COVID-19 Resource List
ACT Consistent Strategies for Maintaining Mental Wellness:
Psychotherapy Resources for Individuals working on the Frontlines during the Pandemic
- “FACE COVID” practical acceptance-based guide by Dr. Russ Harris and accompanying animated video. The FACE COVID pamphlet has also been translated into 20 different languages here.
- ACT Companion: The Happiness Trap App - available free of charge for the next few months. Just download the app from the Apple app store or Google Play store and then enter the code TOGETHER on the subscription page to unlock all the app content for three months. The code is valid until the end of June. Note: Unfortunately, the app is not compatible with the latest version of Android, so may not be supported on some newer Android devices.
- ACT Mindfully Mindfulness resources, available for free at the current time.
- Applying ACT Skills to COVID-19 – Videos and insight into how you can apply ACT strategies such as Acceptance; Defusion; and Present Moment Awareness during the global pandemic. Discussion of these strategies particularly highlights their utility for those working on the frontlines.
- ACT for COVID-19 related anxiety interview with ACT Trainer Lou Lasprugato and 5-minuite mindfulness exercise.
- Finding good mental health tools and clarifying your values – an interview with our very own Dr. Mike Levin about how to find quality mental health resources and ways to utilize this time of social distancing to identify what’s truly important to you.
- Living a Values-Based Life – a detailed illustration for how to move toward a more values-based life during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Find a Therapist Tool – This page includes a list of ACBS therapists. You can utilize the search options to identify therapists who are currently able to offer telehealth services. Note: In most cases, therapists must live in the same country/province/state as the client to provide teletherapy services, due to licensing restrictions.
- 9 Mindfulness Exercises to Help You Manage COVID Stress - This is an online article from Fingerprint for Success that walks through some quick skills you can practice to cope with COVID-related stress.
- Mindfulness and Meditation Resources – a set of mindfulness/meditation resources produced by Jack Kornfield, who has personally studied and trained as a Buddhist Monk in Monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
Psychotherapy Resources for Individuals working on the Frontlines during the Pandemic
- Project Parachute is a project composed of therapists in most states across the country who have offered to provide free teletherapy services to frontline health care workers. (Note – the volunteer therapists participating in this project practice a variety of psychotherapy approaches)
- Mindfulness for Healthcare Workers – a guided mindfulness practice specifically targeted on helping healthcare workers maintain their personal well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
