Below are some helpful resources I often recommend to clients. Please check back as this page updates occasionally.
HOTLINES and urgent help
Crisis Text Line - text 741741 for free, confidential help. Won't appear on your phone bill for most major cell phone carriers.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - or call the free 24 hour hotline at 988 (Note: 988 is no longer providing specialized services for LGBT+ callers; please see other resources below instead)
The Trevor Project - resources for LGBT+ youth; free 24 hour crisis hotline at 1.866.488.7386
LGBT National Help Center - multiple hotlines for LGBT folks of all ages; 888.843.4564 main number but see website for additional details & numbers
Trans Lifeline - peer support, resources, and hotline; 877.565.8860
Help for survivors of sexual trauma - via RAINN, or call the free, 24 hour hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE
National Domestic Violence hotline - free, confidential help 24/7 at 1.800.799.7233
In Massachusetts - Help for survivors of domestic violence - via Jane Doe, Inc., or call MA Safelink at 977.785.2020
OTHER RESOURCES
Free resources for when you can’t afford therapy - via Greatist.com
Free online DBT resources - for managing strong emotions
Wheel of Feelings - for learning more about emotions and how they work
Beginning meditation guide - via Tara Brach
Anxiety and Depression Association of America - nonprofit dedicated to research and treatment for anxiety and depression
Health at Every Size - resources for individuals of size to find compassionate providers
Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) - includes a directory of eating disorder-informed professionals
BOOKS
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner, PhD - a little dated, a little heteronormative, but still extremely helpful for both women and men
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving by David Richo - a couples’ therapist explores how our unmet needs show up in relationships and how awareness of this allows us to fully love and be loved
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne, PhD - includes some great worksheets
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control by Scott E. Spradlin, MA - user-friendly DBT material for managing strong emotions
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff, PhD & Christopher Germer, PhD - helpful for those with a loud “inner critic”
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine - a great introduction to the modern science of trauma and how it can help us heal
First We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety by Sarah Wilson - a beautiful exploration of the experience and science of anxiety with a variety of exercises you can try at home