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Understanding Self-Harm

Jeanette Lorandini2023-03-16T16:21:14+00:00DBT, DBT Therapy For Teens, DBT Therapy for Trauma, Depression, Self-Harm, Teen Counseling, Treatment for Young Adults|

Understanding self-harm behavior can be complex. It can be hard to comprehend why people self-harm, and it can be incredibly upsetting if it's your loved one. Naturally, we want to understand why. Why do people hurt themselves? While we understandably want these behaviors to stop, they're not always straightforward. It takes time to learn [...]

Using DBT Mindfulness to Make the Most of Thanksgiving

Jeanette Lorandini2022-12-08T18:40:31+00:00DBT, DBT for Children, DBT Skills, Relationships|

Holiday ads, cards, movies, and other media traditionally promote gratitude and cheer. You may feel forced to conform to the joyful seasonal attitude. But in some cases, feigning cheeriness on the outside may go against what you’re feeling inside. When you’re more mindful, aware, and honest about how you feel and why, however, [...]

How DBT Can Help Empower Children on the Autism Spectrum

Jeanette Lorandini2023-03-16T19:20:28+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?

Jeanette Lorandini2023-02-14T19:42:00+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

Jeanette Lorandini2022-11-20T17:08:23+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

Jeanette Lorandini2022-11-20T17:12:06+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 [...]

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