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Care for Your Mind & Heart

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These are counseling resources I trust and recommend for anyone needing extra support, encouragement, or professional care. A reminder that asking for help is okay—and healing doesn’t have to happen alone.
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Recommended Reads & Listens

A curated mix of books and podcasts chosen for their meaningful content and helpful insights. Perfect for quiet moments, learning something new, or hearing voices that resonate and remind you that you’re not alone.

 
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What My Bones Know is one of those books that stays with you long after you finish it. It gently but honestly explores how trauma can live in the body and shape the way we move through the world, even when we don’t fully realize it. I appreciated how...
What My Bones Know: Memoir of Healing
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A book that goes with the quiz listed on this page. The 5 Love Languages helps you understand how you and your partner give and receive love. It’s practical, easy to follow, and shows how small changes in understanding each other can make relationshi...
The 5 Love Languages: Secret to Love
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As a therapist, I often recommend When Your Daughter Has BPD to parents navigating the challenges of borderline personality disorder. It provides compassionate guidance, practical strategies, and insight into your daughter’s experience, helping you r...
When Your Daughter Has BPD: Essential Skills
 
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As a counselor, I often recommend How to Keep House While Drowning to clients who feel overwhelmed by daily life, responsibilities, and emotional heaviness. The author brings compassionate, relatable insight to managing everyday tasks when you’re und...
How to Keep House While Drowning: Gentle Guide
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When You Love a Functional Alcoholic is a compassionate guide for anyone supporting someone who drinks heavily but seems “fine.” It helps you understand the impact on your relationship, set healthy boundaries, and find support while taking care of yo...
When You Love a Functional Alcoholic
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Finding Support

This section includes counseling and mental health resources created to support you through difficult seasons. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, seeking clarity, or just needing someone to talk to, these resources offer a safe place to start.

 
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TherapyDen makes finding a therapist feel more approachable and less overwhelming. It’s an easy-to-use directory where you can search for licensed counselors based on your needs, preferences, insurance, and whether you want in-person or online care—h...
Therapy Den
 
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This makes finding a therapist feel simple and approachable. You can search for licensed counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals by location, issues, insurance, or even online vs. in-person sessions—helping you find someone w...
Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist
 
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The Gottman Institute is all about helping relationships thrive. Whether you’re looking for tips to communicate better, navigate conflicts, or simply grow closer, it offers practical tools, exercises, and access to trained therapists to support coupl...
The Gottman Institue
 
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The 5 Love Languages quiz helps you discover how you give and receive love best — whether through words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. Taking it can make communication and connection in your relationships fee...
The [Official] Love Language® Quiz
 
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RAD Advocates offers support, resources, and advocacy for caregivers, parents, and children  affected by reactive attachment disorde. It’s a place to find guidance, healing tools, and community for navigating the emotional impact of RAD (reactive attachment disorder).
Reactive Attachment Disorder | RAD Advocates
 
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A supportive, faith-based community where you can work through struggles, find understanding, and feel hope again. Being around people who truly get it makes the journey of healing feel a little lighter.
Celebrate Recovery
 
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Find a meeting near your or online! Recovery is Possible!
Have a problem with alcohol? There is a solution. | Alcoholics Anonymous
 
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SMART Recovery meetings are supportive gatherings (both online and in person) that help you work through addictive behaviors using practical tools and skills. They focus on building motivation, coping strategies, and self‑empowerment so you can make ...
Meetings - SMART Recovery
 
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A free, science-based self-test that helps adults explore autism traits like social interaction, communication, sensory sensitivities, and routines. It’s not a diagnosis, but a helpful first step toward understanding yourself and deciding if a profes...
The RAADS-R: Autism Self-Assessment for Adults