ResourcesSupport when you need it most
Because you deserve support, even outside of the therapy room.
Life can bring moments that feel overwhelming, uncertain, or difficult to navigate alone. Whether you're experiencing emotional distress, concerned about your safety, or looking for additional support for yourself or someone you care about, help is available.
Below are trusted organizations offering confidential support, crisis intervention, and connections to additional resources.
You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Immediate Crisis Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential emotional support for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or mental health-related crises.
Call or text 988.
Crisis Text Line
Connect with a trained volunteer crisis counselor through text-based support.
Text HOME to 741741.
Veterans Crisis Line
Confidential crisis support for veterans, service members, and those who support them.
Dial 988, then press 1, or text 838255.
Safety & Specialized Support
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential support, safety planning, and resources for individuals experiencing unhealthy, controlling, or abusive relationships.
Call 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Confidential support and resources for survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones.
Call 800-656-HOPE (4673).
The Trevor Project
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ young people.
Call 866-488-7386 or text START to 678678.
Important Information
A Note About Crisis Support
Gaines Wellness provides outpatient psychotherapy services and is not an emergency or crisis response provider.
If you are experiencing an immediate emergency or are in imminent danger, please call 911 or visit your nearest emergency department.
The resources listed above are provided for informational purposes and are operated by independent organizations. Availability and services may vary.
Mental Health & Community Resources
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential information and treatment referrals for individuals and families navigating mental health or substance use concerns.
Call 800-662-HELP (4357).
NAMI — National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental health education, support groups, advocacy, and resources for individuals and families.
Visit NAMI to explore available programs and support.
211 Community Resources
Connect with local services for housing, food assistance, financial support, and other essential community needs.
Dial 211 to explore available resources in your area.
Growth Beyond the Therapy Room
Resources for reflection, connection, and intentional living.
Listen & Learn
Podcasts for Growth, Healing & Self-Discovery
Sometimes, a meaningful conversation can offer a new perspective, challenge old patterns, or remind us that we're not alone in our experiences.
Woman Evolve — Sarah Jakes Roberts
A faith-centered podcast exploring personal growth, healing, relationships, identity, and navigating life's transitions. Through honest conversations and spiritual encouragement, Woman Evolve inspires listeners to embrace their experiences, challenge limiting beliefs, and grow into who they're becoming.
Therapy for Black Girls — Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
A mental health and wellness podcast dedicated to making conversations about emotional well-being more accessible, particularly for Black women and girls. Topics include relationships, boundaries, self-care, personal development, and navigating everyday challenges.
Read & Reflect
Books for Healing, Relationships & Self-Discovery
Sometimes, a book gives us the language to describe something we've experienced but haven't quite understood. Whether you're exploring past experiences, strengthening your relationships, or learning to recognize patterns, these books offer opportunities for reflection, understanding, and intentional growth.
Eight Dates — John Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
A relationship-focused guide designed to help couples strengthen emotional connection through eight meaningful conversations. Topics include trust, conflict, intimacy, finances, family, and shared dreams.
He Was My Safe Place, and Now He Is My Trigger
An exploration of the emotional impact of feeling hurt or unsafe in a relationship that once provided comfort and security. Encourages reflection on emotional safety, relationship dynamics, and the complexities of healing.
Why Does He Do That? — Lundy Bancroft
An examination of controlling and abusive relationship behaviors, including manipulation, entitlement, and patterns of power and control. This book helps readers recognize unhealthy dynamics and better understand the behaviors that can occur in abusive relationships.
Explore & Grow
Practical Resources for Everyday Growth
Growth isn't just about understanding yourself. It's also about learning how to apply what you've discovered in your everyday life.
Whether you're working on setting boundaries, communicating your needs, understanding your emotions, or building healthier relationships, these resources offer opportunities to explore, reflect, and practice new skills.
Therapist Aid
Tools for Emotional Wellness
Explore educational worksheets and practical exercises focused on emotional awareness, healthy communication, boundaries, coping strategies, and personal growth.
Love Is Respect
Understanding Healthy Relationships
Explore interactive quizzes and educational resources designed to encourage reflection on relationship dynamics, emotional safety, boundaries, communication, and mutual respect.
Therapy in a Nutshell
Understanding Emotions & Building Practical Skills
Explore approachable mental health education, videos, and practical exercises designed to help you better understand your emotions, manage stress and anxiety, and develop healthier coping strategies. Through easy-to-follow lessons, Therapy in a Nutshell encourages emotional awareness and provides tools you can incorporate into everyday life.
A few things to keep in mind
More to Come from Gaines Wellness
Honor Your Own Pace
Relationship Safety Matters
Some resources explore sensitive topics, including trauma and difficult relationship experiences.
It's okay to pause, skip a chapter, or step away when something feels overwhelming. Growth isn't about pushing through discomfort; it's about developing awareness, honoring your needs, and finding what supports you.
Take what resonates. Leave what doesn't. Move at your own pace.
Healthy relationships require emotional safety, mutual respect, and accountability.
While resources like Eight Dates encourage meaningful communication, these exercises may not be appropriate in relationships involving intimidation, coercion, or abuse. Why Does He Do That? offers insight into recognizing patterns of power and control.
Your safety should always come before efforts to repair a relationship.
We're continuing to develop resources centered on generational healing, healthy relationships, and emotional growth.
As this space evolves, we look forward to sharing additional tools and guided reflections to support your journey beyond the therapy room.