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Explore local and online resources to support your mental health journey outside the therapy room.
Local Resources
Alachua County
Crisis Center
Description: Free counseling for adults and 24/7 support after office hours and crisis
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Phone: (352)264-6789
NAMI Gainesville
Description: Support groups, mental health information, and education programs.
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Website: Learn more
Online Resources
Play Therapy Videos
Learn more about play therapy with these helpful videos:
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Recommended Reading
For Parents:
- The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
- The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Tina Payne Bryson
- Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske
- Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, Bert Powell
- Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke
- Parenting Toolbox: 125 Activities Therapists Use to Reduce Meltdowns, Increase Positive Behaviors & Manage Emotions by Dr. Lisa Phifer, Laura Sibbald, Jennifer Roden
- A Parent's Guide to Self-Regulation: A Practical Framework for Breaking the Cycle of Dysregulation and Mastering Emotions for Parents and Children by Dr. Amber Thornton
- Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life by Dr. Stuart Shanker
- Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté M.D.
- Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields M.S.A.E., Carla Naumburg Ph.D.
- Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber & Julie King
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, and Other Challenges of Childhood by Joanna Faber & Julie King
- Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help by Allison Edwards
- Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman, Ph.D., Joan Declaire, & Daniel Goleman
- Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience with Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. & Charles Fay Ph.D.
For Kids and Teens:
-Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere by Kira Willey, Anni Betts (Illustrator)
- Sometimes I Have Big Feelings: A Child's Guide to Understanding and Expressing Emotions by Poppy O'Neill
- Understanding Sensory Differences: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and Teens by Robert Jason Grant
- Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect by Jayneen Sanders, Sarah Jennings (Illustrator)
- My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings by Natalia Maguire, Anastasia Zababashkina (Illustrator)
- Where Hands Go: An Introduction to Safe and Unsafe Touch by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs, Ananta Mohanta (Illustrator)
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud, David Messing (Designer)
- My Body is Special and Private by Adrianne Simeone, Bobby Davison (Illustrator)
- My Brain is a Race Car: A Children's Guide to a Neuro-Divergent Brain by Nell Harris
- Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity by Louise Gooding, Ruth Burrows (Illustrator)
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
- The Invisible Web: An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection by Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
- The Invisible String Backpack by Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
- Listening with My Heart: A Story of Kindness and Self-Compassion by Gabi Garcia, Ying Hui Tan (Illustrator)
- The Kissing Hand (The Kissing Hand Series) by Audrey Penn, Ruth Harper (Illustrator)
- The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings (Growing Hearts) by Jo Witek, Christine Roussey (Illustrator)
- When I Feel Angry (The Way I Feel Books) by Cornelia Maude Spelman, Nancy Cote (Illustrator)
- Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Stretch and Shape Their Brains by JoAnn Deak Ph.D., Sarah Ackerley (Illustrator)
- Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
- Anh's Anger by Gail Silver, Christianne Kromer (Illustrator)
- Visiting Feelings by Lauren Rubenstein, Shelly Hehenberger (Illustrator)
- The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas
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For Adults:
-It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry M.D. Ph.D
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
- The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté M.D. & Daniel Maté
- When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté M.D.
- Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: An International Bestselling Guide to Mental Health and Emotional Resilience from a Clinical Psychologist by Dr. Julie Smith
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