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Amber Berkins Mental Health Counseling PLLC is committed to healing for all. Our goal is to make therapy and resources accessible to all regardless of your financial situation or your insurance benefits.
On this website, you’ll find other self help material. From wellness decks to books on trauma and healing. We hope that the resources provided will give you hope and comfort, and most importantly, remind you of your power.
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Research Sources from Clark University Presentation
Askaree, Safdar, Farooqui, Umar, Panhwar & Baloch (2025). "Investigating the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Hyper-Independence among University Students." Research Journal of Psychology, 3(2), 290-307.
Blackstock, C. (2024, October). The breath of life: First Nations knowledge. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/The%20breath%20of%20life.pdf
Cooper, B. (n.d.). Reframing needs: Why Western hierarchy fails Australia. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reframing-needs-why-western-hierarchy-fails-australia-brian-cooper-byr8c/
Kirkbride et al., "The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations," World Psychiatry, 2024;23:58-90.
Mackenzie, M., Dolar, M.-J., & Doytchinova, L. (n.d.). The dark-side of humanistic psychology: The Blackfoot Confederacy's un-recognized contributions. In D. Alards-Tomalin (Ed.), Psychological roots. BCcampus Pressbooks. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/psychologicalroots/chapter/chapter-6-psychologys-humanistic-cognitive-roots/
Pearce, K. (2026, January 12). The indigenous roots of Maslow's hierarchy: How Western psychology lost the plot. DIY Genius. https://www.diygenius.com/indigenous-roots-of-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs/
Ravilochan, T. (2021, June 18). The Blackfoot wisdom that inspired Maslow's hierarchy. Resilience. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-18/the-blackfoot-wisdom-that-inspired-maslows-hierarchy/
Safir, S. (2020, December 2). Before Maslow's hierarchy: The whitewashing of Indigenous knowledge. Shane Safir. https://shanesafir.com/2020/12/before-maslows-hierarchy-the-whitewashing-of-indigenous-knowledge/
Link to presentation: Everyone wants a village, but no one knows how to be a villager
Recommended Books to Decolonize your therapy
Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan,
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem,
What our bones know by Stephanie Foo,
When the Body Says No by Dr Gabor Maté,
All About Love by bell hooks,
Salvation by bell hooks,
Communion by bell hooks,
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab,
The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor,
Nasty Work by Ericka Hart,
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire,
***This is not a completed list***
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