Appendix C: Resource Directory

Crisis resources, professional directories, evidence-based digital tools, and organizations referenced across the book. All resources verified as of publication; check current availability.

Crisis and Emergency Resources (United States)

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Call or text: 988 - Chat: suicidepreventionlifeline.org - Available 24/7; serves adults and youth

Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 - Available 24/7 for any crisis

National Domestic Violence Hotline - Call: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) - Text: START to 88788 - thehotline.org

SAMHSA National Helpline (Substance Use and Mental Health) - Call: 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) - Free, confidential, 24/7 - samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Veterans Crisis Line - Call: 988, then press 1 - Text: 838255 - Chat: veteranscrisisline.net

Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Youth) - Call: 1-866-488-7386 - Text: START to 678-678 - thetrevorproject.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline - Call: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) - Text: NAMI to 741741 - nami.org

Finding a Therapist

Psychology Today Therapist Finder - therapists.psychologytoday.com - Filter by issue, insurance, modality, and location

SAMHSA Treatment Locator - findtreatment.gov - Behavioral health treatment services

Open Path Collective (reduced-fee therapy) - openpathcollective.org - Sessions $30–$80 for individuals and couples

Inclusive Therapists (therapists specializing in diverse identities) - inclusivetherapists.com

Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com - Provider directory + podcast

Latinx Therapy - latinxtherapy.com - Bilingual provider directory

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network - nqttcn.com

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) - abct.org/find-a-therapist - Evidence-based CBT providers

International OCD Foundation (for anxiety and OCD) - iocdf.org/find-help

Evidence-Based Apps and Digital Tools

Meditation and Mindfulness

Headspace — headspace.com Structured meditation for beginners and experienced practitioners; evidence base for stress reduction and sleep.

Waking Up — wakingup.com Sam Harris's app; more philosophically rigorous than most; includes guided meditations and theory.

Insight Timer — insighttimer.com Free large library; community features; wide variety of teachers and traditions.

Sleep

CBT-i Coach — Free; developed by VA/Stanford Evidence-based CBT for insomnia; sleep diary, sleep restriction, and stimulus control protocols.

SleepTown / Sleep Cycle — Track sleep timing and quality; useful for the sleep audit in Chapter 30.

Habit Formation

Streaks (iOS) / Loop Habit Tracker (Android) Simple habit tracking; supports the minimum viable habit design from Chapter 29.

Habitica — gamified habit tracking; useful for extrinsically motivated users building initial habit momentum.

Mental Health Support (non-therapy)

Woebot — CBT-based conversational app; not a therapist replacement; useful between sessions for cognitive restructuring practice.

Sanvello — Mood tracking, CBT tools, community; used in some health plan employee assistance programs.

Digital Wellbeing

iOS Screen Time / Android Digital Wellbeing — Built-in; essential for the digital audit in Chapter 39.

Freedom / Cold Turkey — App and website blockers; supports temporal containment from Chapter 39.

One Sec — Adds friction to opening social media apps; exploits the attention-redirection window.

Books by Topic (Core Recommendations)

For Anxiety and Depression

Burns, D. D. (1980). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. (Classic CBT; highly practical)
Barlow, D. H. (2002). Anxiety and Its Disorders. (Academic; most comprehensive reference)
Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K., & Wilson, K. G. (2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. (ACT; for values-based treatment)

For Relationships

Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (1999). The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. (Research-based; applicable to all partnerships)
Johnson, S. M. (2008). Hold Me Tight. (Emotionally Focused Therapy; attachment-based)
Perel, E. (2006). Mating in Captivity. (Desire, intimacy, and the long-term relationship paradox)

For Grief

Worden, J. W. (2018). Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy (5th ed.). (The tasks model; definitive clinical reference)
Kessler, D. (2019). Finding Meaning. (Adds sixth stage to Kübler-Ross; practical and compassionate)

For Work and Purpose

Newport, C. (2016). Deep Work. (Focused, meaningful work in a distracted world)
Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E. (2001). "Crafting a Job." (Job crafting research foundation; article)
Pink, D. H. (2009). Drive. (SDT for professional contexts; highly readable)

For Habits

Clear, J. (2018). Atomic Habits. (Most practical contemporary habit guide)
Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit. (Richer case studies; organizational applications)

Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. (Definitive dual-process and bias reference)
Milgram, S. (1974). Obedience to Authority. (Primary source; essential)
Cialdini, R. B. (2021). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (New and Expanded). (Primary source)

For Cultural Psychology

Nisbett, R. E. (2003). The Geography of Thought. (Holistic vs. analytic cognition; highly accessible)
Henrich, J. (2020). The WEIRDest People in the World. (Foundational WEIRD critique; comprehensive)

Professional Organizations and Training

American Psychological Association (APA) - apa.org - Licensing requirements, ethical guidelines, continuing education

National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - naswdc.org - Social work practice standards, ethics code, continuing education

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) - contextualscience.org - ACT, RFT, and third-wave CBT resources; therapist directory

Society for Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12) - div12.org/psychological-treatments - Research-supported treatments database; useful for finding evidence-based approaches to specific conditions

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) - siop.org - Workplace psychology resources; leadership and organizational behavior research

Academic Resources (Free Access)

PubMed - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Full-text access to millions of biomedical and psychology abstracts; many articles available free

PsycINFO (via university library) - APA's psychology research database; most comprehensive for peer-reviewed psychology literature

Google Scholar - scholar.google.com - Free search across academic literature; many PDFs directly accessible

Open Science Framework (OSF) - osf.io - Preregistered studies and open data; useful for checking replication status of research

ResearchGate - researchgate.net - Often provides author-uploaded PDFs of published papers; direct author contact

Podcasts

Your Brain at Work (David Rock, NeuroLeadership Institute) Applied neuroscience and leadership; evidence-based

The Happiness Lab (Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale) Positive psychology research made accessible; common intuitions challenged

Unlocking Us (Brené Brown) Vulnerability, connection, shame research; highly accessible

The Tim Ferriss Show Practical interviews with high performers; more practical than academic; good for motivation and habit topics

Hidden Brain (NPR / Shankar Vedantam) Social psychology research translated for general audiences; consistently excellent

Therapist Uncensored Attachment theory and neuroscience for clinicians and general audiences

We Can Do Hard Things (Glennon Doyle) Personal narrative + psychological themes; community focus

All resources verified at publication. Crisis line numbers and app availability may change; verify current information before use. This directory does not constitute an endorsement of specific providers or products — it is a starting point for further research.