Resources
Crisis Resources
- Allegheny County Crisis Line: Resolve 1-888-796-8226
- Crisis Text Line: Text ‘PA’ to 741741
- Lifeline for Suicide Help: Text 988
- LGBTQ+ crisis text, call, or chat
- Substance Abuse Disorder National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
- Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR): 412-431-5665 (24 hours a day)
- Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
- Reporting Abuse/Neglect:
- Child: 1-800-932-0313
- Elder or Disabled Adult: 1-800-490-8505
- Pittsburgh Fair Housing (Housing Issues): 412-391-2535
- UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC): 412-624-2100
- Any time, anyone in the US can text HOME to 741741 and connect with a trained crisis counselor
Additional Resources
Sex Therapy Resources
- Black Girls' Guide to Couple's Intimacy
- Sex Positive Parenting - How To
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Working with People with Kink Interests
- What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex
- Parents and "The Talk"
- Calm Pittsburgh
- Jaiya – Erotic Blueprint Breakthrough
- The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex after 70
- Asexuality Resources and Information
- Trans and Non-Binary Allyship
Intimacy Resources
- Esther Perel – therapist, author, speaker
- Relationship Tune Up Card Deck
- Relationship Check-In Roadmap
- Non-Linear Model of Sexual Response
- NYT 36 Questions that Lead to Love
- Buehler Institute Sex Therapy
- Gottman Institute: The Four Horsemen
- Feelings Inventory
- Needs Inventory
- Conflict Resolution: The Ten Commandments
- Conflict Resolution and Repair Strategies