Twin Cities Counseling Co-Op

Resources

A resource of websites, podcast apps and books.

Website & Podcasts Mobile Apps Books for Adults & Kids

Websites

Circle of Security

Strengthening and supporting parent-child relationships

Synergetic Play Therapy website

Visit Lisa Dion’s Parenting Playbook Blog to explore ways to further develop understanding of your child’s moods, behaviors and emotional needs. Many of our therapists are trained in the Synergetic Play Therapy Model.

Mindful Moments for Kids

This site has breathing techniques, mindfulness exercises, movement, music and other tools to use with your child to help them settle their systems.

The Tapping Solution Foundation

This site introduces the practice of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). This is an exercise that helps decrease stress for kids and adults. With practice, it can be a simple exercise to help you calm and ground. This is a technique our therapists often use in sessions with clients of any age.

The Basic Exercise

By Stanley Rosenberg, this video walks you through an exercise to stimulate your vagus nerve. By stimulating the vagus nerve, you can send a message to your body that it’s time to relax and de-stress, which leads to long-term improvements in mood, wellbeing.

Growth Mindset Podcasts for Kids, Teens, and Parents

This site will link you to 35 + different podcasts for navigating difficult parenting topics. Podcasts are an excellent way to have your kids LEARN while being entertained. And if you listen to podcasts together it can become a special time for the whole family, whether on long car rides or while at home.

Parenting Decolonized

Host Yolanda Williams and her guests will discuss how to use conscious parenting as activism against white supremacy and how to raise liberated black children without breaking their spirits.

Mobile Apps

MindShift CBT

MindShift CBT uses scientifically proven strategies based on cognitive behavioral therapy.

BellyBio

A triple innovation in deep abdominal breathing, biofeedback and music.

Take a Break!

It’s enough to take a break in less than a minute to get a little recovery.

Shine App

Life support application developed by and for People of Color.

Relax

Feel the world slow down whilst you enjoy the mental health benefits.

Bearable

Understand how your habits, treatments, & lifestyle choices impact your health.

Headspace

The most accessible provider of mental health and well-being care.

Calm

Help with sleep quality, reduce stress or anxiety, improve focus, and self-improvement.

Insight Timer

The world’s largest FREE library of more than 130k guided meditations.