====For Psychotherapists====
The Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI)
The Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) is a specialist state-wide program that is administered through North Metropolitan Health Services in Western Australia. CCI developed a number of resources for consumers, mental health practitioners, and doctors, many of which are freely available through this website. This website was created as part of a quality improvement project funded through the Office of Mental Health.
Therapist Aid is a one-stop shop, and they make it easy to find what you’re looking for when you filter by age range or topic. A bonus is the interactive tools and guides that you can refer to clients for use outside of the session.
Psychotherapy worksheets of all kinds - depression, anxiety, anger management, stress reduction, self-esteem, groups, individuals, couples, adults, teens, children.
Keeping clients on track in between sessions.
Behavior management activities, printables, ideas.
Similar to Therapist Aid, Psychologist Tools has downloadable worksheets and handouts you can use with individual clients or in your groups. There are also self-help resources you can point your clients to use at home, like audio therapy resources for breathing and relaxation.
Psychotherapy.net was built as a resource to inspire therapists of any background. The site is most notably a learning tool that allows counselors to watch, listen, and learn on a variety of subjects to better their treatment or administrative skills.
This website has everything from forums to blogs to chat features that allow clinicians to connect with peers who are experiencing the same issues or have similar treatment questions.
American Psychology Association
American Psychological Association
for psychologists needing to access publications, scientific findings, or CEs. There’s even a Psychology Help Center designed for consumers, so if you’re ever at a loss of where to direct your clients, this is an innovative place to start.
For using your mind to change your brain to benefit your whole being
Blogs by therapists and a wide variety of topics discussed on mental health issues.
Advocating for ethical therapy. Comprehensive article serieson psychological and emotional well-being.
Blogs, experts and articles on mental health.
Mental health and resources to support the transition between youth and adulthood
Psychology, therapy and mental health resources.
====Child and youth====
Collaborative Mental Health Care
Offers free child and youth mental health toolkits.
Therapeutic Activities for Children, Adolescents and Families
A PDF compilation of practitioners sharing their favourite interventions.
Resources for child, family and parenting counselling.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Self-Help Resources
This website offers CBT self-help information, resources and including therapy worksheets
====Group Therapy====
Group Therapy Activities and Resources
A comprehensive list of videos, books and web sites for their relevance to group therapy ideas, themes, activities and resources.
Group Therapy Ideas and Themes
An extensive resource of group therapy ideas.
A list of expressive group therapy ideas for use in mental health settings for groups of adults, children, and teens
====Positive Psychology====
Offers extensive blog articles and positive psychology exercises.
====Art Therapy====
offers 100 links to art therapy directives on the internet.
====Private Practice====
How to launch and grow a private counselling practice in 12 months.
Practice building tips and a community of support.
Using therapeutic games in counselling sessions.
Information about online therapy and how to run an internet practice.
====Couple Therapy====
Articles pertaining to relationship counselling.
Teaches youth and young adults about healthy relationships, dating, and communication.
Videos, interactive quizzes, and a directory of healthy marriage and family programs.
Educational workshops and classes, support groups, and multimedia resources.
====Depression====
Depression and Bipolar Alliance
Offers a wealth of resources, including downloadable educational materials and self-help tools.
Families for Depression Awareness
In addition to news, interviews with experts, and training webinars, FFDA offers a “depression wellness analyzer” feature, “mental health family tree” tool, and a “depression and bipolar test.”
====Grief====
Valuable information about the grieving process as well as coping strategies.
Articles, other resources, and an online art gallery help support individuals in the grieving process.
Designed to support and give resources to families who are coping with the death of a child.
Provides educational tools and insight into the grieving process from the point of view of a hospice volunteer, widow, and caregiver.
Resources, information, and useful tools for those recovering from trauma of many kinds.
====LGBTQ====
Providing educational and empowering resources surrounding human sexual diversity and sexual orientation.
====Addiction====
Offers links to treatment options, programs and resources, medications used in treating addiction, holistic approaches to addiction.
Expert perspectives on various addictions.
Blogs by addiction professionals.
National Institute of Drug Abuse for Teens
links and resources pertaining to drug abuse among adolescents ages 11 through 15.
The magazine for addiction counsellors.
====Suicide====
Suicide Prevention Resources: Support for suicide prevention in Canada.
====Anxiety====
Activity forms and toolkits for managing anxiety.
Learn about different types of anxiety, how to deal with anxiety issues.
Dedicated to anxiety issues in children and youth. Child-specific information about symptoms, coping strategies, and resources.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Comprehensive resource for facts and information about a variety of anxiety-related issues.
Resources for panic and anxiety disorders. 7-minutes Online Anxiety test