Welcome to the Phenix Resource/Referral page! We wanted to create a central database of providers and materials beneficial to our clients and friends. Each of these resources are personally known to us or recommended by those we trust. That said, we cannot guarantee your experience with any provider or resource listed here. We expect that you will do your research and choose the best option for you – we simply provide a place to start!
Providers/Tools
Adoptee Care
Adoption trainings – adoptees and parents
A curated listing of resources from an adoptee social worker who specializes in this population.
Harlow’s Monkey – resources for transracial and intercountry adoptees
Standing in the gap – a workbook for transracial caregivers
Apps
Breath, Think, Do! – help kids calm down, identify their feelings, and work to solve their problem.
Calm – A popular app for addressing sleep, anxiety, stress, focus and self improvement
Exhale – Well-being app for black women and women of color
Healthy Minds Innovations – Lessons and immersive practices for awareness, connection, insight and purpose.
Insight Timer – Better sleep, stress management, and meditation
Light Phone – not an app but a completely different device that frees you from the tyranny of smart phones
Pause – 1 to 17 minute invitations to connect with God in the middle of your busy days.
Pray as you go – Daily guided prayer
Sleepiest – Sleep sounds, bedtime stories and meditations for kids and adults
UCLA Mindful App – Mindfulness meditation practices.
To find more apps to fit your unique mental and emotional health needs – check out this database of reviews – MindApps
Black Community Care
Black Zen – meditation resources for the black community
Database of Black women approved workplaces
GirlTREK – daily movement for black women
My Therapy Cards – self exploration card decks for black men, women and teens
Racism Resources links from Harvard University including self care resources
Warmlines and other crisis resources
Community Assistance
Findhelp – Nationwide database for locating free or reduced cost food, housing, financial assistance, health care and more.
Hope Center – food pantry, job placement, counseling, immigration services, life solutions and thrift store in Orlando
Mental Health Association of Central Florida – support groups both in person and online. Free clinic for the uninsured.
My Parting Prescription for America – Dr Vivek Murthy’s treatise on building community
Connecting Tools
Know me if you can – friends and family connection game
We’re not really strangers – a fun party game
Unpack that – a game for connecting deeper
Domestic Violence Support
Stand Up Survivor Organization – Comprehensive support for survivors of domestic violence
Elder Care
The conversation project – Guides for all the conversations you need to have regarding health care decisions, now and later
Financial Literacy
Crown Financial – biblical perspective
BravelyGo – ethical and effective money management strategies
General Mental Health Support
NAMI (Greater Orlando) – support and education for and from families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness
Wellness Recovery Action Plan – process and community for maintaining strong mental health
Holistic Health Care
Care by Saima – Orlando acupuncture & Eastern medicine
Blossom Family Chiropractic – St Petersburg, specializing in maternal health, pregnancy and pediatrics
Cove Chiropractic – Prenatal, pediatric, and family wellness with a focus on regulating your nervous system for optimal function
Lesline Pittman – Orlando and virtual, RN (nurse) helping mothers regain their time and energy through yoga and meditation
Indigenous & People-Of-Color Care
A BIPOC guide to healing ourselves – a resource for addressing internalized racism and colorism
Blue Dove Foundation – resources for Jewish mental health
Institute for Muslim Mental Health – Mental health resources for Muslim individuals
Racism Resources links from Harvard University including self care resources
Warmlines and other crisis resources
Law Firms
Baillargeon Law Firm – Family law, human trafficking, domestic violence in Orlando
Cathleen Winter – Family law, speaks Mandarin in addition to English in Orlando
Neurodevelopmental Support
3 C’s Therapy Center – Speech Language Pathology services in Orlando, designed to improve self awareness & regulation, social awareness & interpersonal skills as well as life awareness & executive functioning.
The Stables – residential program for adults with autism seeking to gain self awareness, acceptance, inner strength and life strategies to live a more independent life.
