Helping Your Teen Stay in Treatment After Graduation
Home Helping Your Teen Stay in Treatment After Graduation Published: 09/16/2026 Authored by: Abigail Fernald, MSW Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS Graduation can disrupt numerous aspects of a teen’s life. For instance, their daily routine can shift, their range of choices regarding their life can open up, and they may have increased responsibilities. However, for […]
TIPP Skills
Home TIPP Skills: A DBT Tool for Intense Emotions Published: 09/15/2026 Authored by: Emma Loker, BSc, PgDip Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS During intense emotional states, our brain’s rational thinking is compromised. This is why telling someone to “think logically” or try to reason their way out of a crisis can be practically useless. What […]
Radical Acceptance
Home Radical Acceptance: What It Is and How It Helps Published: 09/15/2026 Authored by: Abigail Fernald, MSW Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS Radical acceptance in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a distress tolerance skill that helps teens acknowledge reality as it exists, even if they strongly dislike it. Acceptance means recognizing what cannot be changed […]
Opposite Action
Home Opposite Action: A DBT Skill for Difficult Emotions Published: 09/15/2026 Authored by: Abigail Fernald, MSW Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS Opposite Action in DBT is an emotion regulation skill that helps teens notice emotional urges and decide if following the urge will actually help. When an emotion does not fit the facts of the […]
Wise Mind
Home Wise Mind: One of the Most Important DBT Skills Published: 09/15/2026 Authored by: Abigail Fernald, MSW Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS Wise Mind in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can help teens make room for what they feel and what they know. Rather than asking teens to ignore their emotions or make every decision based […]
Executive Function by Age
Home Executive Function by Age: Teen Brain Development Milestones Published: 09/11/2026 Authored by: Hayley Snelling, BS Edited by: Jemma Strain, BS Executive functioning skills help us remember things, stay focused, solve problems, and manage everyday tasks. But these skills are still developing during adolescence, and not all teenagers develop them at the same rate. Understanding […]
