Helpful Tools and Resources
Resources for Healing and Growth
This page is a collection of trusted tools, articles, and interventions to support your journey. Here you’ll find information about trauma therapies, self-help practices, and links to national organizations that offer education and community.
These resources are not a substitute for therapy, but they can help you better understand your options and give you practical strategies to use alongside professional support.
At Wild Root Therapy, we integrate all of the approaches featured here in our work with clients. If something you read or watch resonates with you, reach out to schedule an appointment and begin exploring these practices together.
Recommended Read:
The Body Keeps the Score
by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
This groundbreaking book explores how trauma reshapes both the body and the mind, influencing emotions, relationships, and overall health. Dr. van der Kolk offers powerful insight into how healing can occur through body-based therapies, mindfulness, and connection. It’s an essential read for anyone seeking to understand how past experiences live within us—and how recovery begins when we start to reconnect with ourselves.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach that helps you identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that impact mood and behavior. It teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on what you can control—your thoughts, your responses, and your next step forward.
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps you find balance between acceptance and change. It teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness—skills that support stability, healthier relationships, and greater self-awareness in daily life.
Understanding the 4 R’s of Trauma
Trauma-informed care is built on the 4 R’s: Realization, Recognition, Response, and Resisting Re-traumatization. These principles guide how we create safety, build trust, and support healing. Learn how each one helps foster awareness, empowerment, and resilience in recovery.
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing memories so they lose their emotional intensity. Through guided bilateral stimulation, EMDR supports the mind’s natural healing process, allowing you to move past stuck points and experience relief, clarity, and greater emotional balance.