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book recommendations from a therapist, trauma, anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, sex, attachment, grief, parenting, emotions, somatic regulation, body-image, trust, stress
book recommendations from a therapist, trauma, anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, sex, attachment, grief, parenting, emotions, somatic regulation, body-image, trust, stress
book recommendations from a therapist, trauma, anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, sex, attachment, grief, parenting, emotions, somatic regulation, body-image, trust, stress

BOOKS I RECOMMEND

if you want to learn more about…

attachment

  • Anxiously Attached, Jessica Baum, LMHC

  • Running on Empty, Dr. Jonice Webb

  • Secure Love, Julie Menanno, LMFT

  • Polysecure, Jessica Fern

TRAUMA

  • Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

  • The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk

  • What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo

  • The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog, Dr. Bruce D. Perry

  • Trauma Stewardship, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

SEX

  • Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski, PhD

  • Ace, Angela Chen

  • Sex Talks, Vanessa Marin, LMFT and Xander Marin

Somatic Regulation

  • Anchored, Deb Dana

grief

  • It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine

  • Grief is Love, Marisa Renee Lee

  • Welcome to the Grief Club, Janine Kwoh

  • Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner

  • Hello Grief, Alessandra Olanow

  • The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion

  • Poetry by Sara Rian, LMFT

STRESS

  • Burnout, Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski

trust

  • Why Won’t You Apologize?, Dr. Harriet Lerner

THINKING PATTERNS

  • Think Again, Adam Grant

Parenting

  • Good Inside, Dr. Becky Kennedy

  • Expecting Better, Emily Oster

  • Cribsheet, Emily Oster

  • Matrescence, Lucy Jones

Emotions

  • Atlas of Emotions, Dr. Brene Brown

  • Emotional Agility, Dr. Susan David

  • Permission to Feel, Marc Brackett, PhD

INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA

  • The Origins of You, Vienna Pharaon, MFT

  • It Didn’t Start With You, Mark Wolynn, PhD

  • Emotional Inheritance, Galit Atlas PhD

  • Break the Cycle, Dr. Mariel Burque

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay Gibson, PhD

friendship

  • Platonic, Marisa G. Frankco, PhD

body-image

  • The Body Is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor

  • Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison

  • National Crisis Text Support Line (https://www.crisistextline.org/): Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US to receive 24/7 support from a trained Crisis Counselor via text messages.

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255) (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)

    National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Treatments

    Transgender Suicide Hotline: 877-565-8860

    The Trevor Project Hotline: 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning—LGBTQ—young people under 25 (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/) Phone: 1.866.488.7386 Text: START to 678-678

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 (http://www.ndvh.org/)

    Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): 800-656-HOPE (http://www.rainn.org/)

    HIV/AIDS Resources at AIDS Project Los Angeles: 213-201-1600 (http://www.apla.org)

    QTPoC/LGBTQIA Resources at LA LGBT Center: 323-993-7400

    Gender Justice LA: 323-960-9279 or 24-hr Info: 323-860-5801 (http://www.genderjusticela.org)

    SAMHSA National Helpline: 800-662-4357.  24/7 information service for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service also provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups and community-based organizations (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline).

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    3. If yes, does my policy cover Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)?

    4. If yes, how much will my policy pay for a 60 minute and 75 minute psychotherapy sessions (procedure code 90837-95)?

    5. How much psychotherapy is covered per year? Are there any dollar or

      calendar limits to my coverage?

    6. Is my mental health deductible part of, or separate from, my medical deductible?

    7. What is my yearly mental health and/or medical deductible?

    8. How much of my deductible have I met this year?

    9. Can I pay my therapist out-of-pocket and submit a Superbill for reimbursement?

      • If yes, to whom should I mail or fax the Superbill?

      • Once I mail in a Superbill, how long before I receive a reimbursement?

    10. Do you require pre-approval or pre-certification of sessions?

    11. If yes, who must obtain the pre-approval or pre-certification? Myself? My therapist? Either?

    12. Can this be done over the phone? If not, what is the procedure?

    13. How many sessions will likely be pre-approved at a time?

    14. Who should be contacted to authorize the pre-approval?

    15. Is there anything else I should know?

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