Below is a list of resources that have been useful to our practitioners and clients. There are of course many more resources out there than we have listed here; we hope that this may be a useful starting place in your exploration for information and support.
Counselling Agencies and Community Resources
Crisis Support:
- Here 24/7 – 1-844-437-3247
Counselling Agencies
- Bliss Counselling – Waterloo (www.bliss-therapy.org)
- Broadleaf Health – Guelph and Waterloo (www.broadleafhealth.ca)
- Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington – Kitchener, Guelph, Cambridge, Fergus (www.cmhaww.ca)
- Cardinal Counselling – Waterloo (www.cardinalcounselling.com)
- Carizon Family and Community Services (www.carizon.ca)
- Delton Glebe Counselling Centre – Waterloo (www.glebecounselling.ca)
- Dundas Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (www.dundascbt.com)
- Exhale Therapy (www.exhaletherapy.ca)
- Family Counselling and Support Services Guelph Wellington – Guelph (www.familyserviceguelph.on.ca)
- KW Counselling – Kitchener (www.kwcounselling.com)
- Langs – Cambridge (www.langs.org)
- Qualia Counselling (www.qualiacounselling.com)
- Shalom Counselling Services – Waterloo (www.shalomcounselling.org)
- Transformation Counselling (www.transformationcounselling.com)
- University of Guelph Couple and Family Therapy Centre – Guelph (www.cftcentre.uoguelph.ca)
Community Resources
- Community Justice Initiatives – Kitchener (www.cjiwr.com)
- Restorative justice and mediation
- OK2BME (www.ok2bme.ca)
- Support for LGBTQ youth
General Mental Health and Well-Being
Books:
- The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive (W. Thomas Boyce)
- The Journey from Abandonment to Healing (Susan Anderson)
- Healing the Shame that Binds You (John Bradshaw)
- How I Stayed Alive When my Brain was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention (Susan Rose Blauner)
- Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
- When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Gabor Mate)
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Matthew Walker)
- Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Emily Nagoski)
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle (Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski)
- Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity (Andrew Solomon)
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive (Daniel J. Siegel)
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha (Tara Brach)
Websites:
- Togetherall (www.togetherall.com)
- Online peer support for mental health
Other Resources:
- On Being (podcast)
- Exploration of what it means to be human
- Everything Happens for a Reason, and Other Lies I’ve Loved – Kate Bowler (TED Talk)
- How the Worst Moments in Our Lives Make Us Who We Are – Andrew Solomon (TED Talk)
- The Power of Vulnerability – Brene Brown (TED Talk)
- Listening to Shame – Brene Brown (TED Talk)
Addictions
Books
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (Gabor Mate)
- It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, and Adults (Claudia Black)
ADHD
Books
- Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder (Gabor Mate)
Attachment
Book
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment, and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love (Amir Levine and Rachel Heller)
Websites
- The Attachment Project (www.attachmentproject.com)
Birth Trauma
Resources
- Birth Trauma Ontario (www.birthtraumaontario.ca)
Compassion Fatigue / Vicarious Trauma / Burnout
Books
- Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others (Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burke)
Websites
- TEND (www.tendacademy.ca)
Complex PTSD
Books
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving (Pete Walker)
Couples
Books
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Sue Johnson)
- The High Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation (Alan Fruzetti and Marsha M. Linehan)
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide To Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships (John Gottman and Joan DeClaire)
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples (Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt)
- Keeping the Love you Find: A Guide for Singles (Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt)
Websites
- Imago Relationships (www.imagorelationships.org)
- The Gottman Institute (www.gottman.com)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Books
- Calming the Emotional Storm: Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life (Sheri Van Dijk)
- The Buddha and the Borderline (Kiera Van Gelder)
- The High Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation (Alan Fruzetti and Marsha M. Linehan)
Organizations
- Broadleaf Health (www.broadleafhealth.ca)
Websites
- Borderline Personality Disorder, Self-Injury, and Emotion Dysregulation (www.hopeforbpd.com)
- The Sashbear Foundation (www.sashbear.org)
Dissociation
Books
- Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation (Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, and Onno Van Der Hart)
Other Resources
- System Speak (podcast)
Eating Disorders
Books
- Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too (Jenni Schaeffer)
- The Secret Language of Eating Disorders (Peggy Claude-Pierre)
Other Resources
- Body Brave (www.bodybrave.ca)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Books
- Getting Past your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy (Francine Shapiro)
Organizations
- EMDR Institute (www.emdr.com)
- EMDR Canada (www.emdrcanada.org)
Grief and Bereavement
- The Nightingale Centre (www.nightingalecentre.org)
Mindfulness
Books
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thich Nhat Hanh)
- Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment – And Your Life (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- Wherever You Go, There You Are (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- Mindfulness: A Practice Guide to Awakening (Joseph Goldstein)
Other Resources
- Centre for Mindfulness Studies (www.mindfulnessstudies.com)
Neurobiology
Books
- Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (Robert M. Sapolsky)
- The Developing Mind: How Relationships and The Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are (Daniel J. Siegel)
- The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits (Judson Brewer)
Other Resources
- Mindsight Institute (www.mindsightinstitute.com)
- Dr. Dan Siegel (www.drdansiegel.com)
- The Neurobiology of We (Daniel J. Siegel)
- Audio presentation
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Books
- Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior (Jeffrey M. Schwartz)
Other Resources
- The OCD Stories (podcast)
Polyvagal Theory
Books
- The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Stephen W. Porges)
Other Resources
- Therapist Uncensored (https://therapistuncensored.com/?s=Polyvagal)
- podcast – search episodes for “polyagal”
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Books
- Why Does He Do That (Lundy Bancroft)
Organizations
- Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (www.sascwr)
- Ontario Network of Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Treatment Centres (www.sadvtreatmentcentres.ca)
- Waterloo Region Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre (www.smgh.ca/patient-care-programs/sexual-assault-domestic-violence-program/)
Other Resources
- The Truth about Unwanted Arousal – Emily Nagoski (TED Talk)
Somatic Experiencing and other somatic approaches
Books
- Nurturing Resilience (Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell)
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (Peter Levine and Ann Frederick)
- In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness (Peter Levine)
- Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Book for Restoring the Wisdom of your Body (Peter Levine)
- Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox (Manuela Mischke-Reeds)
- The Mind-Body Stress Reset (Rebekkah LaDyne)
Organizations
- Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (www.traumahealing.org)
Other Resources
- Brandy Vanderheiden, MFT: Blog (www.brandyvanderheiden.com/blog/)
- Rebekkah LaDyne, MS SEP: Blog (www.thismindfullife.info/blog/)
Trauma
Books
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Bessel Van der Kolk)
- I Can’t Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors (Aphrodite Matsakis)
- The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD From the Inside Out (Susan Pease Bannitt)