RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPFUL LINKS
24 Hour Hotline for Alameda County- (800) 309-2131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- (800) 273-TALK
Berkeley Parents Network- very useful information and advice from Berkeley parents on a variety of topics. http://berkeleyparentsnetwork.org/
Clinica de la Raza- low cost mental and primary health care services in Alameda County. http://www.laclinica.org/
SAMHSA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. http://www.samhsa.gov/
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)- national organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. http://www.nami.org/
Answers to Questions about Panic Disorder- American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/topics/anxiety/panic-disorder.aspx
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association- http://www.add.org/
How Psychotherapy can help people recover from depression- American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/topics/depress/recover.aspx
Suicide: Read this first- http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
The National Domestic Violence Hotline- http://www.thehotline.org/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America- http://www.adaa.org/http%3A/%252Fwww.adaa.org/resources-professionals/depression-and-anxiety-journal
Depression Screening Test- http://whatsmym3.com/screening/support/screen.aspx
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Depression and Anxiety
Feeling Good by David Burns, MD
How I stayed Alive when my Body was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner
An End to Panic by Elke Zuercher-White, PhD
You can Feel Good Again by Richard Carlson PhD
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD Friendly Ways to Organize your Life by Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell, MD
Relationships
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine, MD and Rachel S. Heller M.A.
Becoming Attached by Robert Karen
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD
The Science of Trust by John Gottman, PhD
Divorce and Co-Parenting
The Co-Parenting survival guide: Letting Go of conflict after a difficult divorce by Elizabeth Thayer, PhD and Jeffrey Zimmerman, PhD
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way by Gary Neuman
Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson, PhD
Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson, PhD
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mindfulness
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield, PhD
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Parenting
How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk by Adele Fiber and Elaine Mazlish
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel, MD
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD
Substance Abuse
Being Sober by Harry Haroutunian, MD
Vilma Sylvester, LMFT provides psychotherapy online and in person to individuals, couples and families in the San Fransisco Bay Area. Contact me to arrange for a free consultation.
(925)640-7481
vilmasylvesterlmft@gmail.com