Trauma and Emotion Dysregulation: When DBT Helps
Trauma can leave the nervous system on high alert, making emotions feel sudden, intense, and hard to manage. This article explains how DBT supports emotion regulation after trauma, what skills look like in real life, and how treatment is tailored for safety, stability, and meaningful change.
High Conflict Couples: DBT-Informed Communication Tools
High-conflict cycles can make even small issues feel explosive. This guide offers DBT-informed communication tools couples can practice to slow arguments down, reduce blame, and rebuild trust, with ideas for repair after conflict and support when emotions run high.
Body Image and Social Media: Helping Teens Stay Grounded
Social media can intensify comparison, perfectionism, and appearance pressure for teens. This article offers grounded ways to talk about body image, reduce unhelpful checking, and build values-based habits online and off.
Eating Disorders and Athletes: Warning Signs and Treatment
Athletic culture can normalize extreme training and rigid eating, making eating disorders harder to spot. Learn athlete-specific warning signs, health risks, and what evidence-based treatment and family support can look like.
Exposure Therapy for OCD: A Step-by-Step Overview
Perinatal OCD and anxiety can feel frightening, especially when intrusive thoughts clash with your values. Learn what’s actually happening, what helps, and how evidence-based therapy can support you through pregnancy and postpartum.