Susanne Babbel
PhD, MFT
Mind Body, Inner Child, and Hypnotherapy for Healing Trauma
Cow Hollow area of San Francisco
Trauma Resources
Dr. Babbel neither endorses, has any responsibility for, nor exercises any control over the organizations' views or the accuracy of the information contained in those pages outside of Dr. Babbel's Web site.
Trauma Information
- PTSD Definition and Diagnosis
- Trauma and PTSD Organizations
- Child Survivors of Trauma
- Sexual Assault Survivors
- Post-Partum PTSD
- PTSD and Chronic Pain
- PTSD Links
- Victims of Crime Statistics
- Trauma Classes and Trainings
- Book Recommendations
- Articles
- Movie Recommendations
Trauma Help
- Financial Assistance for Victims of Crimes
- Refugee Cash Assistance Program
- Safe at Home Resources
- Trauma Professionals
- Trauma Rehabs
- Support Groups
- Health Care Professionals
- Suicide Hotline
PTSD Definition & Diagnosis:
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV - Definition of PTSD, www.mental-health-today.com
Trauma & PTSD Organizations:
- European Society for Trauma and Dissociation, www.estd.org
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, www.nsvrc.org
- National Center for PTSD, www.ptsd.va.gov
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, www.icisf.org
- International Society for the Study of Dissociation, www.isst-d.org
- The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, www.istss.org
- Sidran Foundation, www.sidran.org
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America, www.adaa.org
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs, www.ptsd.va.gov
- Gift From Within, a non-profit for trauma survivors, www.giftfromwithin.org
Child Survivors of Trauma:
- The CHiLD SURViVOR of Traumatic Stress, users.umassmed.edu/Kenneth.Fletcher/kidsurv.html
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
Victim Assistance:
- Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board: http://www.boc.ca.gov
- Office for Victims of Crime, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc
Sexual Assault Resources:
- California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Provides directory of Rape Crisis Centers throughout California), www.calcasa.org
- Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, http://www.rainn.org
- San Francisco Women Against Rape, http://www.sfwar.org
- Bay Area Women Against Rape (Alameda County), http://bapd.org/gbanpe-1.html
- Community Violence Solutions (Contra Costa County), http://www.cvsolutions.org/
- Family Violence Law Center (Oakland), http://www.fvlc.org
Sexual Assault Information:
- Feminist.org, http://www.feminist.org/911/
- Safe Horizons, www.safehorizon.org
- Speak Out, www.speakout.org.za
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault:
- UC Berkeley Health Services, www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/healthtopics/sexualassault/saalcohol.shtml
- Virginia Tech Stop Abuse, www.stopabuse.vt.edu/sexualassault
- Domestic Violence / Interpersonal Violence ,W.O.M.A.N. Inc., www.womaninc.org
- Community United Against Violence (LGBT services), www.cuav.org
- Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women, www.sccbw.org
- Surviving to Thriving, www.survivingtothriving.org
San Francisco Sexual Assault:
- Trauma and rape treatment, traumarecoverycenter.org
Post-Partum PTSD:
- PTSD After Childbirth, www.angelfire.com/moon2/jkluchar1995
- Post Partum Progress, postpartumprogress.typepad.com
PTSD and Chronic Pain:
- PTSD & Chronic Pain Management, www.addiction-free.com
- PTSD & Chronic Pain Rehab, www.casapalmera.com
PTSD Links:
- Organized Wisdom, www.stumbleupon.com
- Heal my PTSD, healmyptsd.com/ptsd-blog
- Hidden Hurt, www.hiddenhurt.co.uk/Articles/coping.htm
- PTSD & Chronic Pain Management, www.addiction-free.com
- Family Trauma Survivors Network, traumasurvivorssupport.com
- Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress, www.ptsdinfo.org
- Carrot of Hope, www.carrotofhope.org/index.html
- Help guide, www.helpguide.org
- Treatments of PTSD, www.ptsdsupport.net/ptsd_treatments.html
Victims of Crime Research and Statistics:
- Victims of Crime Research and Statistics, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/researchandstatistics.html
Trauma Classes and Trainings:
- Peter Levine, www.traumahealing.com
- Trauma First Aide Training
- Esalen
- Spirit Rock
- Francene Shapiro-EMDR Institute
Financial Assistance for Victims of Crime:
- Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, www.boc.ca.gov
- Office for Victims of Crime, www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc
Refuge Cash Assistance Program:
Dept. of Human Services
170 Otis St. between Duboce Ave. and Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-557-5723 (intake desk)
You may be eligible for Cash assistance, Medical, Social Services & Employment assistance for up to 8 months from the date you received the status of Asylee, Refugee or Certified Victim of Trafficking as a San Francisco resident. As part of the Medical services provided at the Refugee Medical Clinic at SF General, you may request mental health services. Everything is contingent upon the date you received your status so please take copies of your I-94, & asylum notification or trafficking certification letter with you when you apply.
