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Links for All Visitors

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Russ Harris's website, a great resource from one of the most prolific and accessible authors in the ACT world. So many ways to help you learn ACT.

https://www.actmindfully.com.au/about-act/


Russ Harris explains how our mind keeps us stuck and suffering (3:37)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv6HkipQcfA



Mindfulness and Meditation

Insight Timer - a free app with over 100,000 meditations to choose from

https://insighttimer.com/


Relaxation meditations, helpful for troubled sleep

http://www.hws.edu/studentlife/counseling_relax.aspx


Expansion mindfulness exercise from Russ Harris' The Happiness Trap, read by India Ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIw7l3tN-mc


Learn about self-compassion and mindfulness with expert Dr. Kristen Neff

https://self-compassion.org/


LGBTQ+

OutFront Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo's LGBTQ+ Organization 

https://www.outfrontkzoo.org/


Human Rights Campaign - dedicated to justice for LGBTQ+ folks

www.hrc.org


GLAAD resource list - GLAAD's website is an incredible information source and this list has more still

https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist


Therapy Resources for People of Color

While we do our best to provide a safe and supportive environment for Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color to enter into healing therapeutic relationships, we recognize that sometimes this can only happen when the person in the other chair looks like you and shares your experience. 


Rooted Enrichment Center Black and Brown Therapy Collective - local Kalamazoo organization

https://www.rootead.org/programs/bbtherapy


Therapy for Black Girls - mental health website with therapist referrals and an online community

https://therapyforblackgirls.com/


Therapy for Black Men - connections to therapists in all 50 states

https://therapyforblackmen.org/


Black Female Therapists - another great resource for more than just referrals - and a link to Black Male Therapists too!

https://www.blackfemaletherapists.com/


Local Social Justice Organizations

Kalamazoo YWCA - "Eliminating Racism. Empowering Women." Resources for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, among many other resources (including a 24-hr hotline).

https://www.ywcakalamazoo.org/ 


Black Wall Street Kalamazoo - support local Black-owned businesses and empower our neighbors

https://blackwallstreetkalamazoo.org/


Society for History and Racial Equity (SHARE) - "a dual mission of educating the community on the importance of our region’s African American heritage and fostering connections and  conversations on race and providing awareness of racism and the broad societal benefits of its elimination"

http://sharekazoo.org/


Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK) - "a supportive community around young people to give them safe and positive spaces to learn and grow"

https://www.readandwritekzoo.org/


Other Stuff We Like

Podcasts


Brene Brown's Unlocking Us podcast

https://brenebrown.com/unlockingus/


NPR 1A podcast "The Universal Solitude of Americans: Loneliness on the Rise" (47:38)

https://the1a.org/segments/2018-05-02-the-universal-solitude-of-americans-loneliness-on-the-rise/



Articles


Axios article: "How the Brain Handles the Unknown"

https://www.axios.com/anxiety-uncertainty-brain-a53b5f3c-00b6-4888-b40f-da986fad4987.html


The Atlantic article "Perfectionism Can Become a Vicious Cycle in Families" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/07/family-other-oriented-perfectionism-parents-child/619461/



Websites


National Institutes of Mental Health - reliable information on a wide range of mental health topics 

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml


Playlist of videos explaining chronic pain

https://youtu.be/AcI9mvX18Oc?si=e5m7KgFcKeLVLKWi 



Administrative Resources for Current Clients

To access your Therapy Appointment portal for sessions, payments, updating information, 

or communicating with your therapist, please click here.

Julie's Professional Disclosure Statement 2025 (docx)Download
In Vivo Exposure client form (pdf)Download
Imaginal Exposure client form (pdf)Download
WPATH Standards of Care (pdf)Download
Good Faith Estimate (docx)Download

Therapeutic Resources for Current Clients

To access your Therapy Appointment portal for sessions, payments, updating information, 

or communicating with your therapist, please click here.

Mindfulness Resources by Reclaiming Health (pdf)Download
How to Develop Self-Compassion - by Russ Harris (pdf)Download
Understanding PTSD (pdf)Download
WPATH Standards of Care (pdf)Download
Challenges of Chronic Pain (pdf)Download

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