Resources
Hotlines
- Nat’l Drug Information Treatment & Referral Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
- Parent Hotline (info for families in crisis): 1-800-840-6537
- Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Crisis Intervention/Suicide: 1-800-448-3000
- National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-25-ABUSE (22873)
- Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-8966
- Rape Crisis Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
- National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
When should you call for help?
Call 911 anytime you think you may need emergency care. For example, call if you feel you cannot stop from hurting yourself or someone else.
Online Resources
Book Recommendations
Carol-Anastasia Kruse MA, LCPC, NCC recommends:
- “Managing Transitions” by William Bridges
- “What Children Learn from Their Parents’ Marriage” by Judith Siegel
- “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman
- “Not Just Friends: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity” by Jean Coppock Staeheli and Shirley Glass
- “Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes” by Peter A. Levine
- “Tapping In: A Step-By-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Simulation” by Laurel Parnell
- Feeling Good by David D. Burns
- Mark Gungor’s Tale of Two Brains on YouTube
Meg Lestina LCSW recommends:
- “101 Mindful Ways to Build Resilience: Cultivate Calm, Clarity, Optimism & Happiness Each Day” by Don Altman
- “The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind” by Tina Payne Bryson
- “Brainstorm” by Daniel J. Siegel
Paul Jannakos MA, LCPC, NCC recommends:
- John Maxwell’s “Failing Forward”
- “Thinking for a Change” by John Maxwell
- “The Relationship Cure” by John Gottman
Rae Nevling MA, LCPC, NCC recommends:
- “One Minute Mindfulness” by Don Altman
- “The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults” by Francis E. Jensen
Dr. Sharon DiGiacomo MA, LCPC, NCC recommends:
- “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk” by Adel Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel Van der Kolk
- “THERAPLAY: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play” by Ann Marschak Jernberg and Phyllis Booth
- THERAPLAY You Tube video
Extras
- Self-report tests
- Ethos recommends Body Awareness workshops.