Resources
Below are some of my favorite books organized by therapy topics.
Ecotherapy & Ecopsychology
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2015).
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams (2017).
Your Brain On Nature: The Science of Nature's Influence on Your Health, Happiness and Vitality by Eva M. Selhub and Alan C. Logan (2012).
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (2012).
Eco therapy: Healing With Nature in Mind edited by Craig Chalquist and Linda Buzzell (2009).
Relationships and Sexual Wellness
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (2015).
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller (2010).
Trauma / ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris (2018).
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo (2023).
Identity Exploration
How to Understand Your Gender by Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker (2017).
Self Compassion
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff (2011).
Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World With the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach (2019).
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (2012).
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown (2022).
Addiction
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté (2007).
Self Care for Helpers
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky (2007).
Stress and Burnout
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski (2019).
Provider Directories
Psychology Today - largest therapist directory
Open Path Collective - sliding scale providers
Multicultural Counselors - BIPOC, multilingual, and providers of specific faiths
IFS Institute Directory - Internal Family Systems providers
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory - LGBTQ+ friendly providers
GALAP (Gender Affirming Letter Access Project) - providers offering free gender affirming surgery letters