Posts Tagged ‘teens’
4 Important Benefits of Therapy
If anyone knows me, they know that I strongly believe everyone and anyone could benefit from therapy. Whether it’s just one session or 10 years of therapy, here are 4 ways you could benefit from therapy: 1. Therapy teaches you vulnerability. To be human is to be vulnerable. From the moment we’re born to the…
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The power of “AND”
By Kate Ketchum, MA, LPC When you think of the word “And”, what comes to mind…? On the flip side, when you think of the word “But”, what comes up for you…? These small, three letter words may seem menial and unimportant, but the truth is their impact is weighty and holds great significance.…
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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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Praise and Perfectionism
When I was just starting out as a teacher, I used praise pretty liberally with my students. If I thought a student had done really well on a paper they turned in, I’d give them a high five and say, “You are so smart!” It seems pretty innocuous, but praising teens for intelligence rather than…
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High-Achiever or Perfectionist? Knowing the difference can have an important impact on your teen’s mental health.
By Jamie Doak, MA, LPCC I clutched my report card in my hand as I confronted my unsuspecting 11th grade Chemistry teacher after school. I showed him the B on the report card, my first B and only B. I begged for extra credit, offered to clean the lab, pleaded to retake the test or…
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