
Resource/information list of helpful downloads
*The information sheets don't substitute for good therapy but can give you some tools;)
Tools

Brief 2min Mindful Breathing Exercise
RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS
Georgia Crisis and Access Line: 1.800.715.4225
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services: 1.800.662.4357
Books
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Mindfulness
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Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Steven Hayes, 2005
Wherever You Go, There You Are
- Jon Kabat-Zin, 1994
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance
- Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley, 2007
A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook
- Bob Stahl, 2010
Anxiety & Depression
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The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
- Edmund Bourne, 2015
Overcoming Depression: A Cognitive Therapy Approach Workbook (Treatments That Work)
- Mark Gilson, PhD, 2009
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance
- Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley, 2007
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ADHD
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Time Management for the Creative Person: Right-Brain Strategies for Stopping Procrastination, Getting Control of the Clock and Calendar, and Freeing Up Your Time and Your Life- Lee Silber, 1998
Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD
- Peter S. Jensen, MD, 2004
Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Client Workbook (Treatments That Work)
- Steven A. Safren (Author), Susan Sprich (Author), Carol A. Perlman & Michael W. Otto, 2005
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Trauma
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and body in the healing of Trauma
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Bessel Van der Kolk, 2014; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score
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What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience & Healing
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Bruce Perry, Oprah Winfrey, 2021; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53238858-what-happened-to-you?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=agVu09cToV&rank=1
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The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 20th Anniversary Edition
- Ellen Bass, 2008
The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
- Laura Davis, 1990
Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Michael Domitrz, 2005
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Intergenerational Trauma
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts & Bodies
- Resmaa Menakem, 2017
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It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
- Mark Wolynn, 2017
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Managing Emotions
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SOS Help for Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, and Depression
-Lynn Clark, 1997
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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance
- Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley, 2007
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Imposter Syndrome
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The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve-
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Ash Ambirge, 2020; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46064079-the-middle-finger-project?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=tOSFoj0ZEk&rank=1
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The Imposter Cure: How to stop feeling like a fraud and escape the mind-trap of imposter syndrome
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Jessamy Hibberd, 2019; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53019828-the-imposter-cure?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=tOSFoj0ZEk&rank=2
Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms-
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Shellye Archambeau, Ben Horowitz (Foreword), 2020; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998942-unapologetically-ambitious?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=MyNm4xvG3t&rank=1
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The Gifts of Imperfection
-Brené Brown, 2010; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7015403-the-gifts-of-imperfection?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12
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Joy
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The Four Agreements - A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
- Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
- Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams, 2016
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Friendships and Social Relationships
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Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends
Franco PhD, Marisa G.
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Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection
Poswolsky, Adam Smiley
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Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community
Harden Bradford PhD, Joy
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Resources for Women
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Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
- Harriet Lerner, 2014
Women Who Run with the Wolves
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés PhD, 1996
Bad Feminist
- Roxane Gray, 2014
Love in My Language
- Alexandra Elle, 2014
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Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto
Tricia Hersey, 2022
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Thick: And Other Essays
-Tressie McMillan Cottom, 2019; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40365093-thick?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=M4o42KcAkq&rank=1
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers her Superpower
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Brittney Cooper, 2018
Communion: The Female Search for Love
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bell hooks, 2002
Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy
- Tricia Rose, 2004
Resources for Men
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Heavy: An American Memoir
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Kiese Laymon, 2018
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
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Terrence Real, 1997
Racial Stress
