Be Well and Stay Safe

Mental Health Providers List

The following is a list of mental health providers who have identified themselves as available to provide services. Some providers may offer services without charge or at a discount. The City has not screened and is not endorsing any particular provider. We encourage residents to ask providers about their services, qualifications and fees, and to ask for references if desired. Providers who wish to be added to this list can email the City at news@cityofpaloalto.org

A new updated web portal from Palo Alto University, offers webinars and other online resources available.

Dr. Paul J. Marcille
Licensed Psychologist
14639 Big Basin Way, Suite C, Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 438-8300
html dr.paulmarcille@gmail.com
www.drmarcille.com

Mary M Rodocker, PhD
Palo Alto, CA
(650) 321-9881
mary.m.rodocker.phd@gmail.com

Beth Rosenthal, PhD
Palo Alto, CA
(650) 321-7405
bbr550@gmail.com

Julie Kriegler, Ph.D.
(650) 566-9920
www.Drjuliekriegler.com
info@drjuliekriegler.com

Mary Brayton, M.A.
260 Sheridan Ave. #214, Palo Alto, CA.
(650) 863-7353

Jomary Hilliard, Ph.D.
CA Lic.# PSY14293
1000 Fremont Ave. #110, Los Altos 94024
(650) 254-0678
jomary.hilliard@gmail.com

Robert Badame, PhD
Palo Alto, CA.
(650) 261-6460

Aarti Gupta, PsyD
781-763-7898
Dr.gupta@therapynest.center

Ziba Taghipour, MFT
919 Fremont Ave Suite 202, Los Altos, CA 94024
www.effective-therapy.com
408-827-3056

Joan Berman, LCSW
650-322-5102 
joanbermanlcsw.com 
berman.joan@gmail.com

Music

• Stay Home Sessions from CaffeLena - If folk music is your taste you will enjoy a virtual visit to America’s longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States.  
• Worldwide, musicians are sharing hours of peaceful music for free. 
• Learn popular dance moves on the Learn How to Dance YouTube channel
• Looking for some new music? Soundcloud has channels specifically focused on tunes for isolation, self-care, and working from home.
• Enjoy some mood-lifting music from Playing for Change.

Wellness and Fitness

• Some may find that meditation is helpful to reduce stress. Here are some free online beginner’s guides, guided meditations, and a 15-minute video focused on meditation for anxiety.
• Check out recommended strategies from Dr. John Sharp, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. 
• Palo Alto-based Your Health and Joy has a many yoga videos for all levels.
• If you’re ready to introduce mindfulness to the kids, Cosmic Kids has a wonderful set of videos for yoga and mindfulness delivered through familiar story settings.
• Active for Life has tools and activities that you and your family can engage in to maintain your family’s physical literacy.
• If you are new to or haven't yet tried mindfulness practices, UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center can introduce you to the basic concepts and science behind the practice of mindfulness. For an introduction to mindfulness meditation, download the UCLA Mindful app or stream these health and wellness meditations.
• Beachbody Kids has posted free workouts to make family fitness fun.
• The Heart and Soul Fitness channel on YouTube has a huge collection of exercise videos.
• The Walk At Home with Leslie Sansoneprogram has a compilation of free workouts that will help you get your steps.  
• 12 activities to keep your kids’ minds and bodies moving
• Short videos to practice mindfulness with kids
• Curious about Pilates? Try this playlist from the Well Good channel
• Don’t forget to stretch! Here’s an upper-body stretching program from Fitness Blender
• If you are going for a run or hitting the treadmill remember to stretch first.
• Try out this breathing practice if you have trouble falling asleep.  
• Need a short break? Try one of these 10-minute meditations on the Daily Calm channel.
• CorePower Yoga has a free selection of on-demand yoga videos that you can do from your living room.
• These guided meditations from the Inward Bound Meditation Education program are specifically designed for teens and young adults.
• Watch a 20-minute video demonstration of yoga techniques that can help provide neck and shoulder relief, releasing stress.
• Free from the Palo Alto Library! Enjoy this list of e-books and audiobooks on mindfulness.  
• Explore the Entire World–from the Comfort of Quarantine–with 4K Walking Tours
• The Chopra Center shares guided meditations and ways to reduce panic.
• Enjoy an introduction to meditation from Yoga Journal. 
• Advice from the Sleep Foundation on healthy sleep habits.
• Fitness guru Denise Austin has a range of exercise videos to get you stretching, walking, and building strength.
• Pilates can be done right from home! Now is a great time to add this online program from Chloe Gregor to your overall wellness routine.
• Keep the whole family moving, playing, and creating with these ideas from Red Tricycle.
• Yes, you can stay fit within your own home! Outside Magazine has excellent advice on developing and maintaining an at-home exercise regimen.
• It’s a perfect time to dig out that old hula hoop and get fit right at home! Here are some reasons to get fit with this timeless classic.
• Missing the gym? Here are 12 workouts that can be done without equipment.
• If you would like to learn more about concepts of Wellness, see the Wellness Evidence portal from the Global Wellness Institute. You can learn about various wellness practices and medical and scientific research that support its use.
• GoNoodle has a channel with themed mindfulness exercises for kids!
• Runner’s World has advice on how to maintain a running regimen that is safe for you and others.
• The American Heart Association wants us to move more and offers daily live workouts sessions or catch up with recorded workouts any time you want.

