Trusted Resources for Individuals, Families & Professionals

At Cobalt Family Consulting, we believe healing doesn't happen through a single conversation or treatment program, it happens through connection, curiosity, education, and the willingness to keep learning.

Whether you're a parent looking for guidance, an individual seeking support, or a professional wanting to deepen your understanding, we've gathered resources our team genuinely values. These are books, podcasts, organizations, practices, and tools that have shaped our work and continue to support the individuals and families we serve every day.

Think of this page as a starting point. Explore what resonates, revisit what inspires you, and know that you don't have to navigate the journey alone.

Featured Recommendations

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Recommended by Liz Deardorff, Clinical Consultant

"During times of uncertainty and suffering, I continue returning to The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams. It reminds me that compassion isn't just something we offer others—it's something we practice every day. The Tonglen Meditation introduced in the book has become a meaningful practice that I now share with clients."‘

From Harm to Healing

Recommended by Carsten McCarter, Clinical Consultant

The podcast explores betrayal trauma, recovery, and the impact pornography addiction, sexual compulsivity, and relational ruptures can have on spouses, partners, children, and family systems as a whole.

Carsten appreciated the podcast’s compassionate and thoughtful approach to conversations around trust, accountability, intimacy, and healing.

Therapeutic Consulting

Stories from the Field Podcast

Hear Cobalt Co-Founder Amanda Thomas discuss how therapeutic consulting is evolving to better support today's families.

Listen to: Rethinking Therapeutic Consulting: A Conversation with Amanda Thomas

Support for Parents & Families

Whether you're navigating adolescent mental health, treatment placement, or simply trying to strengthen relationships at home, these trusted resources can help.

• Online Parent Support

• P.A.C.E.

• Curiosity, Openness, Acceptance & Love (C.O.A.L.)

• Wise Roots Parenting

• Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties

• The Art and Science of Love

• Attached

• Dr. Sue Johnson

Scholarships & Financial Assistance

Treatment can be life-changing, and financial barriers shouldn't prevent access.

Explore scholarship opportunities through:

• Choose Mental Health

• Sky's the Limit Fund

• Parker Bounds Johnson Foundation

• Saving Teens

• Jason William Hunt Foundation

Community Support

Connection is one of the strongest predictors of healing.

Explore:

• AA Intergroup

• Families Anonymous

• NAMI Family Support Groups

Trauma & Recovery

Healing from trauma takes courage, support, and the right resources.

Recommended:

• The Body Keeps the Score

• Dr. Gabor Maté on The Connection Between Stress and Disease

• The Empath’s Survival Guide

• Facing Fear with Compassion

• Know Fear Now

Mindfulness, Movement & Stress Reduction

Resilience begins with caring for your nervous system. Small daily practices can significantly reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and increase our ability to stay present with ourselves and others.

Our team recommends:

• Tonglen Meditation

• Palouse Mindfulness

• HeartMath

• Three Minute Mindfulness

• iAwake Technologies

• Free Home Workouts

Podcasts

Listen while walking, driving, or taking a quiet moment for yourself.

Current favorites include:

• Stories from the Field

• Relationships Uncomplicated

• This Naked Mind

• From Harm to Healing

Emergency Services

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or is in immediate danger, don't wait to seek help.

• Emergency: Call 911 if there is an immediate threat to life or safety.

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  Call or text 988 anytime in the United States to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

• Crisis Text Line
  Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor via text message.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  Call 800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat online if you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence.

If you're outside the United States, please contact your local emergency services or crisis hotline.

The resources on this page are intended for educational purposes and are not a substitute for emergency medical care or individualized mental health treatment.