As previously discussed, DBT can have a deep impact on many areas of our lives. In addition to helping us be more mindful and present, it can help us to communicate our needs and set healthy boundaries. Along with those skills, emotional regulation and distress tolerance are also major pillars...
In early 2020, the world and everyone in it had their lives changed. When COVID hit our country, we took it one step at a time to work towards the safety, health, and wellbeing of ourselves and our neighbors. The last pandemic of this magnitude was before our time, leaving us to all do our...
It sometimes feels like everything in the therapy field is an acronym, and DBT is no different! It stands for dialectic behavioral therapy, which is an evidence-based therapy that can help with mood, personality, eating, substance, or trauma-based disorders. It is multi-faceted in that it...
Anxiety tends to show up differently for different people. This isn’t too surprising given that all humans are so innately unique and different, but we tend to put anxiety and other things of that nature in a box that’s easy to label and spot. Unfortunately, that doesn’t tend...
Kids: Kids need help understanding death and grief in tangible, culturally relevant ways. If this is their first experience of loss, they may not understand what death is like or the emotional ramifications of grief. Some may feel a deep sadness, others may be confused, and others may brush it...
Grief can be misunderstood; it’s often limited to the aftermath of the death or loss of a loved one. We live in a society where other types of loss are less understood and given less attention. We are often expected to be happy, excited, motivated, and ready for a new change, and less...
Social media is a whole new world for the parents of current adolescents. The different platforms seem to appear and become outdated in a matter of months, so staying current is a challenge. Teens use social media to communicate, build relationships, show off the different things they do...
Every new year, people all over the country decide to create a list of how they want to live a slightly different life once January hits. Common resolutions involve eating healthier, going outside more, being more connected to their faith, or being on social media less. Each year we have...
Kids engage with the world through play. This is how they explore the world, learn how things work together, and grow in their ability to sustain interpersonal relationships. It’s not surprising that play is also how they explore their inner self when they have struggles with...
A theme that comes up frequently when working with teens, and with adults as well, is parentification. This is a big, fancy word for the roles of parent and child being reversed, not to a complete extent of literally living the other’s life, but by filling their role in a family...
