program.

[16] Tolin was featured on the television series My Shopping Addiction, which was aired on Oxygen in 2013.