Recommended Reading--Available online & at Public Libraries
On Depression, Anxiety, Shame:
- Support Group: https://al-anon.org/ is free, democratically organized and helps teens and adults recover from family patterns of addiction, abuse, and miscommunication.
- See this EMDR International Association video: https://youtu.be/Pkfln-ZtWeY
- For info on symptoms of Mental Illness--https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
- Calm Down FAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvH_j9O0f4
- First step to improving your mood: https://ideas.ted.com/feeling-anxious-the-way-you-breathe-could-be-adding-to-it/
- Mind Over Mood, by Greenberger & Padesky
- Friendship (we are all one): https://www.ted.com/talks/marisa_g_franco_the_secret_to_making_new_friends_as_an_adult?user_email_address=5062ca3f675ae2ff068efe9c8d259dd1
On Trauma Recovery:
- Tapping In, by Laurel Parnell, MD
- The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises, by McKay/Wood
- DBT Skills Workbook for Teens - Teen Thrive
- EMDR Essentials, by Barb Maiberger
On Parenting:
- Whole Brain Child, or MindStorm (teens) by Seigel & Bryson
- Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions by J. Penzo, P. Harvey, B. H. Rathbone.
- Alternative thinking on 'The TALK': https://www.ted.com/talks/adie_delaney_an_aerialist_on_listening_to_your_body_s_signals?
- On really listening: utm_source=recommendation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=explore&utm_term=newest-talks-5#t-385355https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-listen-really-listen-to-someone-you-dont-agree-with/
- www.mentalhealth.gov
Community Resources - Recursos Comunitarios
Crisis Assistance
If you or a friend/loved one are feeling desperate or suicidal, or just need skills support please call 988, visit a hospital Emergency Department, or call 911.
==YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMOVE FIREARMS FROM THE HOME UNTIL THE FEELINGS SUBSIDE.
Domestic Violence
Advocate Safehouse of Glenwood Springs - 970-945-4439
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-SAFE
Book: Why Does He Do That?, by L. Bancroft
and The Verbally Abusive Relationship, by P. Evans
"I am so grateful someone invented EMDR. I feel radically different!"--Client
Call me to discuss
I am always willing to talk to you about your needs. Please call 970-628-0280.
Teletherapy is available!
We are able to meet on-line through a secure portal--saving you travel time and expenses--in person, or even for an outdoor 'walk & talk.'