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JEAN BAKER MILLER - Relational-Cultural Therapy
Esther perel - infidelity resource guide (pdf)
Esther Perel, speaks 9 languages and counsels in all of them around the world, supporting clients through the experience of relational norm violations, aka: "affairs." You can request a PDF of a useful resource guide she compiled through her site by submitting your email HERE.
Emily Nagoski - "I drew this graph about sexual desire… and i think it might change your life.”
‘“Spontaneous’ desire is sexual desire that feels out of the blue, whereas responsive desire emerges once a person is in an erotic context. The mainstream cultural understanding of desire tends to be that it’s ‘spontaneous,’ and I’ve been looking for a way to show that responsive desire is just as normal and healthy as spontaneous desire.”
RESOURCE LINKS
Austin Travis County Integral Care - Affordable Mental Health Services
Bedpost Confessions - 'unSpoken true stories' normalizing sexuality
Brené Brown - The Power of Vulnerability
Capital Area Counseling - Affordable mental health services
Center for Nonviolent Communication
The Center for Relationships - Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Dan Siegel - Parenting + Interpersonal Neurobiology
Emily Nagoski - Sex, biology, and intimacy information that's easily digestible
EMDR Institute - Therapy for Trauma
Esther Perel - Resources for lovers working through feelings of betrayal
The Gottman Institute - Concrete strategies for conflict + couple communication
The Human Empathy Project - Faith + LGBTQ Affirmation
Ian Kerner - 'She Comes First' Author + bedroom tips for straight men
Innovation 360 - Mental Health + Substance Use
IPNB Psychotherapy of Austin - Trauma-Informed Counseling
Jean Baker Miller Training Institute - Relational-Cultural Theory and 'right use of power'
Lifeworks - Family and Teen services
Luminary Counseling - Attachment-oriented + LGBTQ affirming individual and couple counseling
NAMI - No-cost classes + support groups
NAMI Spanish-Language Counseling
NAMI 'Secure Stable Housing' Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Institute of Mental Health - Statistics
North Austin Urology - Sexual dysfunction + chronic pelvic pain
Out Youth - LGBTQ Youth Support
Phoenix House - Drug Addiction, Alcohol Abuse Treatment, and Rehab
Psychology Today - 'Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist'
Refugee Services of Texas - Resettlement services
Safe Place - Housing + Healing + Support
Samaritan Center - Affordable, Trauma-informed (secular) mental health services
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Sex-Positive Families - Sexual health and emotional wellness resources/classes for parents
Southwest Sexual Health Alliance - Sex ed and community wellness
Sue Johnson + EFT - Evidence-based therapy for relationships
Stonesprings Wellness - Life Coaching + Spiritual Direction
Tejas Family Guidance Center - Nonprofit mental health agency offering services for youth and their families
The Trevor Project - 'Saving young LGBTQ lives'
Tristan Taormino - Open relationships + sex positive wisdom
TEXAS - LGBTQQIA
I CARE ABOUT YOU.
This part of my site is for people seeking resources, psychoeducational content, and relationship research. If you're here because you're in distress, I want to remind you that you're not alone. I'd also just like to put these trusted resources at your fingertips:
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
Text or call 988
Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas Hotline:
214-828-1000
ATX 24-HR Crisis Line:
512-472-4357
Tarrant County 24HR Crisis Line:
1-800-866-2465 or 817-569-4488 (TTY-TDD number for Hearing Impaired)
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233
Rape Crisis and Victim Services:
817-927-2737 (1723 Hemphill, Forth Worth, TX 76110)
ATX 24-HR SAFEline (abuse/domestic violence):
512-267-7233
LGBT Trevor Project Lifeline:
1-(866)-488-7386
National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-(800)-656-4673