Resources for Support, Healing, and Growth

At Friendswood Counseling Center, we believe healing is holistic, addressing mind, body, and spirit. Whether you're navigating a mental health challenge, recovering from trauma, or seeking spiritual growth, these trusted resources offer information, crisis support, and community connection. While our therapy team is here to support you directly, these organizations may provide additional tools, insights, or support.
Crisis & Suicide Prevention
General Mental Health
Grief & Loss
  • What’s Your Grief: An inclusive, practical grief support site offering articles, podcasts, online courses, creative coping tools, and community forums. Created by mental health professionals who specialize in grief.
  • The Dougy Center: A trusted national resource providing support, education, and grief programs for children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving a death. Offers downloadable guides and videos.
  • Forever Family Foundation: A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families through grief by providing education, community programs, grief retreats, and scientifically informed resources about death, grief, and life after physical death or the continuation of consciousness after death.
  • They also share information about mediumship and mediums who have passed the foundation’s rigorous, science-based evaluation process, offering additional support for those seeking comfort or understanding after loss.
  • GriefShare: A faith-based grief recovery support group network offering seminars, group meetings, and daily emails for those grieving the death of a loved one. Available in many communities and online.
 Trauma & PTSD
  • National Center for PTSD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs): The VA’s resource center for anyone affected by PTSD — not just veterans. Offers research-based information, self-help tools, mobile apps, and treatment options for trauma recovery.
  • PTSD Alliance: A collaborative of organizations providing comprehensive, easy-to-understand education for individuals living with PTSD, their loved ones, and the public. Includes symptom guides, coping tips, and treatment overviews.
Sexual Assault & Abuse Recovery
Domestic Violence & Interpersonal Abuse
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 24/7 confidential support for anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources, or needing safety planning and advocacy. Trained advocates offer help via phone, chat, or text.📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | Text “START” to 88788
  • Love Is Respect: A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, offering real-time support, education, and information to help youth and young adults navigate healthy relationships and dating abuse. Text “LOVEIS” to 22522
Spiritual Resources
  • * Spiritual Awakenings International (SAI)®: ✨* Friendswood Counseling Center is honored to be a Spiritual Awakenings International Affiliated Group, committed to supporting clients through the exploration and integration of spiritually transformative experiences (STEs) in a safe and respectful space.
  • SAI is a global non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness, networking, and sharing personal experiences related to a wide variety of spiritually transformative experiences (STEs), such as psychic/intuitive awakenings, near-death experiences (NDEs), after-death communications (ADCs), kundalini awakenings, and other profound spiritual shifts.
  • SAI's Upcoming Events & Experiencers Sharing Circles: SAI offers free educational presentations and sharing circles. Sharing circles are a free, monthly opportunity for anyone experiencing Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs) to meet with others in a confidential and supportive environment to share and listen.
  • International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS): Provides support, research, and community for individuals who have had near-death experiences (NDEs) and related phenomena. In addition to their research efforts, IANDS offers a wide variety of resources, including educational programs, conferences, workshops, and webinars.
  • IANDS Sharing Groups: IANDS offers free, online and in-person sharing groups, where individuals who have had NDEs or spiritually transformative experiences can safely connect with others, share, learn, find understanding, and receive support.
  • Kundalini Awareness Organization: Offers guidance and education for those undergoing kundalini awakening or spiritual transformation.
  • National Alliance for Mental Illness – Faith & Spirituality: Offers interfaith resources for integrating mental health support with faith traditions. Includes support group guidance, articles, and videos for churches, clergy, and individuals.
  • Guideposts: A Christian-based resource offering devotionals, inspirational stories, prayer opportunities, and community support. Designed for individuals seeking comfort, encouragement, and connection through their faith.
Substance Use, Addiction & Recovery
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 
  • International OCD Foundation (IOCDF): provides research-based information, support, and resources for individuals living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related conditions.
Eating Disorders
Autism 
  • National Autistic Society – Offers trusted information and guidance to help individuals, families, and professionals better understand autism and support those on the spectrum.
  • Autism Speaks – Provides advocacy, support, and research-driven resources for individuals with autism and their families.
  • Autism Society – Works to create connections and support for individuals and families affected by autism through advocacy, education, and community programs.
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