distress tolerance

Acceptance for the Win When Life Gets Tough

Acceptance for the Win When Life Gets Tough

Acceptance can be a difficult concept for everyone, but it particularly can be challenging for our teens. They experience tons of peer pressure as they try to navigate who they are during this exploration phase of their life. Social comparisons happen as teens measure up their peer’s experiences to their own situation.

Get Unstuck from Unhelpful Feelings (because you can't actually CHANGE them!)

Get Unstuck from Unhelpful Feelings (because you can't actually CHANGE them!)

If your teen tends to get stuck on thoughts that cause undue stress, the DBT skill “Defusion” can help your teen stop, step back and get unstuck from painful thoughts and feelings so that they can can live life to the fullest and actually ENJOY the good times without worry thoughts.