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Anxiety Support
Tools and reflections for managing anxiety and stress.
Resources
Tools for growth between sessions.
Helpful resources for mental wellness, self-reflection, anxiety support, trauma-informed care, and personal growth.
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Tools for Growth
Support Beyond the Session
Small tools can support meaningful change.
Therapy is powerful, but growth also happens in the small moments between sessions: the pause before reacting, the journal entry that helps you name what you feel, the reminder to breathe, the boundary you practice, or the question that helps you reflect with more care.
These resources are here to support your process. They are not a replacement for therapy, but they can offer guidance, reflection, and grounding as you continue your next level of growth.
Reflection
Grounding
Emotional Care
Healthy Boundaries
Growth Tools
A Gentle Reminder
You are allowed to need support while you grow.
Resources can help you feel more informed, but healing is not meant to be done alone. If something feels overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to hold by yourself, therapy can provide a supportive place to process it.
If you are in crisis or immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. This website is not a crisis service.
Resource Categories
Find support by topic.
Browse common areas of support, reflection, and emotional wellness. These categories can help guide where you want to begin.
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Useful Tools
Helpful digital tools and wellness supports for mindfulness, stress, sleep, and daily grounding.
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Psychiatric Help & Evaluations
Medication management, psychiatric services, ADHD evaluations, and psychological testing resources.
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Trauma-Informed Healing
Resources focused on safety, grounding, and healing.
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Books
Recommended books for boundaries, family patterns, emotional wellness, and personal growth.
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Personal Growth
Prompts and practices for growth, confidence, and self-awareness.
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Clinician Supervision
Resources for clinicians seeking growth and guidance.
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Mental Health Crisis Resources
Immediate crisis support, hotlines, text support, and emergency mental health resources.
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Living Room & Walk-In Support
Walk-in and community-based support options for people experiencing stress, crisis, or emotional overwhelm.
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Community Triage Centers
Alternative places to receive support during a mental health crisis, including assessment and connection to resources.
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Welcoming Centers
Mental health clinics offering counseling, case management, psychiatry, peer support, and related services.
Resource Library
Helpful tools, reflections, and next steps.
Use these resources as a starting point for reflection and support. If a resource brings up something important, therapy can help you process it with care.
Useful Tools
Headspace
Guided meditation, sleep, stress, and mindfulness tools.
Anxiety Support
Grounding When Anxiety Feels Heavy
A simple grounding exercise for moments when your mind feels overloaded.
Psychiatric Help & Evaluations
Clear Wellness Group / Clear Immediate Care
Medication management and ADHD evaluation support.
Trauma-Informed Healing
What Trauma-Informed Support Can Feel Like
A gentle overview of what it means to move at a pace that respects your nervous system.
Psychiatric Help & Evaluations
Stacey Davis, PMHNP
Adult mental health psychiatric services and medication management.
Personal Growth
Your Next Level Does Not Have to Be Perfect
Growth can be quiet, steady, and deeply personal.
Psychiatric Help & Evaluations
Mind Mapping Evaluations Chicago
Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations for children ages 10+ and adults.
Clinician Supervision
Reflective Questions for Growing Clinicians
A few supervision prompts for building clinical confidence.
Books
Drama Free by Nedra Glover Tawwab
A book about identifying dysfunctional family patterns and breaking cycles.
Books
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
A book about communicating needs and creating healthier boundaries.
Mental Health Crisis Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for crisis support from trained counselors.
Mental Health Crisis Resources
CARES & SASS
Illinois crisis hotline, mental health evaluation, and services for youth and adults with Medicaid.
Mental Health Crisis Resources
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 for free 24/7 crisis support.
Living Room & Walk-In Support
Healthcare Alternative Systems Living Room
Walk-in support for life stress and immediate emotional support.
Living Room & Walk-In Support
Thresholds Living Room
Walk-in mental health support in Chicago.
Community Triage Centers
Southside Community Triage Center
Community triage center for mental health crisis assessment and support.
Community Triage Centers
Westside Community Triage and Wellness Center
Community triage and wellness center for crisis support.
Welcoming Centers
Welcoming Center at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Adult mental health clinic offering counseling, case management, psychiatric appointments, peer support, and nursing support.
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Start Small
Reflection Practice
Try one gentle question today.
Reflection does not have to be complicated. Sometimes one honest question can create enough space to notice what is happening inside of you.
Try asking: “What part of me needs care right now?” Then pause, breathe, and write down whatever comes up without judging it.
Pause
Breathe
Notice
Name It
Respond With Care
Growth often begins with one honest pause, one brave question, and one supportive next step.Nikole Green · Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Need More Support?
Resources are helpful. Therapy gives you space to process.
If something here connects with what you have been experiencing, therapy can help you explore it with more support, clarity, and care.
Virtual therapy and supervision are available in Illinois, Florida.