Safe at Home Resources:
- Safe at Home Program, www.casafeathome.org
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Facts About Stalking, www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs14-stk.htmg
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Security for Stalking Victims, www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs14a-stalking.htm
- California Office of Privacy Protection, www.privacy.ca.gov
Trauma Professionals:
- David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages, http://www.trauma-pages.com
- Bessel van der Kolk, www.traumacenter.org
- Peter Levine, www.traumahealing.com
- Babette Rothchild, www.traumaterapiakeskus.com/babrot2.htm
- Charles Figley's Traumatology Institute, http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/TraumatologyInstitute.html
- Pat Ogden, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, http://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/home/index.html
- Ray Castellino, Prenatal and Birth Trauma Therapy, http://www.castellinotraining.com
Trauma Rehab:
- Sierra Tucson, www.SierraTucson.com
- Casa Palmera, www.casapalmera.com
Support Groups:
- General Group Therapy, www.FindGroupTherapy.Com
- Sexual Assault and Abuse Online Support: www.aswaterspassingby.org/supportdirectory.html
Health Care Professionals I Collaborate With:
- Acupuncturists:
- Stillpoint Wellness Center, Andrew Castellanos, L.Ac. and Certified Shiatsu Therapist, Hilde Schirmer L.Ac. Dipl. O.Mwww.stillpointsf.com, (415) 441-5659
- Rebecca Rapaport Ness, LAc, Thousand Gold, www.thousandGold.com, (415) 205-1020
- Acupuncture Kitchen, www.acupuncturekitchen.com, (415) 553-5999
- Joelle Dussyer, L.Ac, www.sf-acupuncture.com, (415) 558-8953
- Chiropractors:
- Kirsten Hill, DC, Dance with Life Chiropractic, www.dwlchiro.com, (415) 336-0503
- Gynecologists:
- Ricki Pollycove, www.drricki.com, (415) 923-3390
- Massage Therapists:
- Enrico Ruggeri, CMT, www.strictlytherapeutic.com, (415) 724-7642
- Stillpoint Wellness Center, Andrew Castellanos, L.Ac. and Certified Shiatsu Therapistwww.stillpointsf.com, (415) 441-5659
- Nutritionists:
- Jan Hanson, San Rafael, (415) 472-3663
- Sara Braxton Ferrigno, www.thrivesf.com, (415) 682-4844
- Parent Coach and Sleep Consultant: Angelique Milette, www.angeliquemillette.com, (415) 785-4180
- Physical Therapists:
- Mindy Marantz, Healthwell, www.healthwellpt.com, (415) 921-1211
- Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center:
- Stephanie Prendergast , www.pelvicpainrehab.com, (415) 440-7600
- Personal Chefs:
- Sita Brian, www.chefsita.com, (317) 748-5169
- Personal Trainers:
- Anna Fischer, www.presidiosport.com, 415-847-1403
National Suicide Hotlines USA:
- Toll-Free / 24 hours a day / 7 days a week,
- 1-800-SUICIDE
- 1-800-273-TALK
Books:
See my webstore page for my recommendations for books on trauma, loneliness and anxiety.
Articles:
Visit the new articles page for more insightful information about trauma and PTSD.
Movies About Trauma:
- Antoine Fisher Sexual abuse. Denzel Washington.
- Good Will Hunting
- Waltz with Bashir
- The Blind Side
- Girl Interrupted A girl with “Borderline Personality Disorder”
- Boys of St. Vincent Sexual abuse
- Imaginary Heroes
- Daughters of the Dust Genocidal/ancestral trauma
- Fearless Freeze state, trauma bonding, Jeff Bridges.
- Mystic River Sexual abuse; Sean Penn
- I've Loved You So Long, Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
- The Secret Life of Words
- The Color Purple
- The Great Santini Family dynamics, high control abusive father, passive mother
- As it is in Heaven
- Precious
- Something About Amelia About incest, with Ted Danson, Glenn Close, and Roxana Zal
- Prince of Tides Impact of early trauma on a woman’s later development of “psychiatric” symptoms.
- A great site for trauma-themed movies: www.spout.com
