Resources & Referrals

Curated referrals, crisis resources, podcasts, and book recommendations to support your mental health journey.

Crisis & Support Lines

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out to one of these resources. For emergencies, call 911.

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Provides free and confidential support for people in distress. Available 24/7.

Call or Text: 988

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National Crisis Text Line

Available 24/7. Text a trained crisis counselor any time, any place.

Text HOME to 741741

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The Trevor Project

Provides information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.

Call: 1-866-488-7386 Β· Text: START to 678-678

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PFLAG

Confidential peer support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people, parents, families, and allies. Over 400 chapters nationwide.

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Abortion Support Lines

Connect & Breathe β€” Nonjudgmental post-abortion talk line
1-866-647-1764 Β· connectandbreathe.org

Exhale β€” Nonjudgmental post-abortion text line
Text: 617-749-2948

Therapist Referrals

If I'm not the right fit, here are some wonderful colleagues I trust and recommend.

Margaret Mack β€” Children, Teens, ADHD, PDA & Autism

23133 Hawthorne Blvd Suite 108D, Torrance CA 90502

Evelyn Jacobson β€” Kids, Teens, Families, Adults & OCD

2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 214, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Ciana Gonzales β€” Teens & Adults

205 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Max Maisel β€” OCD, Phobias & Anxiety

205 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Megan Babcock β€” Couples, Individuals, College Students & Adults

1617 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Books & Podcasts

Curated reading and listening recommendations across a range of topics.

  • CalPsychiatry Podcast
  • The OCD Stories
  • Griefcast
  • Mentally Yours
  • The Homecoming with Dr. Thema
  • Therapy for Black Girls
  • Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
  • Mom & Mind
  • Motherhood Sessions
  • The Psychology of Parenting
  • Sleepy Qs
  • On Being with Krista Tippett
  • Tara Brach
  • Insight Timer (App)

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  • Girls & Sex β€” Peggy Orenstein
  • Eating in the Light of the Moon β€” Anita A. Johnston PhD
  • Challenger Deep β€” Neal Shusterman
  • I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter β€” Erika L. Sanchez
  • Every Body Looking β€” Candice Iloh
  • The Body Image Workbook for Teens β€” Julia V. Taylor
  • Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood β€” Lisa Damour PhD
  • Healing Trauma β€” Peter A. Levine
  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents β€” Lindsay C. Gibson
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma β€” Peter A. Levine
  • Self-Love Workbook for Women β€” Megan Logan MSW
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck β€” Mark Manson
  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment β€” Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
  • The Drama of the Gifted Child β€” Alice Miller
  • Self Compassion β€” Kristin Neff
  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone β€” Lori Gottlieb
  • The Gifts of Imperfection β€” BrenΓ© Brown
  • Untamed β€” Glennon Doyle
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified β€” Cheryl Carmin
  • Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts β€” Sally M. Winston PhD & Martin N. Seif PhD
  • Loving Someone with OCD β€” Karen J. Landsman, Kathleen M. Rupertus, Cherry Pedrick
  • Ten Turtles on Tuesday (Children's) β€” Ellen Flanagan Burns
  • No One is Perfect and YOU Are a Great Kid β€” Kim Hix
  • The Ray of Hope: A Teenager's Fight Against OCD β€” Ray St. John
  • Up & Down the Worry Hill (Children's) β€” Aureen P. Wagner PhD
  • Gag Reflections: Conquering A Fear of Vomiting β€” Dara Lovitz & David Yusko PsyD
  • The Whole Brain Child β€” Daniel Siegel
  • No-Drama Discipline β€” Daniel Siegel
  • Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting Dilemma β€” Heather Turgeon
  • The Emotional Wellbeing of the Toddler β€” Alicia F. Lieberman
  • Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child β€” John Gottman
  • The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting β€” BrenΓ© Brown
  • The Bottom Line for Baby β€” Tina Payne Bryson
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn β€” Penny Simkin
  • The Birth Partner (5th Ed) β€” Penny Simkin
  • This Isn't What I Expected β€” Karen R. Kleiman & Valerie Davis Raskin
  • Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts β€” Karen R. Kleiman
  • What No One Tells You β€” Alexandra Sacks & Catherine Birndorf

Abortion Resources:

  • The Healing Choice: Your Guide to Emotional Recovery After an Abortion β€” Candace De Puy
  • Hold Me Tight β€” Sue Johnson PhD
  • Infidelity β€” Esther Perel
  • Mating in Captivity β€” Esther Perel
  • Conscious Uncoupling β€” Katherine Woodward Thomas
  • Attached β€” Amir Levine & Rachel S. F. Heller
  • Wired for Love β€” Stan Tatkin PsyD
  • The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity β€” Esther Perel
  • Come As You Are β€” Emily Nagoski
  • Rewriting the Rules: An Integrative Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships β€” Meg-John Barker