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America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
- Dr. Joy Degruy, 2005
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
- Michelle Alexander, 2020
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Between the World and Me
- by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015
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The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism & Engage in Collective Healing
– Anneliese Singh, 2019
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Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
- Resmaa Menakem, 2017
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Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience
– Sheila Wise Rowe, 2020
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I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
– Austin Channing Brown, 2019
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Men We Reaped:
- Jesmyn Ward, 2013
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Resources for Couples
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Fierce Intimacy: Standing up to One Another with Love
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Terry Real, 2018
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- Sue Johnson, 2008
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
- John Gottman, 2015
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships
- Sue Johnson, 2013
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
- Gary D. Chapman, 2015
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
- Gary Chapman, 2004
The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate
- Harriet Lerner, 2002
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
- Melody Beattie, 1986
Codependent No More Workbook
- Melody Beattie, 2011
I Hate You Don’t Leave Me
- Jerold Kreisman, MD and Hal Straus, 1991
Love is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships
- Paul Meier M.D., Dr. Frank Minirth, Dr. Robert Hemfelt, 2003
Navigating Work/Professional relationships
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Esther Perel's podcast series on work: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hows-work-with-esther-perel/id1497580407
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Grief/Death & Life’s transition spaces
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On Grief & Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, David Kessler, 2014
On Death & Dying: What the Dying have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Ira Byock, 2014
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and Life's Great Lesson
- Mitch Albom, 2002
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
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Pema Chödrön, 1996; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/687278.When_Things_Fall_Apart?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
The Year of Magical Thinking
- Joan Didot, 2007
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Grief Quiz: https://psychology-tools.com/test/inventory-complicated-grief
Resource for caring for/understanding older adults
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Center for Mental Health & Aging: https://www.mentalhealthandaging.com/common_topic_categories/mental-health-and-aging-guides/
App Recommendations
Mindfulness & Meditation:
Shine app (https://www.theshineapp.com/): mindfulness app voiced by BIPOC.
DBT- Diary Card app (https://www.diarycard.net/): app for portable DBT skills and accessible Diary Card.
Ten Percent happier (https://www.tenpercent.com/): mindfulness app with various meditation courses
CALM https://www.calm.com/): app with variety of options for sleep meditations, stress reduction, various timed breathing exercises and more
Insight Timer: (https://insighttimer.com/) Insight Timer has a huge library of content: over 80,000 free guided meditations from over 10,000 teachers on topics like stress, relationships, healing, sleep, creativity, and more.
Healthy Mind: (https://hminnovations.org/meditation-app) The Healthy Minds Program app wants to help you develop the skills for a healthy mind—by strengthening mental focus, decreasing stress, and growing resilience, compassion, and better immune health.
Podcast Recommendations
Ten percent happier – Dan Harris integrating mindfulness into daily life, with interviews
Therapy for Black Girls – Dr, Joy Harden - podcast designed to promote mental wellness for Black women
Where Shall We Begin? – Esther Perel - renowned relationship expert Esther Perel interviews real couples who present with their challenges for her help
On Purpose – Jay Shetty – health-oriented podcast designed to inspire, give practical skills for life change and connect to meaningfulness
Other Resources
Psychiatric Referrals
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Emory University Psychiatric Services
To make an appointment: 404-778-5526 8am – 5pm Monday – Friday
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Mindful Health Solutions
470 N Sessions St. NW
Marietta, GA 30060
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Call Bakari Vickerson (470) 280-0390
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Additional Clinical Referrals
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Heavenly Therapeutic Services
Individual, Couples & Adolescents/Children:
Tel: 770-946-2312
Email: info@theheavenlytherapy.com
https://www.theheavenlytherapy.com/services
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Couples Counseling ATL
Online & in person appointments available: https://www.counselingatl.com/ Call 678.999.3390
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Atlanta Couple Therapy
Call (404) 496-8070 for appointment or make appointment online https://www.atlantacoupletherapy.com/
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Storiebrook Therapy & Consulting
Dr. Rachel Anne Kieran
StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting, LLC – LGBTQ+ affirming, sex-positive, polyamory-friendly and kink-knowledgeable
4268 Canton Road, Marietta, GA 30066
e-mail: rachel@storiebrook.comvoicemail: 404-695-1100
Open Path Collective
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Listing of therapists in your area who have sliding scale fees & availability: https://openpathcollective.org/
The Loveland Foundation
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Organization that provides therapy vouchers for limited number of sessions: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
Trauma Specific Resources
Cognitive Process Therapy video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8a-dVIHumE
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Prolonged Exposure Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWtc5UzyTD8
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EMDR brochure here.


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