Resources

This working list is non-exhaustive but is a working document to support clients in various areas that I find come up in therapy. Please take what you need, and leave what is not helpful or supportive for you. Check back if you need as it will be continually updated, and feel free to share with others who might benefit from these resources. 

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This is not meant to be a replacement for therapy, and may not be reflective of my personal views. 

Crisis Resources (City of Toronto)

• Toronto Distress Centre 24 hour crisis line 416-408-4357 (408-HELP)

• Gerstein Centre 24 hr crisis line 416-929-5200

• Kids Help Phone 24 hour crisis line 1-800-668-6868

• Assaulted Women’s Helpline (24 hrs) 1-866-863-0511

• Toronto Rape Crisis Centre crisis support 416-597-8808

• Women’s College Hospital 24hr Sex Assault/Domestic Violence care: 76 Grenville St. room 1305, 416-323-6885

• Gerstein Centre mobile crisis team 416-929-5200

• St. Elizabeth mobile crisis team 416-4980043

• St. Mike’s and St. Joe’s mobile crisis teams call 911 and ask for mobile crisis team

• Location of CAMH emergency: 250 College St.

Self-Help General 

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• Take Care 19 - https://takecare19.com/ - free/low-cost resources online originally started to support people during COVID-19

• CCI - an assortment of CBT-based self-help modules 

• Are U OK - Kati Morton - (book) 

• Don't Call Me Crazy - 33 Voices Start the Conversation on Mental Health 

• Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottleib (book)

• Research, links, workbooks, exercises, etc.

• Generalized Anxiety Self-Assessment Scale 

• Depression Self Assessment (PHQ-9)

• Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Self Assessment (OCI)

• Trauma Related Shame Inventory Self Assessment Scale 

• Emotion Wheel 

• How to Use an Emotion Wheel (blog)

• Feelings & Needs Inventory (NVC) (PDF)

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Social Justice, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression 

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• My Grandmother’s Hands - Resmaa Menakam - (book) 

• Me and White Supremacy - Layla Saad - (book) 

• How to be an AntiRacist - Ibram X Kendi - (book)

• Hood Feminism - Mikki Kendall

• The Inner Work Of Racial Justice - Rhonda Magee 

• We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (book) 

• White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo - (book) 

• The Good Ally - Nova Reid (book) 

• Beloved - Toni Morrison (book) 

• A Promised Land - Barack Obama  (book) 

• Go Tell It On The Mountain - James Baldwin (book) 

• Black Fatigue - How Racism Erodes the Mind Body & Spirit - Mary Frances Winters (book) 

• Embrace Yoga's Roots - Susanna Barkataki (book) 

• Radical Dharma - (book)

• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - YouTube/videos 

• Good Ancestor (podcast) 

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Indigenous Specific Organizations & Books 

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• IllumiNative

• NDN Collective 

• Indian Residential School Survivors Society

• The Native Wellness Institute

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (book) 

• Five Little Indians - 

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IFS Resources 

• No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz (book)

• Transcending Trauma - Frank Anderson (book)

• Mosaic Mind - Empowering The Tormented Mind of Child Abuse Survivors - (book)

• You are the one you’ve been waiting for - Richard Schwartz - (book) 

• Many Minds, One Self - Richard Schwartz, Bob Falconer

• Parts Work - Tom Holmes 

• Self Therapy (workbook) 

• Features podcasts with Richard Schwartz 

• The One Inside Tammy Sollenberg (podcast) 

• Brown Girls Don't Do Therapy (Diviya Lewis) (podcast)

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Mindfulness & Self-Compassion 

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• Insight Timer (meditation app) - free with paid options

• Calm - (meditation app) - limited free, mostly paid options

• Headspace - (meditation app) - limited free, mostly paid options

• The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron (book)

• Yung Pueblo - Inward 

• Tara Brach - (website) (book recommendations: Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion)

• Kristen Neff - (website) (book recommendations: Self Compassion)

• Get Out of your Head and Into your Life - Steven Hayes - (book) 

• 3 Happiness Myths - Russ Harris - (video) 

• Inside Out - (movie) - Pixar 

• Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman - (book) 

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Trauma in the Body/Somatic Psychotherapy 

• Focusing - Eugene Gendlin (book)

• The 6 Steps of Focusing Practice - (website)

• Waking the Tiger - Peter Levine - (book) 

• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation - Janina Fisher - (book)

• The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy - Deb Dana - (book) 

• The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk - (book) 

• Understanding Polyvagal Theory - (video) 

• It Didn't Start with You - Mark Wolyn (book)

Grief 

• Understanding Grief & Loss CMHA (website)

• Coping with Grief and Loss  (blog)

• It's OK That You're Not OK - Megan Devine (book) 

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller - (book) 

• Grief Journaling blog post 

• Inventory of Complicated Grief Self Assessment Scale 

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Attachment & Relationships 

• Online quiz to understand your attachment style 

• Wired for Love - Stan Tatkin - (book) 

• Mating in Captivity - Esther Perel 

• Where Should We Begin - Esther Perel (podcast) 

• Attachment Theory Video

• The Course of Love - Alain de Boton (book)

• Pleasure Activism - Adrienne Maree Brown (book) 

• GOOP's reading list on books on sexuality 

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ADHD & ASD 

• ADHD Self Assessment Tool

• ASD Self-Assessment Tool (AQ) 

• CADDAC - Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada 

• TED Talk - ADHD Sucks, But Not Really 

• ADHD in Adults 

• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD - Sari Solden (book)

• Funny. You Don't Look Autistic - (book) 

• Autism Canada

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Habits & Boundaries

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Tawwab (book)

• The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg - (book) 

• Atomic Habits - James Clear - (book)

• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life - (book) 

• What Are Personal Boundaries - Blog 

• How to Set Healthier Boundaries - (blog) 

• Non-Violent Communication Process (PDF)

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LGBTQ2S+, Gender & Sexuality 

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• The 519 (Toronto)

• LGBT Youth Line - 416-962-9688 & Support by Text 647-694-4275

• Get Real Movement 

• PRIDE Toronto

• PFLAG  Canada

• Come As You Are - Emily Nagowski (book) 

• Beyond The Gender Binary - Alok Menon (book) 

• Dear Senthuran - Akwaeke Emezi (book) 

• Tomorrow Will be Different - Sarah McBride (book) 

• Being Jazz - Jazz Jennings (book) 

• I'm Afraid of Men - Vivek Shraya (book) 

• Gay People Of Colour - Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities (book)

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For Educators, Organizations, and other Service Providers

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• Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit 

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