David Ward LCSW LADC

Individual, Couples, and Group Psychotherapy

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14 July 2008



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The following is a list of links to many different websites on health & wellness topics for the general public, and some for professionals. This is by no means meant to be an exhaustive list of what’s out there, just some of the best that I’ve seen over the years. If you come across a good website on some of these topics, feel free to e-mail the page, and if I like it, I’ll add it to the list of resources.
I hope you find something helpful here.

- David

 

Adolescence

Adult Children of Alcoholics
Addictions & Recovery

Couples/Relationships

Eating Disorders

For Professionals
Group Psychotherapy

Men's Issues
Mental Health Websites on Depression/Anxiety, etc

Pet/Animal Loss
Sex & Love Addiction

Spirituality
Women's Issues Self-Administered Questionnaires
(on Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol, etc.) 
12-Step, & Other Recovery Meeting Lists  

Adolescence - (substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, anger mgt, etc.).

Focus Adolescent Services

Help for Troubled Teens
– good site with helpful info on substance abuse, depression, ADD/ADHD

Outward Bound Programs

Struggling Teens

Adolescent Recovery Resources

A Survival Guide for Parents with Teens in Trouble

Parenting/Teens/Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Maineparents.net – State of Maine/Office of Substance Abuse website - help for parents RE: Teens and alcohol

Signs of Addiction for Teens

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Association of Suicidology

Straight Edge Teens

Support for Parents with Difficult Teens

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Addictions & Recovery

Westbrook, ME

Psych Works – FAQ’s on Addiction

Recovery Guide.org - site with many different links on Recovery

Alcohol Anonymous Homepage

National Institute of Drug Abuse

Health.org

Alcoholism Treatment Resources

Addiction Recovery Resources

Sobriety & Recovery Resources

Computer/Internet Addiction

The Caron Foundation

Hazelden Website- Helpful information on adult & adolescent addiction recovery

Dual Diagnosis Website

Maine Treatment Centers - Substance Abuse Treatment Services in Maine

Maine Office of Substance Abuse

Sierra Tucson Treatment Center

Sober Vacations International – vacation options for sober folks including meetings

The Meadows Treatment Center in Arizona

Recovery Based Web Site Links

Addiction and Substance Abuse in the Workplace and in Families by
Nicholas Barry

Smart Recovery

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Group Psychotherapy

Haim Weinberg's Group Psychotherapy Resource Guide 

The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)

The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)

Group – The Movie

The American Group Psychotherapy Association

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Pet/Animal loss

Coping With the Loss of a Pet

Pet Loss

Grief & Pet Loss

Pet Loss & Grief Support Website

Pet Loss Support Page

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Mental Health Websites on Depression/Anxiety, etc.

Mental Help Net – Information on ADD/ADHD

Internet Mental Health

National Mental Health Information Center

National Institute of Mental Health

Mental Health Screening site for Depression / Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders Association of America – helpful site with tons of information on help with anxiety.

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance

The Anxiety Network International

Dealing with Grief & Loss

Mental Health & Psychology Resources Online, by Dr. John Grohl – great website with info on many subjects, resources.

State of Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services

CO-OCCURRING COLLABORATIVE of SOUTHERN MAINE
Bridging Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Maine

Stress Management site

The American Institute of Stress

National Association of Social Workers web page

@Health Mental Health Info for consumers & providers

Internet Mental Health – Mental Health news, discussions, articles, diagnosis, disorder explanations

The Maine Counseling Association (MeCA)

Self Psychology Website

The Treatment Advocacy Center - a national nonprofit organization working to
eliminate barriers to timely treatment of severe mental illness.

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine

WebMd.com

The ADD Doctor - The Attention Deficit Disorder Center located in Yarmouth, Maine was founded by psychologist David Margolis, Ph.D.

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Sex & Love Addiction

Signs & Symptoms of Sex & Love Addiction

Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous Web Page

Article on Repeating Bad Relationship Patterns

Addiction, Lies, and Relationships Article

Relationship Web – Addiction & Relationships

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Women’s Issues

Wellesley Centers for Women

Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites

Best of WWWomen Sites

WOMEN'S ISSUES ON THE INTERNET

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Self-Administered Questionnaires (on Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol, etc.)  

