Link: Anti-Racism Resources – Tara Branch
Resource Directory for Facing, Feeling, Understanding and Responding to the Suffering of Racism.
Lead: Versatile Activities with Paper
All you need is some blank paper for these 5 group activities! The Middle School Counselor wrote this article for the school counseling blog, Confident Counselors, back in 2017 to share her creative ideas for when time or funds (or
Lead: Progressive Group Drawing
Creative expression group activity where everyone gets a turn adding one thing that each person must add to their own
Learn: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Online
Free 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Online Training by Dave Potter. MBSR is a blend of meditation, body awareness, and yoga:
Exercise: Defining Sobriety
Awareness and insight increase motivation to change and allow us to develop personally meaningful plans of action. This writing exercise
Download: Coping Skill Lists Collection
Free printable handouts for various populations. Distress tolerance lists from DBT packets, fun distracting activities lists, self-care ideas, ideas for
Advice on which Mobile Apps to Use & Recommend
One Mind PsyberGuide aims to help people use technology to live a mentally healthier life. Through rigorous evaluation of technology
Read: The Importance of Being Funny
Joke-telling can act as both a sword and a shield to defend us from reality. As the late, great stand-up
Website: Prepare for an Upcoming Medical Appt.
Doc Ready is a digital tool that helps people to prepare and make the most out of mental health related doctor visits. It helps people to know what to expect during a doctor consultation, plan what to say and record
Intolerance of Uncertainty: Help Clients Embrace the Unknown with Behavioral Experiments
Intolerance of uncertainty is an important transdiagnostic risk factor for a wide range of difficulties including generalized anxiety disorder
Taking the Escalator: Comprehensive SUD Resource Collection
Taking the Escalator has everything from full group guides, to printable client worksheets and handouts, to a comprehensive SUD treatment
How to Write Your Life Manifesto & Why It Will Change Your Life
As we walk through life, it is easy to drift off towards everything and anything that calls for our attention.
Fear in a Hat
Expressing Fear Anonymously in Group Set-up this activity with a sincere tone to really get the most out of it.