"Ghosting" can be defined as abruptly ending communication without providing the person(s) with an explanation (verywellmind.com). As a therapist working with college students, folks in their early 20's and those utilizing dating apps…

Recently, US citizens have experienced multiple collective sociopolitical stressors, including and not limited to gun violence, hate crimes, increasing national debt, job loss and the overturning of Roe v Wade…

It would be an understatement to say that students have been impacted by the pandemic. While working as a therapist supporting high school, undergraduate and graduate students, there are a number of major stressors…

This week we begin the Distress Tolerance module. Distress tolerance skills teach how to tolerate the urge to act from…

Last week mindfulness was introduced broadly as a state of awareness in which one intentionally pays attention to…

Last week we covered the concepts of dialectical thinking and the states of mind to orient you towards how to approach practicing the DBT skills. This week we will begin the Mindfulness module…

Over the next several weeks I will be covering a series of concepts and skills on this blog used in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). My hope is that they will…

In the last couple of months, you might have noticed that “pandemic fatigue” or “pandemic burnout” has become a phrase that is ubiquitous in our culture…

During the pandemic, we as a society and country have been asked to change almost everything about the way we do things…

If you've sought out this post, it's likely you are looking for coping strategies during this incredibly chaotic time. Given the…

The New Year can bring with it hopes for a new start. We may identify several life areas that we would like to cultivate…