Post-Partum Care
Postpartum Peace of Mind – Holistic postpartum recovery: doula, lactation, health, fitness and nutrition support.
You Just Had A Baby Card Deck – reasonable self care strategies for new moms.
Psychiatrists
Dr Marcelline Girlie – Florida virtual practice
Dr Richard Faulk – South Florida
Community Clinic – Central Florida
Racial Reconciliation/Ally Learning
Moving beyond basic diversity training
Training, courses and consulting in racial equity and anti-racism
Residential Treatment
Center for Discovery – Eating disorder inpatient and outpatient programs for males and females
Pasadena Villa – All levels of psychiatric adult treatment from case management, to intensive outpatient, to partial hospitalization to full inpatient treatment
Renfrew Center – Eating disorder inpatient and outpatient programs.
Retreat Locations
These sites all offer directors or simply space for you to have your own private retreat:
San Pedro Center – in Winter Park, FL
Saint Leo Abbey – in St Leo, FL
The Well – in Kissimmee, FL
Spiritual Directors (Christian perspective):
Individuals who work with you directly to address spiritual concerns
Healing Care Center – virtual spiritual direction appointments as well as a variety of in-person retreat options (individual, marriage or group participation)
Spiritual Health Resources (Christian perspective):
Center for Action and Contemplation – this page on their site, specifically addresses healing from church hurt/spiritual abuse
Deeper Walk International – Books, online courses, school of ministry, and events related to spiritual warfare
Sapphire Leadership Group – Tons of resources for tuning into, developing and nurturing your spirit
Shiloh Place Ministries – Resources for addressing the spiritual roots of emotional and relational struggles
Aslan’s Place – Powerful prayer ministry
Substance Abuse Treatment
Drug and Alcohol Detox – Central Florida
Hazelden Foundation – In and outpatient holistic treatment for drug and alcohol addiction with locations across the country.
Hanley Center – In and outpatient progressive treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, located in South Florida
Suicide Prevention Training
Question/Persuade/Refer – FREE
Support Groups
Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families – ACA provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.
Divorce Support – During the process and recovery after. A supportive place where caring people come alongside you as you find healing from the pain of separation or divorce.
Grief Support – A friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through the grieving process.
NAMI Groups (Orlando) – Mental Health Support for Clients and/or Family Members (some groups are virtual)
Women’s Interest
Gatherings for making new friends – Events across the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. We have not personally used this group but like the way they have set things up to find like minded women.
Books
Come see our recommendations on Bookshop.org! Everything is organized in our shop by topic. You can browse our favorites there and if you choose to purchase, we receive a small commission.
We chose Bookshop because all profits go to local bookstores. When you set up your account on Bookshop, you get to choose the bookstore you want to support. They have already raised over $37 million!! You get the convenience of online purchasing without killing independent bookstores that contribute literacy, community and author connections to our neighborhoods 🙂
Podcasts
Excellent walk-through of the context of the Bible and the text itself, as well as surrounding history. Start with episode 1.
by Donald Miller – growing and scaling your business.
Everything Happens for a reason
by Kate Bowler – dealing with life when it isn’t bright and shiny without resorting to toxic positivity.
Here’s where it gets interesting
Longtime government and law teacher Sharon McMahon helps us understand the non-partisan facts of how US government works.
A mental health podcast to facilitate your journey home to your authentic self by Dr Thema (2023 president of the American Psychological Association, a black woman and ordained elder in the AME church).
Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker
Discussions which illustrate that there is still hope for humanity.
Being a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t.
by Adam Young – a counseling podcast covering many topics aligned with the way Phenix operates including attachment, spiritual warfare, owning your story, etc.
Hilarious commentary on pop culture
by Luvvie Ajayi Jones – Becoming a truth teller, change agent and trailblazer
Discovering the heart of God, recovering one’s heart in God’s love and learning to live in God’s kingdom.
