Resources

The resources below can be helpful in times of distress. However, they should not take the place of calling 911 or going to a local emergency room if there is a psychiatric or medical emergency.

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Resources

There is no better time to invest in yourself than now. You will carry the benefits and value that you gain from therapy for the rest of your life. The willingness to invest in yourself is one of the most rewarding investments you can make.

The resources below can be helpful in times of distress. However, they should not take the place of calling 911 or going to a local emergency room if there is a psychiatric or medical emergency.

Crisis Resources:

UChicago Medicine Advent Health Hinsdale ER
120 N Oak St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 856-6700

UChicago Medicine Advent Health LaGrange ER
5101 S. Willow Springs Rd. LaGrange, IL 60525
(708) 245-9000

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
DIAL 988

24-hour Crisis Call Center
(775) 784-8090
Text ANSWER to 839863

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1 (800) 656-4673

24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline:
(708) 429-SAFE (7233)

Coping Resources:

NAMI Coping Techniques
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2019/Self-Help-Techniques-for-Coping-with-Mental-Illness

Progressive Muscle Relaxation
https://www.utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/counseling/anxietytoolbox/pmr.html

Parasympathetic Breathing
https://www.othership.us/resources/deep-breathing-the-parasympathetic-nervous-system-the-connection

Book and Video Suggestions:

It’s OK That You’re Not OK
Megan Levine, LPC
https://a.co/d/9jxbe74

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brene Brown, PhD
https://a.co/d/87mI7OX

Crisis Resources:

UChicago Medicine Advent Health Hinsdale ER
120 N Oak St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 856-6700

UChicago Medicine Advent Health LaGrange ER
5101 S. Willow Springs Rd. LaGrange, IL 60525
(708) 245-9000

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
DIAL 988

24-hour Crisis Call Center
(775) 784-8090
Text ANSWER to 839863

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1 (800) 656-4673

24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline:
(708) 429-SAFE (7233)

Coping Resources:

NAMI Coping Techniques
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2019/Self-Help-Techniques-for-Coping-with-Mental-Illness

Progressive Muscle Relaxation
https://www.utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/counseling/anxietytoolbox/pmr.html

Parasympathetic Breathing
https://www.othership.us/resources/deep-breathing-the-parasympathetic-nervous-system-the-connection

Book and Video Suggestions:

It’s OK That You’re Not OK
Megan Levine, LPC
https://a.co/d/9jxbe74

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brene Brown, PhD
https://a.co/d/87mI7OX