Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a groundbreaking treatment based on cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and dialectical strategies. DBT helps us better regulate emotions and improve our interpersonal skills. DBT worksheets for youth are supplemental...

Navigating adolescent depression with your child can be challenging. Acknowledging their struggles while at the same time encouraging them to work on those struggles takes a skilled hand and a great deal of expertise to navigate effectively. Dialectical Behavior...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be viewed as a diagnosis of hope. At its core, it is a condition that can occur when a neurological Super-Sensor experiences chronic invalidation for how they respond to the world around them. With effective treatment, there’s...

Parenting can be difficult and is especially challenging when your child is dealing with complex mental health conditions. Luckily, there are strategies you can use with your child to encourage and support them at home. While a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)...

When stepping down from an inpatient psychiatric admission or being at imminent risk for hospitalization, there are 4 levels of care you can consider to help increase support and services for your struggling child. These levels of care are selected based on various...

Knowing how to choose a residential treatment center for teens can be challenging, especially for parents of adolescents who have been in and out of multiple programs with no success. However, some residential programs are truly committed to providing a compassionate...

Relationships can be difficult especially when they become mired down in months or years of conflict. When this happens a wall can grow between us and those we care about. This can be even harder when the person behind the wall is your child. Some parents give up hope...

I was recently sitting with a group of friends who, like me, all have teenagers. Through our discussion it became clear that we had some things in common: We had all experienced the ups and downs of parenting when our kids were little, from the sleepless nights with a...

There are few things more disturbing for moms and dads than finding out that your child is intentionally hurting herself. Unfortunately, it's very common, especially among girls. Experts call it "self-injury," and as many as a quarter of all teenagers do it. The most...

When your teen turned 15 discussions of them using the car and getting their drivers license became a real thing. You may have accompanied them to the DMV to take their permit test and you may have even begun letting them practice their driving skills with you in the...