Mental Health Resources

Books:

Trauma:

The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk

What Happened to You? – Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey

What My Bones Know – Stephanie Foo

Educated – Tara Westlake

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson

Will I Ever Be Good Enough? – Lindsay C. Gibson

OCD:

OCDaniel - Wesley King

Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts - Sally M. Winston & Martin N. Seif

The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD - Jon Hershfield & Tom Corboy

Mindfulness & Wisdom:

The Mindful Self-compassion Workbook - Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down - Haenim Sunim

The Road Less Traveled - Scott Peck

Happiness:

The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin

The Happiness Trap - Russ Harris

The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Anchor

Reinventing Your Life - Jeffrey Young & Janet Klosko

Relationships:

Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson

The Dance of Anger - Harriet Lerner

The Dance of Connection - Harriet Lerner

Therapy:

The Gift of Therapy - Irvin Yalom

Grief:

Crying in H-Mart - Michelle Zauner

The Grief Recovery Handbook - John James & Russell Friedman

ADHD:

Succeeding With Adult ADHD - Abigail L. Levrini

Crisis Support:

If you’re in crisis or feel unsafe, please seek immediate support:

911 or your local Emergency Department

Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357

Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200

These resources aren’t a replacement for therapy but can help between sessions or while you look for care.