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Coping with Anxiety During Vacation
Summer often comes with rest, relaxation, and fun. What happens when anxiety takes control over all of that?
PTSD: A Guide for Teens and Parents
This June, we at Mindful Healing are celebrating PTSD Awareness Month with a guide for teens and their parents to help navigate this challenging disorder.
Helping Your Teen Manage Time
Organization, procrastination, avoidance are something many teens struggle with. Often consequences don’t work. So what may work?
When Your Teen Has BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
BPD might be frustrating or scary for your teen–or even for you as their parent–but it doesn’t mean that things have to stay the way they are.
Is Your Teen's ADHD Ramping Up at the End of the School Year?
Towards the last stretch of the school year, why does it so often feel like this the symptoms and struggles associated with ADHD get worse?
Honesty in Session
It is not always easy to be honest in therapy, especially when it comes to hard or uncomfortable conversations. Why does it matter?
A Tip to Help Your Teen Develop Resilience
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.
Trouble Sleeping? Here's How Teens Can Rest Easy
There are 5 core components of sleep hygiene I typically teach teens who express trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or restless sleep.
ADHD and Autism: Why Does this Dual Diagnosis Happen?
At one point it was thought that having autism would disqualify you for ADHD, but over the past decade our understanding of developmental disorders has shifted.
Validation is not Agreeing
Let’s dig into validation, agreeing, and the potentially hazy confusion between the two.
REST: A DBT Skill for Teen Distress Tolerance
REST stands for Relax, Evaluate, Set an Intention, and Take Action. Discover how REST can be your secret weapon for navigating the teen journey.
How DBT Helps Teens Struggling with Self Harm
Discovering your teen is engaging in self-harm can be a terrifying experience. It can often leave parents feeling helpless.
Squashing ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts)
Automatic Negative Thoughts are extremely common, and they can have a severe impact on our emotions, behaviors, and overall mental well being.
A Rest Day for Your Child’s School Refusal
While it is important to encourage your child to work through anxiety about getting to school, it is okay to give them a ‘rest’ day.
Self-Harm Awareness Month: How Therapy Helps Teens
During Self-Harm Awareness Month, I'd like to share with you how therapy can offer support and hope to teens.
The Connection Between Social Media and Teen Depression
The increase in social media use is no surprise to families with teens and young adults. Plus, there’s growing concern about social media’s effects on developing minds.
Books to Help Neurodivergent Teens
One of the hardest parts of knowing your child is struggling is feeling like you don’t know how to best help. However, there are resources that can help with this.
Guiding Teens through a Difficult Valentine's Day
During the teen years, can be a challenge. Here are some parent coaching tips to help your teen get through a difficult Valentine’s Day.
Avoiding Avoidance: Tips for Teens
While avoidance provides temporary relief, it often exacerbates the underlying issues and hinders growth.
Help Your Teen Plan for the Future
Many teens are confused about what they want to do after high school. Help them brainstorm about their options for the future.