Books and Art Supplies

Most of us are more than a little concerned about the mental health of the kiddos that we care about during this pandemic. The natural …

Traditional DBT helps develop emotion regulation and impulse control for people who struggle in these areas, but Radically Open (RO) DBT is an adaptation of …

Shortly after completing my Mindful Grounding Activity Card deck, I had an idea for a deck of visual emotion cards, each card containing an evocative …

Last month, my patrons helped me collaborate on creating this new resource: a pizza-themed feelings wheel for kids. Via the Patreon community, Patrons got early …

Trauma Therapy Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and …

  Instead of questioning (“How could you?”) or punishing (“How dare you!”) look for the entry point for empathy (“Oh, of course you…”). When someone …

Perfect for parents, teachers, and those in the mental health field, this simple card game is designed to be a fun and engaging way to …

Demonstrating our trustworthiness builds relational bridges that self-advertisement cannot. If you sense that your friend, partner, child, client, etc. feels hesitant to trust you, let …

In a culture where life is often lived digitally, mindfulness matters. While our brains are increasingly adept at sensing fake news or deciphering complex texts …

Social media can be a dark, divisive place sometimes. On the other end of the spectrum, depending on the accounts you choose to follow, it …

Kids who grow up in families where emotional needs are not validated and met often develop a deep sense of internal shame for having needs …

All of us probably know someone (or have been someone) who thought about (or even openly talked about) how we “need therapy” and “should probably …

This is a continuously updated post about prompts for art groups and craft activities for expressive-therapy and art therapy oriented groups. To the best of my …