The items listed on this page have been selected as they may be helpful in supporting your therapeutic goals. However, please note that neither full agreement with the contents of these resources, nor endorsement of their reliability, is implied.
Crisis & Resource Numbers
- Fire, Police, or Emergency 911
- Poison Control 800-222-1222
- San Diego Suicide & Crisis Hotline: 800-724-7240
- San Diego Rape/Crisis Hotline: 800-272-1767
- San Diego Child Abuse Hotline: 800-344-6000
- Santa Cruz 24-Hour Mental Health Crisis Support: 800-952-2335
- Santa Cruz Access Team (for psychiatric crisis support): 831-454-4170
- Santa Cruz Suicide Crisis Line: 877-663-5433 or 831-458-5300
- Santa Cruz Child Protective Services: 831-454-4222
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 888-799-7233
- NoSilenceNoViolence.org (relationship violence support): 858-413-6063
- LoveIsRespect.org (relationship violence support – teens)
- CA Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-843-5200
- Student Helpline: 800-499-1116
The Student Helpline was established in response to concerns about school violence – Students and others can anonymously report a threat to school safety - Safe at Home: 877-322-5227
Survivors of domestic violence may keep their home addresses confidential through this state program - San Diego Info Line: 211
Provides referrals to health and social services throughout San Diego County. Multilingual, free, confidential. Good for information related to disasters, WIC, food, shelter, and clothing. 24 hours a day/7days a week - San Diego Area: 619-230-0997
- North County Coastal: 760-943-0997
- North County Inland: 760-740-0997
Brain-Based Approaches to Diagnosis & Treatment
- The Amen Clinics
- Silicon Valley Brain Spect Imaging
- The ADHD Information Library
- Brainline.org (Preventing, Treating, & Living with Traumatic Brain Injury)
- NeurOptimal Neurofeedback
- The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Norman Doidge)
- Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Calming the Fear-Driven Brain (Sebern Fisher)
EMDR Therapy / Trauma
- EMDR International Association
- EMDR Institute, Inc.
- EMDR Founder Dr. Francine Shapiro – New York Times Interview
- Neurophysiological Components of EMDR
- EMDR & Children – Child Trauma Institute
- Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) Study – acestoohigh.com
- Paper Tigers – Documentary regarding trauma-informed education in response to the ACE Study
- David Baldwin’s Trauma Pages
- California Victim Compensation Board
- Trauma and Recovery (Judith Herman)
- Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy (Francine Shapiro)
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Bessel Van Der Kolk)
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love (Amir Levine & Rachel Heller)
- When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection (Gabor Maté)
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (Gabor Maté)
- Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Suzette Boon & Kathy Steele)
Don’t give up.
Some of the greatest stories of our time were penned on
parchments with edges tattered, ragged, and worn.
– William Broms
Anxiety, Depression & Bipolar Mood Disorders
- When Panic Attacks – The New Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life (David Burns)
- The Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents (Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, Robert DuPont & Caroline DuPont)
- The Mood Cure (Julia Ross)
- The Feeling Good Handbook (David Burns)
- The Grief Recovery Handbook – The Action Based Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses (John James & Russell Friedman)
- The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide – What You and Your Family Need to Know (David Miklowitz)
- Why Am I Still Depressed? – Recognizing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder (Jim Phelps)
- The Gifts of Imperfection (Brené Brown)
- Daring Greatly (Brené Brown)
- Rising Strong (Brené Brown)
Eating & Body Image Issues
- Something-Fishy.org
- ANAD – National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- NEDA – National Eating Disorders Association
- BDDCentral (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)
- Gurze Books
- Savor – Eating Disorder Podcast
- The Diet Cure (Julia Ross)
- Intuitive Eating (Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch)
Relationships
- The Relationship Cure: A 5-Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships (John Gottman & Joan DeClaire)
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert (John Gottman)
- Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships (Sue Johnson)
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Sue Johnson)
- Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships (David Schnarch)
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love (Amir Levine & Rachel Heller)
Parenting
- Love and Logic Parenting
- Parenting with Love and Logic (Foster Cline & Jim Fay)
- Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years (Jim Fay & Charles Fay)
- Parenting Teens with Love and Logic (Foster Cline & Jim Fay)
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child (John Gottman, Joan Declaire, Daniel Goleman)
- Setting Limits with Your Strong Willed Child (Robert MacKenzie)
- Siblings Without Rivalry (Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish)
- When Children Grieve – For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses (John James, Russell Friedman & Leslie Matthews)