Tips for Returning Back to School
September 14, 2021
By Angela Patton, coauthor of Finding Her Voice For those of us involved in education—whether as students, parents, or teachers—the end of the summer is an exciting time of year…. READ MORE
Tag: adolescents
Post-Pandemic Back-to-School Anxiety
July 9, 2021
By Christopher Willard, PsyD, author of Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety, 2nd edition Its back-to-school time. But like, now it’s really, actually back to school time for a lot of adolescents…. READ MORE
Why Mindfulness Is Important For Adolescents
June 11, 2021
By Patricia C. Broderick, PhD, author of Learning to Breathe What does it mean to ‘take something to heart?’ Do we take the formulas for math problems to heart? How… READ MORE
Let’s Stop Urging People to Chase Their Passion
March 16, 2020
By Randy J. Paterson, PhD, author of How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties Follow your passion. Do it with passion or not at all. Chase your passion, not your pension…. READ MORE
Why Adolescents Shouldn’t Be on a Diet and What to Do Instead
September 6, 2019
By Tara L. Deliberto, co-author of Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents Dieting is seductive for adolescents because it is assumed to improve both health and body image. It is, however,… READ MORE
Set Teen Clients Up for Success with these Therapeutic Homework Strategies
May 22, 2018
By Jonathan Barkin, PsyD, author of The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens Teens’ developmental stage, desire for independence, and busy lives can make consistent completion of homework challenging. Here are… READ MORE
The First, Most Important Step to Helping Teen Clients Eat More Mindfully
May 9, 2018
By Susan Albers, PsyD, author of Eating Mindfully for Teens Do you struggle to find ways to help your tween, teenage, or young adult clients to eat healthier and more… READ MORE
A Tool to Help Parents Get Out of “the Middle”
October 11, 2016
By Neil Brown, LCSW Family therapists often find themselves working with one parent who takes a harsher tone with the identified patient (IP) child than the other. Often, the more… READ MORE
The Difference Between Finding Passion and Pokémon
September 28, 2016
By Randy Paterson Clients in their late teens and early twenties increasingly report a sense of paralysis brought about by not knowing their passions. Without such insight, they believe, it… READ MORE
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