Helpful Apps

As you support the survivors in your life, help can be as close as your smart phone. Check out this list of apps for self-care tools that are beneficial for anyone and resources to learn about the impact of trauma on your loved one.

ACT COACH

ACT Coach focuses on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies and helps you live with unpleasant thoughts, feeling, and impulses without avoiding them or being controlled by them.

LIFEARMOR

LifeArmor is a comprehensive learning and self-help tool that provides information about a variety of topics, including substance abuse, anger, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationships, and sexual trauma.

MOVING FORWARD

Moving Forward provides tools and teaches problem solving skills to overcome obstacles and deal with stress. You get help managing challenges like financial difficulties, relationship problems, and difficult career decisions.

OPERATION REACH OUT

Operation Reach Out focuses on suicide prevention and has resources specifically designed to help a supporter who is worried about a loved one.

VIRTUAL HOPE BOX

Virtual Hope Box provides a personalized experience. You can store family photos, recorded messages from loved ones, inspirational quotes, favorite songs, etc. to help you relax and focus on positive thinking in crisis moments.

PTSD COACH

PTSD Coach provides educational information and reliable treatments that work. Use this app to become more aware of triggers and symptoms and learn about coping tools such as deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation exercises.

Self-Care for Supporters

CALM-MEDITATE, SLEEP, RELAX

Calm is a meditation app that will bring more clarity, joy, and peace into your life. Materials focus on a variety of topics: breathing exercises, reducing anxiety, sleeping better, etc.

HAPPIFY: FOR STRESS & ANXIETY

Happify provides fun games to help you conquer fears, manage anxiety, and overcome negative thinking. The techniques are scientifically developed with a focus on positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

HEADSPACE: MEDITATION

Headspace helps you be more mindful through meditation. A variety of options allow you to pick how long you want to meditate and what specific topic you want to focus on: anxiety, sleep, anger, regret, etc.