Coping with Stress and Emotion

• For seniors and those that care for them, the AARP, California Department of Aging, and the Governor’s Office have released the California for All resource card, featuring information on getting caregiving support, how to stay safe at home, how to report fraud, abuse, and neglect, and more.
• Department of Health and Human Services has a national Disaster Distress Helpline for crisis counseling. Call 1(800) 985-5990, 24/7 for toll-free, multilingual crisis support services.
• The Red Cross has set up advice on how to cope with the emotional aspects of the evolving Coronavirus situation.
• This is a stressful time. Are you a teen who needs help? Do you just need someone to talk to? Here is a list of free helplines for teens. Hotlines, helplines, and safelines for Teens.
• Library staff recommendations for adults struggling to adjust to the changes made to our lives during this time.
• Stressed or having feelings of isolation? This article shares how building and practicing empathy is important for the wellbeing of both ourselves and others.
• The State of California has updated hotline resources for emotional support and well-being available. Many are 24/7 and available in multiple languages. Please share this with someone in need.
• Palo Alto’s Avenidas offers its Friendship Line to our community’s senior citizens. Seniors can call (650) 289-5400 to get assistance or simply request a call from a friendly and supportive Avenidas agent or volunteer.
• The Mental Health Association of San Francisco serves all of California with its 24/7 Warm Line, where volunteers provide conversational support to anyone suffering for emotional issues not needing emergency support. The Warm Line and its volunteers are available at (855) 845-7415.
• Working from home is the new normal for many of us. And it has its own challenges and stresses. This article from Bisnow has a series of tips to help ease the transition and thrive.
• Palo Alto’s Project Safety Net continues to be a crucial mental health resource for youth.
• The Santa Clara County Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous has a useful resource to help protect its participants from disruptions to Zoom meetings (“Zoombombing”) here. If you or someone you know wants to join meetings of AA Santa Clara County, their online meetings can be accessed here.
• Mental Health America has an excellent round-up of resources for those in need of guidance and support with managing mental health.
• The Child Mind Institute has shared effective ways to speak to your children about COVID-19. If you seek tips and guidance on discussing this difficult information with your children, please go here.
• Foundation for a Mindful Society has a great set of COVID-19 resources, ranging from ways to cope with new virtual work demands to how to integrate new methods for self-care in your life. Check out their live mindfulness sessions held three times each week.

Nutrition

• The City of San Jose has created a countywide interactive map of food distribution resources. There are also lists for youth under age 18 at and for seniors age 60 and over.
• For expectant mothers, new mothers, and their children, local non-profit Blossom Birth & Family has moved its free Breastfeeding Connections program online via zoom. Connect here.
• Stay healthy with these immunity-boosting nutritional tips and recipes from Feasting at Home.  
• If you need help or want to help others, please view our Food, Human Services, and Financial Assistance page for regular updates on local agencies that can help you or others.  
• Advice on meal planning and food shopping during quarantine from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Thinking of a home vegetable garden? The California Garden Web has answers to all kinds of gardening questions and answers to help you get started on your own healthy food source.
• Trying to reduce gluten in your diet? Cookbook author Nicole Hunn hosts a site dedicated to gluten-free recipes. 

Other Fun for the Mind

• If you need a fresh infusion of riddles to keep your mind active, go directly to the podcast series Hey Riddle Riddle and get acquainted with the Clue Crew.
• If you’ve always wanted to learn calligraphy to focus on something other than this health emergency, check on the free worksheets from The Postman’s Knock
• Need some inspiration? Check out the projects from Michaels crafts.  
• Scroll through a collection of podcasts and poetry from the On Being Project to help you as you process current events.
• Mango Languages provide learners real-life situations and conversations for over 70 languages! This resource is for ages 6 and up. Register using your library account.
• CityLab asked people to draw maps of how they see where they live at this time. You can also share your map here.
• A Beautiful World has inspirational stories from around the world, featuring good news about science, technology, ecology, art, music, medicine, and more.
• For a fresh infusion of optimism, Positively Present has a page dedicated to uplifting and inspiring at-home activities here.
• Learn the easiest Rubik's Cube solution which is available in many languages. You'll just have to memorize a couple tricks.

