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Why the Holidays Are Actually the BEST Time to Send Your Teen to Residential Treatment

If your teen struggles with a mental health or substance use disorder, you’ve probably considered residential treatment but hesitate because…
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Family & Home Life

How to Support Your Transgender or Non-Binary Teen During the Holidays

The holiday season is a time for joy, connection, and meaningful family traditions, but supporting trans teens during holidays can…
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Parents
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Helping Your Teen Navigate Big Emotions: A Parent’s Guide to Emotion Dysregulation

As a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience specializing in adolescent mental health and Dialectical…
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DBT
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Understanding Your Teen’s Academic or Educational Problems

“Why is my teen having academic problems?” We get this question from concerned parents all the time. Once they notice…
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DBT
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4 DBT Skills for Teens to Help Manage Stress at School

The school year can stir up a whirlwind of emotions like test stress, friendship drama, or frustration in class. If…
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Parents

Virtual Outpatient: The Future of Accessible Addiction Treatment

We can now do almost anything online, from working to grocery shopping to making friends and dating. You can even…
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Teens

Finding Freedom in Recovery

If your teen is struggling with mental health or addiction issues, you may feel trapped. The situation may seem too…
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Depression
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How to Help a Teen With Depression: The Many Faces of Depression

The client sat nervously in the program director’s office on the day of her admission to residential treatment.  Like many…
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Mental Health
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Reducing Stigma Around Teens with Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed mental health conditions, and teens with BPD are…
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Parents

Maintaining Academic Progress While in Treatment: Solutions Offered by Teen Mental Health Facilities

A primary focus for nearly every parent of a teen is education. How are they doing in school? What is…
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Parents

5 Things to Say (And What Not to Say) When Your Child Comes Out

When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, many parents don’t realize that this isn’t just a revelation — it’s an…
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Parents

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens: Signs, Diagnosis, and How to Support Your Child

The following is a brief summary from our workshop on Borderline Personality Disorder. For a more in-depth conversation about BPD…
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