January 23, 2024
By Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW People with suicidal thoughts often keep them secret—even from their therapists. Many times, they believe any expression of suicidal thoughts, no matter the intensity, will get… READ MORE
September 7, 2023
By Kathryn Hope Gordon, PhD, author of The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook There are three types of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicide attempts. Suicidal ideation (referred… READ MORE
January 25, 2023
By Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, author of Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts Many people believe once somebody makes up their mind to die by suicide, there’s nothing anyone can do… READ MORE
July 14, 2021
By Kathryn Hope Gordon, PhD, author of The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook An estimated 12 million US adults reported serious suicidal thoughts in 2019. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, political… READ MORE
November 14, 2018
By David Allen, MD Clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are notorious for suicide threats and gestures. They are also pros at making therapists feel panicky, helpless, and incompetent. No… READ MORE
September 17, 2018
By Sheela Raja, PhD, coauthor of The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens We started summer with two high-profile celebrities dying by suicide (Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade). All around the… READ MORE
August 11, 2016
From “Just Like a Timepiece,” Beyond Borderline: True Stories of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder, Available Now To the right of me sat Natalie Portman. To the left of me… READ MORE
April 23, 2014
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha Linehan to teach clients emotional regulation and coping skills, was first used with adult patients who responded to emotional pain with self-harming mechanisms,… READ MORE
Part 2: What to Do When a Client Is Participating in Self-Judgment?
April 23, 2024
