Resources

Supporting Your Mental Health Between Sessions

At Ease Acres provides professional counseling and telehealth therapy in New Jersey and Florida. The resources below are intended to support emotional well-being, self-awareness, and skill-building outside of sessions.

These tools are not a replacement for therapy, but they can be helpful between appointments or while you are deciding whether to begin counseling.

Common Topics I Work With

If you are looking for support in therapy, these resources may be helpful if you are experiencing:

• Anxiety or constant overthinking

• ADHD and difficulty with focus, organization, or motivation

• Stress, burnout, or emotional overwhelm

• Life transitions (school, career, relationships, parenting changes)

• Feeling “stuck,” unmotivated, or mentally overloaded

Crisis & Immediate Support

If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a mental health crisis, please use the following resources:

• Call or text 988 – Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.)

• Text HOME to 741741 – Crisis Text Line

• If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room

Self-Help & Skill Building Tools

These tools can help with emotional regulation, grounding, and daily functioning:

Anxiety & Stress

• 4-7-8 breathing technique (inhale 4 sec, hold 7 sec, exhale 8 sec)

• Grounding exercise: name 5 things you see, 4 feel, 3 hear, 2 smell, 1 taste

• “Worry time” strategy: set aside 10–15 minutes daily to process anxious thoughts

ADHD & Focus Support

• Break tasks into “first next step” instead of full tasks

• Use timers (10–25 minute focus blocks)

• Externalize reminders (notes, alarms, visual cues)

• Reduce friction: prepare materials the night before

Emotional Regulation

• Pause before reacting: “What am I feeling, and what do I need?”

• Journal prompt: “What is actually within my control right now?”

• Identify one small action you can take in the next 5 minutes

Helpful Mental Health Apps

• Headspace – mindfulness and meditation

• Insight Timer – free guided meditations

• Daylio – mood tracking and journaling

• Todoist – task management and ADHD support

• Finch – self-care and routine building

When to Consider Therapy

You may benefit from counseling if you notice:

• You feel overwhelmed most days

• Anxiety or worry feels difficult to control

• You are struggling with focus, organization, or follow-through

• Stress is impacting your relationships or daily functioning

• You feel stuck and unsure how to move forward

Therapy provides structured support, practical tools, and a safe space to work through these challenges.

Start Therapy

At Ease Acres offers virtual counseling for clients in New Jersey and Florida. Sessions are conducted via secure telehealth and are covered by most major insurance plans through Headway.

Insurance can be verified before scheduling.

Start here: Check insurance and book your first session through Headway

Additional Resources:

Resources for Children and Families local to Ocean County, New Jersey: 

Ocean Resource Net

Florida Department of Health:

FL Dept of Health