Helpful Contact Information

• San Diego Access & Crisis Line
  >> 888-724-7240 – Available 24hrs a day/7 days a week
• 2-1-1 San Diego
  >> Hotline open 24/7 to help connect you to different resources in your community
• Emergency Screening Unit (ESU) 
  >> 619-876-4502 || 4309 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
  Provides emergency psychiatric evaluations, crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, brief outpatient counseling, case management and emergency medication management to children and adolescents under age 18.
• Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT)
  >> 619-276-8112 – Provides emergency assistance and assessment for safety with a law enforcement officer and licensed mental health clinician
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline
  >> 800-273-8255 – Available 24 hrs a day/7 days a week
• Child Abuse Hotline
  >> 800-540-4000
• The Center
  >> 619-692-2077 – LGBTQIA Services

Helpful Websites

EMDR/Trauma
https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
https://www.emdrhap.org/content/what-is-emdr/
https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/032210p20.shtml
https://comprehensivetherapyapproach.com/2011/04/19/what-is-emdr-therapy/
http://theconversation.com/how-childhood-trauma-can-affect-mental-and-physical-health-into-adulthood-77149

Play Therapy
https://www.a4pt.org/page/PTMakesADifference/Play-Therapy-Makes-a-Difference.htm
https://www.insightactiontherapy.com/playing-to-heal-5-benefits-of-play-therapy/
https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/051711p20.shtml
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/contemporary-psychoanalysis-in-action/201601/child-s-play-how-play-therapy-works

Trauma and Attachment Psycho-education
https://www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/
https://atcinstitute.com/

Favorite Books

Trauma

• “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” –Bessel van der Kolk
• “It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle” –Mark Wolynn
• “Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal” -Donna Jackson Nakazawa
• “The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity” – Nadine Burke Harris
• “Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Adult to Your Inner Child” – Margaret Paul
• “Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child” – Thich Nhat Hanh
• “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma” – Pete Walker

Emotional Wellness

• “Rising Strong” –Brene Brown
• “The Gifts of Imperfection –Brene Brown
• “The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion –Chris Germer
• “The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself –Micahel A. Singer
• “Emotional Agility –Susan David
• “When Things Fall Apart”- Pema Chodren
• “Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender” – David Hawkins
• “The Presence Process” – Michael Brown

Parenting

• “The Whole-Brain Child 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind” –Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
• “Parenting from the Inside Out” –Daniel J. Siegel
• “No Drama Discipline” – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
• “Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child” –John Gottman
• “Integrative Parenting”–Debra Wesselmann & Cathy Schweitzer
• “The Connected Child” –Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross
• “The Power of Showing Up” – Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Parenting Teens

• “Parenting Teens with Love and Logic” –Foster Cline
• “Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing your Mind” –Michael J. Bradley
• “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain” –Daniel J. Siegel