Prepare Highly Sensitive Teens to Thrive

How Residential Treatment Can Prepare Highly Sensitive Teens to Thrive in a World That is Unkind to Sensitive People In this episode, therapist Tiffany Herlin, LCSW, and Discovery Ranch’s executive director, Clint Dorny, delve into how residential treatment equips highly sensitive teens to thrive in a world that can be unkind to sensitive individuals. They…

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Resilience in Teens With an Anxious Attachment

Cultivating Resilience in Teens With an Anxious Attachment Style Join therapist Tiffany Herlin, LCSW, and Discovery Ranch’s clinical director, Matt Childs, LCSW, as they discuss cultivating resilience in teens with an anxious attachment style. They explore the unique challenges and strategies for supporting these teens, shedding light on how attachment styles shape perceptions and behaviors…

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Nurturing Resilience in Highly Sensitive Teens

A Parent’s Guide to Nurturing Resilience in Highly Sensitive Teens In this episode, Tiffany Herlin, LCSW, and Discovery Ranch’s executive director, Clint Dorny, discuss nurturing resilience in highly sensitive teens, providing valuable guidance and practical strategies for parents. They emphasize the importance of avoiding over-involvement and over-protection, and instead fostering independence and resilience in highly…

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Unique Needs of Highly Sensitive Teens

Understanding the Unique Needs of Highly Sensitive Teens: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents Welcome to our podcast series on Understanding the Unique Needs of Highly Sensitive Teens. In this episode, Tiffany Herlin, LCSW interviews Discovery Ranch’s clinical director, Matt Childs, LCSW, to help parents understand and support their highly sensitive teens in a way that…

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Managing Emotionally Intense Interactions for Parents of Teens

For many parents, it can feel as if they are required to do their best parenting in situations where they feel least equipped to exercise the skills they need to make good parenting choices.  This article will help you learn techniques for making healthy parenting choices when you are in conflict with your teen and…

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Teens Can Change Their Behavior Using Effective Cues

Watching your teen struggle is a unique challenge. Even when your teen is ready to change, it can be challenging to know what you can do to help. One technique that you can use to help your teen is using cues. When your teen is struggling, the situation can seem impossible. One of the most…

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What is bullying

Bullying is described as a behavior that: is intended to cause distress or harm, involves an imbalance of power or strength between the aggressor and the target, and generally occurs repeatedly over time. There is a line that is crossed when something goes from teasing to bullying and it’s important to recognize when and if that…

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DBT Skills: Improve Your Relationships and Maintain Your Self-Respect

Improve Your Relationships and Maintain Your Self-Respect One of the major components of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is Interpersonal Effectiveness, or improving your relationship with other people. One set of strategies that will allow you to improve your relationship with other people is represented by the acronym GIVE FAST. GIVE Skills are designed to help you maintain healthy relationships. FAST Skills…

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Anger Management For Teens

If You Are the Parent of an Angry Teen, You Are Not Alone For a lot of people, anger is an unpleasant or even frightening emotion. However, even anger has a purpose. Anger can be motivating. It can show us the things that are important to us. It can give us the strength to act…

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Running Toward A Better Future

Running Toward a Better Future When Dan Miner was in high school, he ran on the track and cross country team. He was never very good at it, but that didn’t matter to Dan. What mattered was that running gave him a chance to clear his head. Not only that, being on the track team…

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