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Overcoming Anxiety Might Be Easier Than You Think

2023-03-17T02:35:51+00:00Anxiety Treatment, CBT, DBT, DBT Therapy for Trauma|

In many cases, everyday stressors, anxiety disorders, and traumatic experiences can result in unregulated emotions and negative, intrusive thoughts. In turn, many people may fall into habitual cycles of impulsive behaviors or addictions in attempts to relieve anxiety symptoms. Professionally led mental and behavioral health therapies, not these unhelpful habits, are the key to true [...]

How DBT Can Help Empower Children on the Autism Spectrum

2023-03-16T19:20:28+00:00CBT, DBT, DBT for Children|

DBT for children on the Autism Spectrum Children on the autism spectrum need tools to learn self-advocacy and empowerment. Autism is a complex range of neurodevelopmental conditions that need proper care. While there are a variety of therapeutic approaches, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is particularly useful for addressing autism. Rather than attempting to fundamentally change [...]

How Can DBT Help Highly Sensitive People?

2023-02-14T19:42:00+00:00Anxiety Treatment, CBT, DBT, DBT Therapy For Teens, Depression, Teen Counseling, Treatment for Young Adults|

DBT for Highly Sensitive People If you get upset easily or often over-analyze situations, people might hurl “You’re so sensitive!” at you as an insult. It probably stings when they do. But emotional sensitivity isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Like any aspect of personality, there are pros and cons to being sensitive. You may [...]

Effective Treatments for Suicide Prevention: Highlighting DBT During National Suicide Prevention Month

2022-11-20T17:08:23+00:00CBT, DBT, DBT Skills, DBT Therapy For Teens, Depression, Self-Harm, Treatment for Young Adults|

Each year in September, mental health professionals, advocates, and no allies come together to celebrate National Suicide Prevention Month and raise awareness of suicide prevention efforts. Within the month of September, the 10th is reserved for World Suicide Prevention Day, to remember those who have been impacted by suicide and to advocate for treatment to [...]

Check the Facts: Managing Your Emotions to Improve Relationships

2022-11-20T17:12:06+00:00CBT, DBT, DBT Skills, DBT Therapy For Teens, Relationships|

We’ve all experienced it before. A sudden, knee-jerk emotional response. Likely, it’s one we wish we could take back when all is said and done. We respond to our interpretation of events. Therefore, our responses are often valid given what we believe. But, is our interpretation true? When given the appropriate tools, you do have [...]

Ready to Improve Your Mental Health?-Try These CBT Strategies

2022-10-08T05:47:29+00:00CBT|

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, also known as CBT, is a powerful therapeutic tool for in-office treatment sessions. Together, you and your therapist at Suffolk DBT work on untwisting thought patterns that are unhelpful and disruptive. However, you don’t have to limit yourself to doing CBT just when you visit your therapist. Many of the interventions designed for CBT [...]

How Mindfulness Skills Can Help Combat Anxiety

2023-03-17T19:51:33+00:00CBT|

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness simply means that you are being mindful of the here and now. It is truly a state of “living in the moment.” Being mindful means that you are paying attention to the moment (e.g., to the noises, the smells, the sights), your internal self (e.g., your passing thoughts and emotions), and [...]

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