Therapy is a time to explore yourself, your relationships and your coping skills. It is a time to learn, grow and extend you. Growth can be disconcerting but you will find new ways of looking at old issues, and think about many things in a different light.
From How To Find a Good Therapist by OLPsyBon.

Useful Numbers

  • 800-64-PANIC The National Institute of Mental Health Panic Campaign
  • 800-787-KIDS Children's Rights Council
  • 800-858-KIDS Child Abuse Prevention (KID's PEACE)
  • 617-455-9895 Attention Deficit Information Network
  • 800-222-8000 Child Abuse Hotline
  • 516-829-0091 National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • 800-847-3802 American Schizophrenia Association
  • 800-348-8437 Parents Anonymous
  • 202-336-5500 American Psychological Association
  • 202-682-6220 American Psychiatric Association
  • 800-833-3915 Family Mental Health Center
  • 800-222-4767 PMS Access
  • 800-426-2133 National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities


Am I Crazy, or Is It My Shrink?
by Larry E. Beutler, Bruce Michael Bongar, Joel N. Shurkin. In this clear-headed guide to finding the right therapist, the authors provide an overview of the main branches of psychotherapy and suggest which approaches are best suited to the most commonly occurring problems, including depression, eating disorders, and relationship difficulties. Drawing on years of practical experience and the most up-to-date research, the authors give you expert guidance on all the issues you should consider, whether you're seeking therapy or uncertain about the therapy you're receiving. The authors stress that because therapies don't come with warning labels, and because a therapist will typically apply his or her theory to whoever walks through the door, regardless of their unique symptoms and circumstances, it is essential to choose your therapist wisely, with as much forethought as possible.

  • 800-969-6942 National Mental Health Association
  • 800-421-4211 Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment (D/ART)
  • 800-950-NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  • 410-955-4647 Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
  • 800-248-4344 National Foundation for Depressive Illness
  • 800-826-3632 National Depressive & Manic-Depressive Association
  • 800-637-0701 Teen Help Inc.
  • 800-999-5599 National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  • 800-950-NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Children and Adolescents Network (NAMICAN)
  • 305-587-3700 Children with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)

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Feeling Good : The New Mood Therapy
by David D, MD Burns. A guide to a drug-free cure for anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, and low self-esteem features information on negative feelings, mood swings, hostility, criticism, approval addiction, and more.