Online resources for mental health
Are you in CRISIS? ie having thoughts of harming yourself or others: if you or someone you love is in need of help, contact the National Alliance for Mental Illness at 800–950-NAMI, text NAMI to 741741, or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1–800–273–8255.
Repeat: I am loved, I am worthy, I am a miracle, and I am not alone.
[breathe]
Interactive apps for mental health:
Youper: conversation/text based daily check ins on emotional regulation, basic cognitive behavioral therapy, access to mediation, coping skills
Woebot: conversation/text based daily check ins on emotional regulation, basic cognitive behavioral therapy
Three Good Things: a daily gratefulness journal shown to increase happiness index scores in two weeks, specifically in healthcare professionals
Headspace: excellent introduction to mindfulness and meditation, which are amazing coping skills for better mental wellbeing
7 Cups: offers free peer support through anonymous chat groups
Jour: reflect and grow in self-awareness through guided, mindful journaling
App/Online therapy:
Talkspace: the Starbucks of online therapy; you’re matched with a therapist, text/email your therapist with guaranteed response times; live video chat available
- Subscription based: $65–99 /week based on access to therapist
Betterhelp: you’re matched with a therapist, chat with your therapist and schedule live video sessions
- Subscription based: 65$/week
Pride Counseling: online therapy for LGBTQ communities with access to messaging, live chat, phone call, and video sessions
- $40–70 per week
Amwell: set up individual live sessions with a therapist
- $59–99 per session, based on therapist credentials
MDLive: provides access to both therapist and psychiatrist via video and phone
- $99 per therapy sessions
- $259 for initial psychiatrist session, $99 follow-up sessions
Uplifting Blogs and Testimonies:
Other People’s Problems: a podcast; therapist Hillary McBride shares real live sessions from her clients with the intentions of offering positive coping skills in real time
@MorganHarperNichols: daily reminders of wellbeing through life-giving art pieces curated by artist and writer Morgan Harper Nichols
@NedraTawwab: relationship therapist and writer Nedra Tawwab offers daily snippets of advice and encouragement