Music, Movies, and Stories to Enjoy Together

• Keep yourself and others at home entertained by downloading a movie, book, or video game through Palo Alto Library’s e-library.
• Enjoy the wonders and stories of our oceans. The award-winning International Ocean Film Festival has films for you to enjoy at home.  
• Ready for a sing-along or a dance party? The internet radio platform iheartradio has a collection of playlists perfect for getting energized through music.  
• Virtual Magical Bridge Concerts, Sing-a-longs, and Much More will be performed on the Magical Bridge Facebook Page.  
• YouTube offers a range of virtual dance parties!  
• Have you listened to the Story Pirates podcast? Enjoy stories written by kids that are performed by professional actors. Inspired young writers can submit their own stories!  
• Stinky Tales is a new puppet crew sharing cute videos on timely topics, like washing your hands!  
• A personal favorite is online puppet shows!  
• See fascinating places in America at the GoUSA YouTube channel for full-length programs on American places and people, featuring national parks and musical cities like Nashville, New Orleans, and Chicago.  
• To help keep young minds active, our library offers Bookflix, with interactive online storybooks paired with nonfiction and educational games to engage young readers, grades Pre-K to 3.  

Activities for Families to do Together

• Get the kids ready to cook at home! America’s Test Kitchen has a set of recipes to interest young chefs and bakers, including activities and quizzes about food and cooking tools!  
• Check out the activities on Tinkerlab if you need some hands on activities to keep younger kids engaged.  
• Of course, our treasured National Parks have 20 ways to get acquainted and explore virtually, including virtual tours, quizzes, and webcams of scenic sites!  
• The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an array of wildlife webcams to watch which can instill feelings ranging from soothing to energizing.
• Take a virtual tour of a tree-themed art exhibit at the Palo Alto Art Center. This exhibit was created in partnership with Canopy.  
• Comic lovers? Download some activities here.  
• Try your luck with online racing!  
• Take a “walk” around one of Stanford’s Museums from Home.  
• Check out these projects from The Artful Parent for some joyful artmaking activities.  
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation has shared 11 virtual tours for you to enjoy.  
• Looking for more inspiration for kid-friendly activities? Author and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi has a collection of printables for coloring, illustrating, and storytelling. She also has recordings of picture book readings and drawing activities on her YouTube channel.  
• All About Birds - Bird cams, bird ID guides, and everything else you need to enjoy the world of birding.  
• Art lovers can watch an expert art conservator work his magic to revive paintings.  
• Take the family on a fascinating walk through San Jose’s Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum with this 360-degree tour.  
• Among the treasure trove of online resources from our library, Qello is a music lover's paradise. Stream full-length concerts and music documentaries from your favorite artists, genre, or decade.  
• Hear about the works of distinguished contemporary artists at the National Gallery of Art’s Conversations with Artists series, available online here.  

Learning Resources for Education at Home

• To help kids of all ages learn our Zero Waste methods of compost, recycling, and landfill disposal the What-Goes-Where game makes learning sustainability fun!  
• Local environmental group Kids for the Bay teaches kids how to make natural pesticides with common non-toxic household items. More activities from their Everyone is an Environmentalist activity series here.  
• Our national space agency is offering a wide range of at-home activities from an aeronautics and space perspective, including cool activities like how to build precipitation data with Lego and a Junior Range Space Tech Explorer activity.  
• To help preserve our local water quality, our local Clean Bay program offers a variety of water quality classroom-based programs that have been adapted online!  
• High school students can enroll in community college classes this spring! Both Foothill and DeAnza Colleges are offering online-only classes beginning April 13. California residents are eligible for free tuition, plus financial contributions towards books and other supplies! Apply online for DeAnza or Foothill.  
• Homeschooling can be a tough transition. Make it better with virtual field trips! Check out this list of virtual field trips and live online classes for Bay Area kids.  
• If you need a one-stop site for multiple learn-at-home resources, take a look at Wide Open Learning. Topics are sorted by category and age group so it is easy to find activities that suit your needs. 
• The Exploratorium has designed its online Learning Toolbox to provide family learning on viruses. There are activities for young learners to understand the nature of viruses and help promote a new generation’s understanding on how to combat  
• The National Audubon Society has a wonderful program of activities for learning about birds. 
• For kids in kindergarten through 5th grade, the Nature Conservatory has a great series of home learning activities here. Since home is now school for the time being, you can build a learning garden at home!