Free skills
therapy resources
helpful websites
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Los Angeles
workbooks
The CBT Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians, by Jeff Riggenbach
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Handouts and Worksheets, by Marsha Linehan
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey Wood, Jeffrey Brantley
The Feeling Good Workbook, by David Burns
recommended reading
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, by Kay Redfield Jamison
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, by Francis Mark Mondimore
Borderline Personality Disorder: New Reasons for Hope, by Francis Mark Mondimore, Patrick Kelly
Depression, the Mood Disease, by Francis Mark Mondimore
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Douglas Stone
Feeling Good, by Dr. David Burns
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Sue Johnson
How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness, by Jan Chozen Bays
Mindful Eating, Jan Chozen Bays, MD
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind, by Scott Stossel
Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism and the Need for Control, by Pavel Somov
Loving Somebody with Borderline Personality Disorder, by Shari Manning
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions, by Christopher K. Gerner
The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn Saks
Wherever You Go, There you Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
mindfulness resources
Breath Pacer (app)
Calm (meditations)
Insight LA (meditations, classes, etc.)
Headspace (app)
Naturespace (app)
Tara Brach (meditations)
Stop, Think, & Breathe (meditations)
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (meditations, classes, etc.)
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (meditation)
Thich Nhat Hanh (Thích Nhất Hạnh) (meditation)
Gender Affirming 10 minute guided meditation
Racial Anxiety Relief 10 minute tapping meditation
general support groups
Family Connections for Borderline Personality Disorder
Our House (grief)
Crisis support
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860
The Crisis Call Center at 1-800-273-8255
The GLBT National Help Center at 1-888-THE-GLNH (888-843-4564)
The National Crime Victim Helpline at 1-800-394-2255
The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7223
The National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673
The Samaritan’s Crisis Hotline at 1-212-673-3000
Youth Talkline at 1-800-246-PRIDE (800-246-7743)