Description: Breakups are often devastating, and can leave teens at a significant risk for depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation and hopelessness. The Teen Breakup Survival Guide walks teen readers through all stages of a breakup, and offers 9 key skills to help teens balance emotions, supercharge self-compassion, reframe negative thinking, and improve communication skills--so they can navigate breakups with self-love, understanding, and confidence.
Brief description: Lenora M. Ziegler, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Manalapan, NJ; where she specializes in working with teenagers, college students, and the adults who care for them. She is certified in anxiety treatment and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and it is her mission to help people improve their self-regulation, social media distress, and communication skills.
Review Quotes: "This book offers a validating and sympathetic approach to navigating an impactful life experience that is often dismissed. Lenora Ziegler offers a comprehensive explanation on why breakups are so challenging--no matter how the breakup comes about--and offers a wide range of coping mechanisms with great efficacy. Truly a much-needed survival guide for clients, clinicians, and anyone who is struggling through a breakup."
--Yuna Kim, LCSW, PMH-C, therapist in private practice at www.yunakimcounseling.com--Yuna Kim, LCSW, PMH-C