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How to Help Clients While Managing Your Own Emotions
In order to avoid burning out, it's essential for therapists to have strategies to take care of themselves. Trauma therapist Frank Anderson, MD, provides his recommendations for practicing self-care.
Common Struggles for New Therapists in Private Practice
From managing overhead costs to navigating paperwork and billing, opening a private practice poses several challenges for any therapist. Frank Anderson, MD, reflects on his journey and provides expert advice.
What It’s Like to Start Your Own Private Practice
Renowned therapist Frank Anderson, MD, reflects on his experience launching his own private practice and provides guidance for clinicians who are thinking of making the switch.
DBT Skills: What is ‘DEAR MAN DBT’
Used as part of the treatment process for DBT, learn everything you need to know about ‘DEAR MAN’, and how it could potentially help your clients.
Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Build a Life Worth Living
Free exercise to help clients define their goals & ambitions
The primary goals of DBT are to help clients identify alife worth living and guide them towards changes that’llhelp them reach their goals. With this practical and printable tool from Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, CDBT, it's easy to work together to establish your clients' goals.
Ask a Therapist: My Child Is Showing Signs of Anxiety
Discover a 2-step plan to empower anxious kids
Mother, therapist, and children’s book author Christina Furnival, MS, LPCC, provides a two-step plan for when our little ones begin to feel stress, anxiety, and fears about the world around them.
Enhancing Self-Regulation Through Play Therapy
Free trauma-informed play therapy demonstration & worksheets
Many children with big behaviors need help learning how to regulate themselves more quickly or more effectively. °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ author Paris Goodyear-Brown provides a simple sensory-soothing activity that can be particularly helpful for children who struggle to close their eyes and relax.
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week
In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we're bringing you these resources.
In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we're bringing you these resources.
10 Books to Celebrate Educators During Teacher Appreciation Week
Celebrate the teachers in your life by giving them books they will enjoy both inside and outside the classroom.
Join °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Publishing in celebrating educators with this list of 10 books that teachers are sure to enjoy both inside and outside the classroom.
Excavating Hard Things
Free trauma-informed play therapy intervention
When a child is experiencing the intrusive or avoidance symptoms of PTSD, building a coherent narrative becomes essential to treatment. Paris Goodyear-Brown, MSSW, LCSW, RPT-S, demonstrates an exercise designed to help children verbalize their big emotions.