General Resources

AEDP:
AEDP Institute 
AEDP Finger Lakes  our regional AEDP chapter

EMDR:
EMDR:   My main teacher's website; useful, accessible information

ITHACA / TOMPKINS COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
-Advocacy Center (Former Task Force for Battered Women, now serves women, men, trans folk, and children in dangerous or abusive situations.)   Crisis line: 607-277-5000

-Mental Health Association of Tompkins County:   607-273-9250 (maintains list of local therapists, and will help find appropriate referrals).

-Family& Children's Service of Ithaca, 607-273-7494 (A clinic setting providing mental health services to adults, children, and families).

-Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes (reproductive services for women, men and transpeople, with a stellar education department serving all sectors of the community):   607-273-1513

-Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service (24 hour hotline for those in emotional crisis. Well trained staff stand by for your call.): 607-272-1616 

COLLEAGUES / FRIENDS:
Shamanic healing:                        607-279-0444
Brief Therapy Associates:           607-275-3675
Herbal healing and education:  607-589-4619

OTHER RESOURCES WORTH EXPLORING:
This site is a collaboration between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Paul and Eve Eckman, (who are emotion researchers):
www.atlasofemotions.com

Rick Hansen, who wrote Buddha's Brain, and Taking in the Good has a site with links to various resources for calming the nervous
system:  rickhansen.net

For a site that helps you think about the process of therapy, I suggest:
myshrink.com/members/therapy-mind-map/  

A colleague of mine has a wonderful blog;  hilaryjacobshendel.com  I heartily recommend her writing.

Tara Brach is a psychotherapist and Buddhist whose free podcasts have been extremely helpful to many of my clients.  She also has an excellent introduction to meditation for anyone curious about "how to":  tarabrach.com

Here's a very helpful video for parents (and other human beings!) about secure connection; it's what AEDP therapy is all about. The video is short and sweet!  https://vimeo.com/circleofsecurity/circleofsecurityanimation