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
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
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
May 25, 2016
Behavior change that is consistent with personal values is the purpose of psychotherapy. As teens begin to identify what’s important to them and take steps to behave in ways that… READ MORE
May 11, 2016
Values clarification is a critical part of any psychotherapy session. It may be more challenging for some teens than others, to get in touch with what matters to them. For… READ MORE
April 15, 2016
A Letter from Cheryl M Bradshaw, MA One of the hardest things to work through with clients on self-esteem and inner voice work is to trust in the process of… READ MORE
February 4, 2016
In general, praising talents can lead to two problems. First, it can make us cling to the idea of being talented. We want to be aware of how talented we… READ MORE
February 2, 2016
It isn’t surprising that we’re under the illusion that we own our time. People tend to talk about the future as if it’s a physical thing, something promised to us…. READ MORE
January 6, 2016
One of the most devastating beliefs young people can have is that nothing they do will improve their life; this is sometimes referred to as learned helplessness (Maier & Seligman,… READ MORE
How to Help Impulsive Clients Set Limits Using Self-Talk
November 14, 2023
