When you’re in a moment of emotional crisis, one of my favorite DBT skills for these moments is ACCEPTS.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills that teens can use to approach overwhelming situations in a healthy way.

For some teen, family vacation can be met with reluctance, frustration, or even outright resistance.

If there’s one skill that every teen should know, it’s Distress Tolerance. Why is it such a game-changer for teens?

The holidays can be a whirlwind of emotions and activities, but they can also be an opportunity to cultivate mindfulness and create lasting memories.

Understanding what triggers are and how to manage them can make Halloween more enjoyable for everyone.

Even when teen know they need to hear "no," they will fight as if their life depended on it to get you to say “yes.” What can you do?

One powerful tool that can assist both parents and teens in managing overwhelming emotions is the DBT skill called STOP.

There’s a super simple technique that can help teens relax called Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It’s a game-changer for letting go of built-up tension and stress.

When parents struggle with a teen who has anxiety the key is to help them create a body memory of what it is like to power through a difficult time.

Journaling allows us the capacity to actually process our thoughts and feelings, rather than simply experiencing them, and has several benefits.

The skill Noticing Joy encourages individuals to utilize mindfulness and shift their focus on amplifying positive experiences.

As summer comes to end, many teens experience that feeling of dread knowing another school year is approaching.

Punching a pillow might temporarily provide a sense of release, but it can reinforce aggressive behavior rather than dissipating anger.

As parents, our fantasy is to have wonderful holiday family gatherings. Alas, it doesn’t always play out like that. What can you do?

Often we feel so overwhelmed with all the things we have to do that we sometimes forget that the holidays are mostly to celebrate being with family.

Mindfulness can help those who have trauma learn how to cope with their intrusive thoughts and memories. It can help us to change the way we think.

It is so easy to give advice for how to deal with your teen’s emotional outbursts when you are not in the midst of your teen’s screaming fit or even watching them physically act out.

All of us have moments where our harsh inner critic pops its ugly head. How do you overcome these thoughts?