Low-Cost Counseling Services located in Santa Barbara:

Community Counseling and Education Center    

CALM -Child Abuse Listening Mediation  

Family Service Agency 

Girls Inc.         

Hospice of Santa Barbara                                            

New Beginnings Counseling

Pacific Pride Foundation

Standing Together to End Sexual Assault

Reading for Parents:

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.,Gabor Maté, M.D.

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-zinn, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Tears and Tantrums: What to Do When Babies and Children Cry by Aletha Jauch Solter

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Payne Bryson, Daniel J. Siegel

The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection (audiobook) by Brené Brown PhD LMSW

The Whole-Brained Child by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Reading for Littles:

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

No Means No!: Teaching children about personal boundaries, respect and consent; empowering kids by respecting their choices and their right to say, 'No!' by Jayneen Sanders

Who's In My Family? All About Our Families by Robbie H Harris

It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr

Moody Cow books by Kerry Lee MacLean

The Guardian Princess series by Setsu Shigematsu and Ashanti McMillon

Angry Octopus; A Relaxation Story by Lori Lite and Max Stasuyk

The Feelings Book; The Care & Keep of Your Emotions by American Girl

It's So Amazing; A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robbie H Harris and Michael Emberley

Reading for Couples:

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch, Phd

The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by by John Gottman Ph.D. and Nan Silver

 Attached. The new science of adult attachment… by Amir Levine and Rachel SF Heller