Top Resources For Highly Sensitive Person (Tests, Support Groups, Books, Workbooks, Blogs, etc.)

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Who Is The Highly Sensitive Person?

If you are reading this post, you probably already know what a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is.

“HSP” is a term coined by Dr. Elaine Aron in her 1996 book “The Highly Sensitive Person.”

According to Aron’s theory, a highly sensitive person (HSP) is someone who has an increased or deeper central nervous system sensitivity to physical, emotional, or social stimuli.

Highly Sensitive Person Resources

• HSP Adult Self-Test
• Book: Highly Sensitive Person – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: Highly Sensitive Person in Love – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: The Undervalued Self by Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: The Power of Sensitivity – Dr. Ted Zeff
• Workbook: Find Your Strength: HSP Workbook – April Snow, LMFT
• Workbook: The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Journal: Highly Sensitive Person Self-Care Journal – April Snow, LMFT

Self-Compassion & Mindfulness Tools

• Workbook: Mindfulness Workbook for Stress Relief – April Snow, LMFT
• Exercises: Mindfulness Meditations – Tara Brach
• App: Insight Timer Mindfulness App

Highly Sensitive Children/Teen Resources

• HSP Child Self-Test
• Book: The Highly Sensitive Child – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: The Highly Sensitive Parent – Dr. Elaine Aron
• Book: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child – James Williams
• Book: Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child – James Williams
• Book: The Strong, Sensitive Boy – Dr. Ted Zeff
• Workbook: Coping Skills for Kids Workbook – Janine Halloran
• App: Mindfulness App: Stop, Breathe & Think Kids

High Sensation Seeking HSP Resources

• High Sensation Seeking Test by Dr. Elaine Aron
• Article: High Sensation Seeking HSP by Dr. Elaine Aron

HSP Support Groups

The Sensitive Empowerment Community – founded by Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is a psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, author of The Empowered Highly Sensitive Person and Gifts of The Highly Sensitive Brain (releasing 2023).

San Francisco Bay Area Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Group

FaceBook Groups

• HSP Gatherings Retreats: “Jacquelyn Strickland, LPC ~ offers counseling, education, mentoring, shared wisdom, & community building via national and international HSP Gathering Retreats co-created with Dr. Elaine Aron.”
• Elaine Aron & High Sensitivity
• Highly Sensitive People
• Highly Sensitive Souls
• HSP – Highly Sensitive Person (Global)
• Highly Sensitive Person / HSP

HSP Podcasts

• HSP Podcast hosted by Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is a psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, author of The Empowered Highly Sensitive Person and Gifts of The Highly Sensitive Brain (releasing 2023).
• The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast hosted by Kelly O’Laughlin

HSP TED Talks

• The gentle power of highly sensitive people | Elena Herdieckerhoff 
• Unlocking the Secret Power of Sensitivity at Work | Caroline Ferguson

HSP Blogs

• Dr. Judith Orloff’s blog: Dr. Judith is a psychiatrist, empath, intuitive healer, and best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People. 
• Highly Sensitive Refuge: A community co-founded by Jenn Granneman, the author of the bestselling book, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World, and Andre Sólo.
• The Highly Sensitive Person: Dr. Elaine Aron and her husband, Dr. Arthur Aron, are considered two of the pioneering researchers about HSPs.
• The Highly Sensitive Person’s Life: A blog and podcast with a total of 70 episodes featuring nuanced conversations about strategies for HSPs and introverts.

Other HSP Resources

• Coaches – Counselors – Therapists who work with highly sensitive people: Created by Julie Bjelland, Psychotherapist and Founder of Sensitive Empowerment.
• Blog Post: Top 9 Highly Sensitive Person Coping Strategies [HSP’s Survival Guide]
• List of Emotions Download PDF
• List of Bodily Sensations Download PDF
• Coping Thoughts Worksheets Download PDF
• Self-Compassionate Statements Download PDF
• Journaling Prompts: Emotional Writing

References

• The Highly Sensitive Person (hsperson.com)
• What Is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? (verywellmind.com)
• Highly Sensitive Person | Psychology Today