Online Resources for Clients
At Cincinnati Counseling and Play Therapy, our therapists provide individual counseling for those with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, panic attacks, suicidal thinking and more. Clients who want to access additional resources between sessions can do so by browsing the list of options below. These should not be used in place of working with a therapist. You may download and print these resources here.
At Cincinnati Counseling and Play Therapy, our therapists provide individual counseling for those with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, panic attacks, suicidal thinking and more. Clients who want to access additional resources between sessions can do so by browsing the list of options below. These should not be used in place of working with a therapist. You may download and print these resources here.
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) or online chat:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
QPR Suicide Prevention Training for individuals, organizations or professionals
https://qprinstitute.com/
ALCOHOL & DRUG USE
ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
How Vaping Affects The Teen Brain
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/10/768588170/how-vaping-nicotine-can-affect-a-teenage-brain
CAREER
National Career Development Association
https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources
GRIEF & LOSS
Coping with Grief https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm
LGBTQ
PARENTING
SELF-ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE
TRAUMA
Child Mind Institute
https://childmind.org/our-impact/trauma-response/guides/
TriState Trauma Network
https://www.tristatetraumanetwork.org/resources/
Free PTSD Test
https://www.psycom.net/ptsd-test/
TYPE 1 DIABETES
GENERAL RESOURCES
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) or online chat:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
QPR Suicide Prevention Training for individuals, organizations or professionals
https://qprinstitute.com/
ALCOHOL & DRUG USE
- SAMHSA
https://www.samhsa.gov/ - Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment Options
https://www.psycom.net/depression.central.substance.html - Alcohol Use Disorder Screener / Quiz
https://www.psycom.net/am-i-an-alcoholic-alcohol-use-disorder
ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
- Resources for Anxiety
https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/ask-and-learn/resources - Exercise Instead of Medication for Depression https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/for-depression-prescribing-exercise-before-medication/284587/
- Exercise: Help for Depression
https://psychcentral.com/blog/3-ways-to-beat-depression-through-exercise/ - Treatment Resistant Depression
https://www.healthline.com/health/treatment-resistant-depression#treatment - Deal with Depression
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/dealing-with-depression/ - Diet & Depression https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/10/09/768665411/changing-your-diet-can-help-tamp-down-depression-boost-mood?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20191013&utm_campaign=best-of-npr&utm_id=12473460&orgid=
- Best Apps of 2019 for Decreasing Anxiety
https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/top-iphone-android-apps
How Vaping Affects The Teen Brain
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/10/768588170/how-vaping-nicotine-can-affect-a-teenage-brain
CAREER
National Career Development Association
https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources
GRIEF & LOSS
Coping with Grief https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm
LGBTQ
- GLAAD
https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist - The Trevor Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - Human Rights Campaign
https://www.hrc.org/
PARENTING
- Love & Logic for Parents
https://www.loveandlogic.com/articles-advice/parents - Parenting Teens (& much more)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/communication-success/201507/7-keys-handling-difficult-teenagers - Child Welfare Information Gateway
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/promoting/parenting/ - Child Development Institute – Playing with Your Child
https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/play-work-of-children/pl5/#gs.961543
SELF-ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE
- How to Increase Self Worth
https://positivepsychology.com/self-worth/ - Improve Self Esteem
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/nurturing-self-compassion/201703/8-steps-improving-your-self-esteem - TED Talk About Ways to Build Self Esteem
https://ideas.ted.com/5-ways-to-build-lasting-self-esteem/
TRAUMA
Child Mind Institute
https://childmind.org/our-impact/trauma-response/guides/
TriState Trauma Network
https://www.tristatetraumanetwork.org/resources/
Free PTSD Test
https://www.psycom.net/ptsd-test/
TYPE 1 DIABETES
- Diabetes Support Groups
https://www.jdrf.org/swo/2015/10/14/local-support-groups/ - Get personal help from a JDRF Volunteer
https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/t1d-connections/request-outreach-volunteer-parent/ - Safe Diabetes Sitter Guide
http://main.diabetes.org/dorg/PDFs/living-with-diabetes/safe-diabetes-sitter.pdf - Safe Sittings (babysitters who know diabetes)
https://safesittings.org/family-registration/ - Child with Diabetes Resources
https://childrenwithdiabetes.com/i-need-help/ - Diabetes Distress Online Scale / Questionnaire
https://diabetesdistress.org/t1-dds-questions - Best Apps for Diabetes 2019
https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/top-iphone-android-apps - Peer Support Resources Diabetes
https://www.diabeteseducator.org/docs/default-source/living-with-diabetes/tip-sheets/peer-support/peer-support-tip-sheet---color-version.pdf?sfvrsn=4 - Dealing with Difficult Emotions Tied to Diabetes
https://www.diabeteseducator.org/living-with-diabetes/Tools-and-Resources/mental-health
GENERAL RESOURCES
- Online Forums and Support Groups at PsychCentral
https://psychcentralforums.com/ - Apps for Mental Health on PsyCom
https://www.psycom.net/25-best-mental-health-apps - Mental Health America
Info about diagnoses
https://www.mhanational.org/conditions/view-all - NIH National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml - NAMI [National Alliance on Mental Illness]
https://namiswoh.org/
