Resource page for Trauma Release Exercises/ Therapy

Here are some networks to find a therapist that might work for you:

Inclusive Therapists -https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

Therapy Den -https://www.therapyden.com/

Violet (to find queer providers) https://www.joinviolet.com/

Therapy for Latinx - https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/

South Asian Therapists - https://southasiantherapists.org/

Asian Mental Health Collective Directory - https://www.asianmhc.org/apisaa

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network https://www.nqttcn.com/

Therapy for Black Men- https://therapyforblackmen.org/

Therapy for Black Girls- https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

Melanin and Mental Health - https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/

Some Self-Care Techniques Using Energy Healing

Emotional Freedom Technique (or tapping)

This is a really popular technique that helps to release energy and build self-esteem.  You can download basic instructions here but can also research more about it on other websites.

http://www.eftuniverse.com/images/pdf_files/eft1page.pdf            

Finger holds    

Finger holds are an adaptation of an ancient Japanese practice called Jin Shin Jyutsu which is a form of acupressure. The idea is to bring awareness to what you are feeling hold the finger lightly to the feeling that you are having a release with your breath.  Look up Jin Shin Jyutsu to find more about it. An easy technique to help release things in the moment.

General Trauma Release

For a list of resources that pertain to trauma releasing through body based movements and holds you can download worksheets for free here:

    https://capacitar.org/wp-content/uploads/EngCapEmergKit.pdf

Check out capacitar.org for a lot of resources on trauma healing and they are available in multiple languages!                                                                                                        

Energy Healing (Reiki, Healing Touch and many more!) 

I can give you a healing touch treatment or other practitioners can help that work with energy to help promote your self –healing.

Here is a technique from healing touch that you can do on yourself called the self-chakra connection:

   https://www.healingtouchprogram.com/content_assets/docs/current/Self-CC-handout1.pdf

 https://www.flortaboada.com/wp-content/uploads/Self-Mind-Clearing1.pdf

Great Book Resources :

Burk Connie, van Dernoot Lipsky, Laura. Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009. 

Herman, Judith Lewis. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence-from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. New York: BasicBooks, 1992

Levine, Peter. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1997. 

Van der Kolk, Bessel A. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. New York: Viking, 2014

Yoder, Carolyn. The Little Book of Trauma Healing: When Violence Strikes and Community Security is Threatened. Intercourse, PA : Good Books, 2005.