Resources

These are resources I recommend to clients and colleagues. They’re meant to support therapy, not replace it, and I’m not affiliated with the organizations listed. If you’d like to work with me, you can book a free consultation.

Last reviewed: October 2026.

If you’re in crisis right now

• Emergency or overdose: call 911.
• Suicidal thoughts or emotional crisis: call or text 988.
• Maine Crisis Line: 1-888-568-1112, for mental health or substance use crises in Maine.
• Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222.

I’m not an emergency service and can’t respond to crises between sessions.

Overdose prevention and substance use

Nationwide

• Never Use Alone: 1-800-484-3731, free and open 24/7. If you’re going to use alone, call before you use. A peer will stay on the line, and if you stop responding they’ll send emergency services to your location. A second line is 1-877-696-1996, and Spanish is 1-800-928-5330. Website: neverusealone.com. This is a harm reduction service, not treatment.
• SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357, free, confidential, 24/7, for treatment referrals and information.

New Hampshire

• 211 NH: call 211 for 24/7 access to the Doorway and other services. Outside New Hampshire, call 1-866-444-4211.
• The Doorway (thedoorway.nh.gov): nine locations across NH, free to all New Hampshire residents, offering treatment referrals, naloxone, and peer recovery support.
• NH Alcohol and Drug Treatment Locator and NH Recovery House Registry: both linked from thedoorway.nh.gov.
• Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: support for families dealing with a child’s substance use.

Maine

• 211 Maine: dial 211, or 1-877-463-6207 from out of state. 211 Maine also runs a statewide Opiate Helpline.
• Intentional Peer Support Warmline: 1-866-771-WARM (9276), 24/7, peer-to-peer support from someone with lived experience of mental health or substance use challenges and recovery.
• OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone and Safety): mobile response teams in each county that connect people with recovery services and distribute naloxone.
• eyesopenforme.org: Maine’s site for information on opioid use disorder and getting help.

Peer and mutual-support groups

• SMART Recovery: smartrecovery.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous: aa.org and na.org
• Online meetings: intherooms.com
• Families Anonymous: familiesanonymous.org, for family members

Quitting tobacco

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) connects you to your state’s quitline.

Pregnancy, postpartum, and new parenthood

Nationwide

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262), free, confidential, 24/7.
• Postpartum Support International (PSI) HelpLine: call or text 1-800-944-4773. PSI also offers free online support groups and a provider directory at postpartum.net.
• If you feel confused, out of touch with reality, or at risk of harming yourself or your baby, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. This can be postpartum psychosis, and it needs immediate care.

New Hampshire

• NH Mom Hub: free statewide support and referrals for mental health during pregnancy, after loss, and through the first year after birth. Call or text 603-403-3400, Monday through Friday during business hours, or visit hopeonhavenhill.org/momhub. It is not an emergency service.

Maine

• 211 Maine for referrals, and the Maine Crisis Line at 1-888-568-1112.
• MaineHealth Perinatal Behavioral Health Telehealth: virtual therapy and psychiatric medication management for pregnant patients through 12 months postpartum, accepting MaineCare and private insurance [verify current availability].
• MaineMOM: a MaineCare program for pregnant and postpartum individuals with opioid use disorder.

Trauma, domestic violence, and sexual assault

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (1-800-799-SAFE), 24/7 [verify].
• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7 [verify].

If you’re in an unsafe situation, you can contact these services even if you aren’t ready to leave. A hotline advocate can help you think through options without pressure.

Peer support and mental health organizations

• Maine Intentional Peer Support Warmline: 1-866-771-WARM (9276), listed above.
• NAMI Maine Helpline: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., helpline@namimaine.org.
• NAMI New Hampshire (naminh.org): support groups, education, and a helpline 1-800-242-6264 (press 4) or email info@naminh.org

Finding a therapist

• Psychology Today: psychologytoday.com/us/therapists. Search by location, specialty, and insurance.
• PSI provider directory: postpartum.net, for clinicians with perinatal training.
• EMDRIA directory: emdria.org, for EMDR-trained clinicians.
• Open Path Collective: openpathcollective.org, for lower-cost therapy.

Books

Anxiety and intrusive thoughts

• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman, illustrated by Molly McIntyre
• The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela Wiegartz and Kevin Gyoerkoe

Postpartum and parenthood

• This Isn’t What I Expected by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin
• Beyond the Blues by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman
• What No One Tells You by Alexandra Sacks and Catherine Birndorf
• The Postpartum Husband by Karen Kleiman, for partners

Loss

• Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis
• Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief by Pauline Boss

About this page

I compile these resources in good faith and review them periodically, but phone numbers, hours, and programs change. If a number doesn’t work, or something here is out of date, please let me know. Listing a resource isn’t an endorsement of everything an organization offers, and this page is not medical or mental health advice.

If you’re in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, call or text 988.