Self-Assessment Checklist on Codependency

Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) Self Assessment for Alcohol

Screening Questionnaire for Anxiety & Depression from Freedom From Fear Website

12 Characteristics of Sex & Love Addiction

Self-Quiz on Depression

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Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) / Affected Others Codependency

ACOA Homepage

Characteristics of Codependency

Al-Anon/Al-Ateen

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Eating Disorder Sites

Eating Disorders Mirror Mirror Website

ANRED – Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc.

National Eating Disorders Association

National Institute of Mental Health – Eating Disorders Info Page

Over Eaters Anonymous

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Couples / Relationships

Martial Status Inventory – Relationship Assessment

Establishing Healthy Boundaries in Relationships

Information on Doing Couples Therapy

More on Boundaries

Imago Couples Therapy – A Theory of Relationship created by Harville Hendrix

MarriageSupport.com – a great website created by Dr. David Sanford, PhD in South Portland ME, with many articles & info on couples issues

The Maine Singles Network

The Hendricks Institute – Relationship Website by Gay & Kathleen Hendricks

The Relationship Institute – articles & info on relationships for singles & couples

Divorce Perspectives of Maine

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For Professionals

Motivational Interviewing Home page

Stanton Peele’s Website

Approaches to Drug Abuse Counseling – for Professionals

American Society of Addiction Medicine

Prochaska & DiClemente’s Transtheoretical Model/Stages of change

USA Transactional Analysis Association

(information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music as a way to express their feelings.)

 

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Men’s Issues

“By the time a man is thirty-five, he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man, which he received in high school, do not work in life.” - Robert Bly

Men’s Web – Great site with books, articles, and Interviews with people like Robert Bly, James Hillman, Robert A. Johnson, Sam Keen, Robert Moore, John Bradshaw, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Warren Farrell and Marion Woodman.

Men’s Studies Press

Mainely Men

Men's Resource Center of Western Massachusetts- many links to Men’s resources Nationwide

Support Books for Men from Men’s Resource Center of Northern New Mexico

More Books for Men’s Issues

Fatherhood & Men's Issues

Men's Issues - Alpha - Menstuff® has listed over 300 men's issues here, broken down alphabetically

Menstuff® – The National Men’s Resource

National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)

Men & Depression

National Fatherhood Initiative

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Spirituality

Belief.net – quizzes, articles, discussions, meditations and prayers online

Innertapestry.org – Maine’s Holistic Journal

Marianne Williamson’s Home page

Sacred Sexuality – a list of links to explore of bringing in the Divine to Sexuality

All Faiths Press News Bulletin – Information of the World’s Religions

Links to Creation Mythologies Around the World

Daily Zen – a Zen thought/meditation for the day.

Essentials of Buddhism

What is Kabbalah?

Lakota Culture & Spirituality

Mysticism Resources Page

PLACES OF PEACE AND POWER
The Sacred Site Pilgrimage of Martin Gray

The Power Source Gallery, a collection of Native American artistic symbols portraying powerful people, powerful places and powerful objects

Shamanism General-Overview

Spirit Online, an interactive resource for those interested in understanding and discussing religion and metaphysics.

SpiritArt.org – an incredible site full of beautiful spiritually focused artwork.

Taoism Information Page

Alchemical symbolism, imagery and music

The I Ching on the Net   

The Runic Journey – an Online Exploration of the Norse Runes

Rowe Camp & Conference Center

Kindred Spirits: A Community Supporting Recovery and Self Discovery – under “Camps & Conferences”

Kripalu Center

The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies

The Joseph Campbell Foundation Web Site

Spirituality.com

Spirituality & Health – Spiritual practices for human being

ReligiousTolerance.org - This is a large religious web site, which promotes religious diversity as a positive cultural value. The site contains 2,471 essays and menus. But it is different from almost all other religious sites.

University of Creation Spirituality – Site by Matthew Fox

Thomas Moore’s website – Care of the Soul

“Thoughts in Solitude” by Thomas Merton

Unity’s Daily Word

The Ram Dass Tape Library

Selections from the Poetry of Rumi

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12-Step Meeting Lists

State of Maine Al-Anon/Al-Ateen Meeting List

Alcoholics Anonymous of Maine – District 1- Greater Portland AA meeting list

Smart Recovery Meetings

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