Taking Care of the Caretakers
By Ashley Jara, MA, LPC Parents, teachers, school counselors or anyone else who guides, mentors and cares for teens –we all know how difficult and exhausting the end of the school year can be! Are you a parent? Teacher? Or a primary provider of any support to teenagers or school age kids? If so, summer…
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The Simple Way I Empower Teens in Therapy
Last week I was chatting with a teen client at the beginning of session and we slogged through the whole, “how’s the week been, what has your attention today” routine. Schoolwork is a recurring topic and I wanted to guide us to more empowering work that fosters a sense of self-knowledge and self-worth. It’s not…
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Teaching Teens “Distress Tolerance” — a core DBT skill
In addition to working at the Colorado Teen Therapy offices, I also work at a high school in Denver providing school-based therapy. This means that I get to see first-hand what the start of the school year looks like for teens on a day-to-day basis: getting to see old friends and making new ones, decorating…
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Help Your Teen Get Better at Paying Attention, Making Decisions, and Feeling more Relaxed — Three Ideas for Getting Outside
By Megan Yarnall, MA, MFTC, LPCC When was the last time you spent more than 10 minutes outside for the sole purpose of sitting and enjoying natural sights and sounds? 30 minutes? 1 hour? When was the last time your teen did the same thing? For some people, it might not have been…
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What it’s like to try Outdoor Therapy
By Megan Yarnall, MA, MFTC, LPCC At Colorado Teen Therapy, we believe in nature therapy, outdoor therapy and adventure therapy because we’ve experienced it ourselves and we know how transformational it can be. As I prepare to work with group of teens during our summer camp, I wanted to share a little about my own…
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