Wellness Resources
A gentle space to return to between sessions, whether it’s finding a helpful book, trying an app,
or exploring a resource that connects with where you are. Here, you will find helpful tools and
supportive options designed to uplift and nurture your mental and emotional well-being.
Support You Can Reach Anytime
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Call or text 988 — you’re never alone.
- Mental Health America
- mhanational.org — Helpful articles and tools for mental health.
- NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) HelpLine
- A free, confidential support and information line for anyone affected by mental illness
- Available Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET.
- Phone: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
- Email: helpline@nami.org
- Website: www.nami.org
- SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Offers a 24/7 national helpline that provides free, confidential support and information for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
Phone: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
- Offers a 24/7 national helpline that provides free, confidential support and information for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
- Call BlackLine
- A 24/7 peer support and crisis line that provides a safe space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), including LGBTQ+ individuals, to receive support, report mistreatment, and affirm their lived experiences.
Phone: 1-800-604-5841 - Website: callblackline.com
- A 24/7 peer support and crisis line that provides a safe space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), including LGBTQ+ individuals, to receive support, report mistreatment, and affirm their lived experiences.
- The Trevor Project
- For LGBTQ+ young people. Their counselors listen without judgment. All conversations are confidential.
- Phone: 866-488-7386
- Website: thetrevorproject.org
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Phone: 800-799-7233
- National Sexual Violence Hotline
- Phone: 800-656-HOPE
A Few Books & Apps You Might Like
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, Ph.D
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
- Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger, Ph.D & Christine Padesky. Ph.D
- My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LCSW
Apps:
- Insight Timer ~ Meditation for sleep & anxiety.
- Happify ~ Improve mood and manage stress.
- MindShift CBT ~ Anxiety relief.
- How We Feel ~ Identify emotions, build self-awareness, recognize patterns, and better understand what’s driving how you feel. Great for developing emotional vocabulary and regulation skills.
- Liberate ~ Meditations and talks addressing experiences of BIPOC individuals, including microaggressions, internalized racism, and ancestral healing.
- Finch ~ Self-care pet app to encourage wellness habits.
Gentle Journal Prompts
Journaling can be a helpful way to reflect after sessions or check in with yourself between appointments. There’s no right or wrong way to do it, just let your thoughts meet the page.
Use these as a guide or create your own that reflect where you are on your journey.